yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] schnowdapowda:
@mystery- yeah I figured it wouldn't be that easy.. know of any good tutorials that might get me started learning how to do that? I mean change the .xmls not the flashing part I've got that down.. lol. I thought I saw one you or thomas posted but I can't find it anymore.

@nova- Its a little plain.. didn't mean to offend. There are sections that make It invisible on my wallpaper. In the end I just prefer a little color.. lol. I kind of feel the same way about the 4g, wifi, and I think silent buttons in the pull down tab. Not a lot of difference between on and off. Besides that I love the v2 theme.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thomasskull666:
Alas, a user asking for help to do something themselves! Check these out, Dreams is the resident theming guru and he put together these awesome guides. Surely something in here will help you.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=818163 --> Required Tools

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=821638 --> Putting the tools to use pt. 1

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=817998 --> Everything you need to get started
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] schnowdapowda:
Excellent. I've got some reading to do... btw I'm glad to see you two sticking around a little.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MysteryEmotionz:
Thank you thomas for posting the links.

I see slot of change going on so I'll see where it goes. I'm picky about who I help also now

Sent From Da Hood.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thomasskull666:
As long as people help themselves more, such as you are doing, then I am more than happy to stick around and point people in the right direction. It would be completely different if you made a thread that said "I want a transparent notification bar. Make me one now." So as long as people start doing things like this more often, I'll be back in no time.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ecooce:
Which .xml have to be edited? Just curious ;)
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] a454nova:
: ) Yeah, I have some that love it and some that don't. I very happy you are taking this on your self tho. Most don't try and cry.

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Depends on what your changing. Most of it is just changing images out.

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[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ecooce:
Well since the thread is about transparent notification bar,and some one said you need to edit an .xml to do this,Im asking which .xml needs to be edited... Are you saying all I need to do is edit the image to get transparent notification bar?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] timberwolf671:
Ok, here's what I have found with making a transparent noticication bar for the Epic. Making the png semi-transparent will work, but only for the lock screen. Another png or image will hide the transparent bar with a black background. I have tried to find which image does this, but no luck so far.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] a454nova:
statusbar_background.9.png is the status bar image.

Here is the one I use. You can get away with just editing this without worrying about draw9patch because it just stretches.

View attachment 497929

It in the framework-res.apk\res\drawable-hdpi\

The reason you can only see it on the lockscreen or on a live wallpaper is because of the launcher you are using has the background image set for 16bit, showing black under the status bar b/c the image doesn't fit. This shouldn't be the case for new newest LauncherPro as I'm told, the stock TWlauncher, or the 2.2 Launcher (Launcher2). If needed, just pull the TWlauncher from my rom, or you can run a live wallpaper.

Hope this helps.

ecooce, :) I know its about transparent notification bar, but you don't need to edit an xml to get it, there for I didn't understand. ;)
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dreamsforgotten:
Zeam works as well
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ecooce:
THANK YOU...
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jprocha101:
Follow the instructions in this post. Just pull the correct image from the correct directory instead of the ones mentioned in the linked post. It shows you how to use gimp to make the image transparent.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
I made one for stock DK28 if you'd like it.... just PM me, custom battery and all :)
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ecooce:
Ok,so I downloaded the dark glass theme from super nova,I used that image,looks more transparent maybe. Anyway it works with LWP's but not on images,whats up with that,are they not being stretched,or does it only work with default_wallpaper... Also,I dont remeber how to edit .9 png's without screwing them up,whats the method. I use gimp to make other images more transparent,but how do you make .9's more transparent...
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] a454nova:
Anyone else make this out? If you used the Dark Glass theme I made, it should be really transparent from the start. :p

.9.png's are harder to do... you drop the .9 and edit the image and reset the points in draw9patch. When you save it, it will apply the .9 back to it and then you have to sign it.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thomasskull666:
To continue where you left off in case anyone cares, next you need to run it through Eclipse to properly sign the image in an apk. Without this they look goofy

Sent from Carl Sagan through the Cosmos
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ecooce:
Ok,before I start to edit any .9's,(because I want it to be 100% transparent),I still need to know why that image I used was not showing a regular wallpaper under the image like it does in your ROM a454nova?

And thanks for the help.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pipskicks:
Can anyone make this as an update for the stock rom or is that a bit too much?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] a454nova:
What rom are you using? Its probably the launcher you are using.

As in just the transparent notification bar? I thing the purpose of this thread was to help others help them selves, and making it for your self. This isn't something you can just update by itself. Its in the framework and you may be changing launchers.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ecooce:
Stock DI18 framework,or stock super nova?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ecooce:
Well I was gonna make one for pipskicks... I am using LP 0.8.3,but Im about to try Launcher2... Are you using Zeam?

Edit... Ok I see Touchwiz3 in the theme,so I guess that answers that.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pipskicks:
So is that what it is, there's a screen blocking it so the notification panel can't be transparent? Do they not want it going transparent, that is weird...
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] a454nova:
Its a setting for the background in the launcher. It can and will be transparent, its the background image not filling the screen.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pipskicks:
Have they gotten the stock theme to go transparent? I guess there aren't any ROM cookers so I saw some had transparent notif. bars, but usually with a ton of other stuff.

I'm actually pretty surprised, on my last android as soon as a new ROM/OS came out so did a transparent notif. bar lol.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
If you decompile the frameworks in apktool and edit the .9s and recompile, you'll be good to go ;) :D
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ecooce:
I just unzip with 7zip,edit with gimp,then drop it back into the. apk or framework...Has worked sofar
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler747:
But it won't when you have .9s in a border that actually show, not like the ones you're doing in the taskbar ;) Trust me, it'll be bad if you start theming more and keep doing the .9s like that, it won't look as nice
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ecooce:
yeah,I just ran into that.I just cant use sdk to do anything yet,I gotta learn I guess.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dreamsforgotten:
Thee reason the clear status bar doesn't work on a background is a combination of two things. 1st is the launcher because tw launcher and zeam both work with a clear status bar. The problem if your using launcher pro or a launcher that doesn't work is because the launcher thinks the solid status bar is there and the image is only stretched to the bottom of it. If your wondering what causes it to be black, that's because when a window ends, depending on a theme (meaning the phones pre set themes in styles) being called, there is a default background color called. That's black from the style.theme. That same black is called when you open the system menu, tapatalk, etc. so changing that background to transparent wouldn't be a good idea.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] xtremekilla09:
To get started, read the posts below by tsachi.

Then give this a glance - Do it yourself guide for theme editing

More Resources:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=982300

https://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AcdxIJRSH9ypZGZzc2pxNDlfMjdnazk4OHNxZA&hl=en

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=916814

Info on how to edit the items in notification bar:

+ http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=11158662&postcount=3

All credit belongs to the original authors. I am simply gathering all this information to make it easier.

For any help or support, post in this thread and we will try to help you the best we can.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] tsachi:
Creating clockwork installation

After you have finished modifying the files, the best way to get them to the phone is through clockwork installation. Make sure that you have the original update.zip file on the sdcard. If you have a rooted phone, you probably have that already, but if not you can install ROM manager from the market and run it to get the update in place.

To create the installation file follow these steps:

Create a folder \framework

Place your modified framework files in that folder

Back in the main folder, create the following folder tree: \META-INF\com\google\android

In the android folder create a text file named update-script

WARNING: Do not name your framework file "update.zip"! You need both the original update.zip and the framework one for the installation.

Note: Although copying of the framework files may be possible, it is highly risky. In my experience installation from clockwork is the easiest
[Captivate Themes and Apps] tsachi:
Puzzle Lock Screen Mod

Here is information for people who want to modify the look of the puzzle lock screen. It is only the list of images to replace, not the coding to change functionality.

The files sit in framework-res.apk under res\drawable-hdpi. The files are zzz_unlock_puzzle...

puzzle pieces

zzz_unlock_puzzle_noti_icon_call.png : Missed call piece in the floating state

zzz_unlock_puzzle_noti_icon_call_fit.png : Missed call when it gets to the unlock spot

zzz_unlock_puzzle_noti_icon_unlock.png : General unlock floating

zzz_unlock_puzzle_noti_icon_unlock_fit.png : General unlock at the unlock spot

Same for messages and voicemail.

Background

zzz_unlock_puzzle_bg.png : The image that shows on the lock screen. This should be semi-transparent if you want to show the regular screen background

zzz_unlock_puzzle_bg_pressed.png : Image that shows while dragging the puzzle pieces. Usually a slight modification of the regular background

zzz_unlock_puzzle_bg_land.png : The landscape version

Music player

zzz_unlock_disk... and zzz_unlock_ctr_pr... are the files related to the player.

zzz_unlock_ctr_bg.9.png is the background for the music controls

Text background

Overlaying the unlock image is text. That text can have background that is more opaque than the rest of the unlock screen.

The attached image shows the three regions. These regions also apply to the glass unlock.

Note: These are .9 files and should be done right to ensure correct stretching and text boundries.

Other files

There are some extra background files in the frameworks but I haven't been able to find where they go. There are also some files to control the clock numbers zzz_unlock_clock_...
[Captivate Themes and Apps] NunHugger:
Thanks for the info!!! I have been wanting to play with themes for a while. Now I gots the knowledge.

sent from my Cap using the app.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] NISMOFO:
Thanks for this post...I'll be looking into this for sure.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] TorqueWrench001:
Thanks for this.. Question In #4 above the text file in the android folder. Is that an empty file? no extension? Thanks for your help.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] tsachi:
The file has no extension but it isn't empty. It contains the installation instructions. Typical instructions would be:

copy_dir PACKAGE:framework SYSTEM:framework

which copies everything in the frameworks folder in the zip file to the system/framework folder on the phone

Sent from a captivate running phoenix using XDA app
[Captivate Themes and Apps] whiteguypl:
https://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AcdxIJRSH9ypZGZzc2pxNDlfMjdnazk4OHNxZA&hl=en

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=916814

Good info
[Captivate Themes and Apps] Joel1030:
Thanks, been wanting to play with themes for a while now!!!!!
[Captivate Themes and Apps] Dave the Knave:
This needs a bump for all those requesting themes to be made.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] Tritan88:
This needs to be a sticky. I detailed guide is just what was needed. I been wanting to play around with themes but always end up doing something stupid so it never works. Now I have some more knowledge and hopefully can avoid that mistake.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] joeclark:
Thank you, one of the links has the info I need to fix my text color issue in my notification/menu window!

Sent from a phone using an app.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] whiteguypl:
Why it's not pinned it's beyond me. We have a thread pinned for must have apps that aren't even must have apps, but not this.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] zelendel:
That was do to some how me missing this thread for the post few months:eek:. It is corrected now. Stuck
[Captivate Themes and Apps] tsachi:
Since the thread is getting more life, I just added info on lock screen (fourth post)

Sent from my captivate running the latest firefly
[Captivate Themes and Apps] whiteguypl:
Resorce dump

Well now that this is not going to fall to the depths of page 500, ill unload some rubbish into it.

http://android.modaco.com/content/zte-blade-themes-and-design-customisation/328510/guide-theme-editing-and-related-things/

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=9066440&postcount=1

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=593932

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

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=8105110&postcount=2

http://developerlife.com/tutorials/?p=309

http://www.droidforums.net/forum/team-inversion-conversion/116419-so-you-want-edit-xmls-more-adb-apk-manager-how-basics.html

http://www.colorschemer.com/online.html

http://www.colorsontheweb.com/colorwizard.asp

Edit: I purposefully did not include descriptions in the links. If you dont know what your doing reading all but the last two links in there entirety will help get you on your way.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] xtremekilla09:
Very nice, I will add these to OP with details about each link.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] Dave the Knave:
I'm quite happy that this has been pinned finally. Now to get to work. I haven't decided on which ROM I want to do, or even if I wanna port another theme or make my own. SO MANY CHOICES!!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phateless:
Google talk won't sign in at all. Gmail account added just fine. Market APPEARS to be fine but after clicking download, it just never starts and eventually gives a DOWNLOAD UNSUCCESSFUL notification.

Any thoughts? This is my gf's phone and she's getting peeved. :D
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] born_fisherman:
First, this should be in q&a

To answer ur question, try going to settings-applications-manage... find market and clear data

Try the same for gtalk
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phateless:
Sorry about that, thanks for the bump!

Tried that, no dice. What DID end up working was a factory reset through the menus, then adding the gmail account by opening the market as opposed to MENU/SETTINGS/ACCOUNTS & SYNC.

For whatever reason this solved the problem. Shrug.
[Droid Incredible General] mpetruzz:
I installed myn warm and lous kernel 28. I have been texting a few people and my battery has gone from 100 to 85 in about 20 minutes. I can see the battery percentage go down as i am typing this.

Is thia typical battery life that i can expect?

Should i be using an aosp rom with another kernel? Any suggestions to prolong battery life would be appreciated!!
[Droid Incredible General] rigman:
Is this very different than what you were seeing prior to installing the ROM and kernel?

Seems pretty typical. Read this;

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=871051

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[Streak 5 General] samurai793:
Could anyone please tell me where to find a Gingerbread Rom, so that I might install it on my Dell Streak? I would really appreciate it.
[Streak 5 General] Spectre51:
Don't think there is one yet.

Sent from my Dell Streak
[Streak 5 General] checkbox111:
Just instal ADW Launcher and use the Gingerbread theme, there's only 6 minor UI changes (NFC only worth it if you're in Japan, and then if you're dumb enough to go out without you wallet) between the two and you wouldn't spot them without a microscope, so that's all you need :rolleyes:
[Streak 5 General] sacredsoul:
Well, i dont want gingerbread for NFC or anything. Most of the changes are under the hood. More power efficient for example. Who wouldnt want longer battery life? ;)

http://developer.android.com/sdk/android-2.3-highlights.html
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] footloaf:
Can I download the AOSP calendar.apk and contact.apk and replace the mt4g HTC versions? I am only temp rooted with Visionary+.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thelamacmdr:
No, with temp root it won't stick. If you were perma rooted then you're going to have issues with other apps working, Sense is very interwoven and dependent on the individual apps to make the whole experience.
[EVO 4G General] tgrrb5:
i recently decided to root my evo. under the root explorer, it states that i have 84.12 mb of memory left after deleting bloatware but my internal memory in applications and app2sd shows that i have only 39 mb left after being down to 6 mb and me having to delete a bunch of game apps. any help will be greatly appreciated and thanks in advance!
[HD2 Android NAND Development] manusfreedom:
[TUT][20110115][Expert Users & ROM Makers]To add userdata everywhere to your HD2 ROM

*FOR EXPERT USERS OR ROM MAKERS ONLY*

*I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE CAUSED TO YOUR DEVICE BY USING THIS*

Please test it and give feedback.

Thanks meter click ;) .

And if you appreciate my work and want to buy me a drink, please consider making a donation too, thanks.
[HD2 Android NAND Development] manusfreedom:
Added ext sdcard partition support.
[HD2 Android NAND Development] pongster:
Great stuff! I will test it out... :)
[HD2 Android NAND Development] pongster:
Quick question... how do I create the boot.img using this initrd.gz and the kernel of my choice?
[HD2 Android NAND Development] lesjaw:
the easy way for me is using android itself, put initrd.gz and zimage in /sdcard/boot/

adb shell

mkyaffs2image /sdcard/boot/ /sdcard/boot.img

edit..

this is great, make me so easy creating a rom.. thanks manus
[HD2 Android NAND Development] pongster:
Thanks. I actually created one using mkfs.yaffs2 in linux... but it gave me a kernel error after successfully installing via clockwork... Possible reason as well is the update-script I use... what update-script do you use for your ROM-ZIPs?
[HD2 Android NAND Development] lesjaw:
i don't know this for sure, i don't make boot.img for a zip rom, i just put initrd.gz and zimage in boot folder, for update script i use just like raider zip build then compare it with original update script from my original build so i know what i should change in my update script..
[HD2 Android NAND Development] pongster:
I actually got the 'NAND kernel open failed' error using another boot.img works though... any ideas to what I'm goofing up?
[HD2 Android NAND Development] pongster:
is your boot folder inside the /system folder? so initrd.gz and zImage inside /system/boot

then you take the META from RaiderX and compare update scripts

before finally creating an update.zip using 1. /system folder and 2. META folder ?
[HD2 Android NAND Development] lesjaw:
No, boot folder is on itself, together with system folder and Meta folder, so we have three folder inside zip

yes, i need to do that to see if any spesific file permission need to be added
[HD2 Android NAND Development] pongster:
Thanks.. tried the 3 folders before reading your post... got past the error but its stuck at gogogo...

could you attach the meta folder you use so i can test it out... ?
[HD2 Android NAND Development] pongster:
so for this manus initrd.gz you just put this in your /boot folder in the romzip and flash away? it must be my update-script then... installing via daf works so i know my system works... :)
[HD2 Android NAND Development] lesjaw:
uploading..btw, you can hit me up at gtalk lesjaw@gmail.com rather then we talk about it here..i'm afraid our conversation is getting out of topic from OP thread..
[HD2 Android NAND Development] pongster:
i know... sorry mods...

back on topic...

did this initrdgz detect your ext partition on sd properly?
[HD2 Android NAND Development] manusfreedom:
New version available (v3)

Added:

- Able to prioritize data.img, ext or NAND

- Able to copy data from NAND to data.img, or ext to data.img (in this order)

- Write data.log in /sdcard/.data/

- Automatic update data.config if it haven't all options
[HD2 Android NAND Development] zooz11:
The download file is removed from all servers!!
[HD2 Android NAND Development] manusfreedom:
No more direct support for this thread.

You can extract my init script from my updated zip:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=11986922#post11986922
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xsnipuhx:
I'm reading some of the gingerbread threads and seeing that it's recommended that I have the .0017 spl, but I'm unsure how to upgrade to it, or if theres really any benefit from doing it. So my question is how do I get to .0017? Will CM7/other GB roms support .0012?

Yes, I did search and I only found this zip file but I'm not sure what to do with it.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prettyboy85712:
You flash the zip file via recovery. Only takes a few seconds. It's backwards compatible and is required for GB ROMS.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android General] gnnash:
So with camera support starting to roll in on my TP2, one of the first things I tried with the new camera was Google Goggles. Like many, I received a message that IPv6 is required in the kernel.

I've searched around, and found some solutions. It is possible to enable IPv6 with the following lines in the terminal:

su
modprobe ipv6

At this point, IPv6 is then enabled, and Google Goggles functions correctly.

It seems to me then that this would be an easy fix. Could it be added to the end of my froyo.sys.conf? And would it be easy to enable IPv6 by default in the kernel?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android General] arrrghhh:
Wow, it's really that simple? Try adding just the second command to your froyo.user.conf, in the CustomCommands section. See what happens.

If so, I'm sure it could easily be enabled on the kernel. Heck, there may already be a cmdline option for it in the startup.txt...
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android General] gnnash:
Indeed it appears to be that simple. It would appear that the IPv6 support is there, in the modules file, as ipv6.ko. It is just a matter of calling the modules file with the modprobe command.

However, this is one of the larger modules, at almost 5 MB. Perhaps some of the devs are omitting this from their modules files, but Jerome's latest modules file for camera support on the Rhodium includes the ipv6 ko, and it simply needs to be loaded.