yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Atrix 4G Android Development] jjwatmyself:
Don't believe I saw a response on this post. Interestingly the response from the Root Explorer developer describes text with invisible background, no colors specified. So there may be a subtle tweak needed in the GingerBlur theme. Alternatively, if there is feedback that a theme developer would like me to pass along to the Root Explorer team, I would be happy to do so.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] kennethpenn:
I didn't know any of you were contacting the developer. My bad! Let me explain further so that we can put this issue to rest.

First, I want to preface this discussion with a disclaimer: I'm no Android genius. I don't know everything about app creation or building an Android theme like Motorola's Blur.

Now, from what I gather, the problem seems to be a two-way deal. First, the application "Root Explorer" does not seem to pull key resources from the framework such as "menu_background.9.png."

Now, this isn't a problem on other devices, because of the lack of this newer version of Motorola's Blur. Our version of Blur completely changes the defaults for font colors on Android. It's changed in a way that is OK with light-gray or Froyo looks, but not OK with Gingerbread looks.

Does any of that make sense? I'm extremely tired right now. Basically the issue is caused by: 1) Root Explorer does not call key resources from the framework such as "menu_background.9.png" and "TextAppearance.Widget.IconMenu.Item" (I think that's it). 2) Motorola's Blur 2.0 on the Atrix fudges all of the default Android colors, so the colors that Root Explorer depends on are no longer workable.

Now, I may be able to fix this problem by switching up "TextAppearance.Widget.IconMenu.Item" to another textColor tag. I will give it a shot. But, no guarantees. You guys are depending on a guy who doesn't know very much about all of this stuff.

Please don't complain to the developers of Root Explorer, Droid Analytics, etc. It isn't their fault. Their applications work properly on 99% of Android devices. It's only because of the framework-res that Motorola built that their applications are having these problems. That does mean that the problem is fixable. I'm just not quite sure how to fix it. Ya dig? :p
[Atrix 4G Android Development] kennethpenn:
BTW: I have a little bit of time today. Since this issue seems to be hot, I'm going to devote a couple of hours to a possible fix for this menu text problem. :)
[Atrix 4G Android Development] jjwatmyself:
Ok, I've done some additional testing of battery conservation techniques with GingerBlur. I hope that those of you who are experiencing battery issues can use this to get your device where it needs to be. "It aint GingerBlur that kills your battery peeps!!" Anyway, I included three screen shots: 3 days battery usage; 7 day battery usage; Google Latitude activity and battery usage. The last charge and discharge cycle while running with GingerBlur gave me 36 hours of usage, with streaming music for 45 to 60 minutes both mornings; local MP3 music playback for 30 to 45 minutes both evenings; reading email; light use of Google Reader and Tapatalk; and a couple few phone calls.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] SilverKeiser:
Menu Colors

I'm having the same issue with the Navigon GPS app and I wrote to them about it... They are looking into it and I will send them your comments if they ask. Perhaps you can talk directly with the developers and they can explain how to correct the color schemes?

Screenshots
[Atrix 4G Android Development] jjwatmyself:
Dude, you are being ultra cool about all of this and I have to say... all of us on here are seriously impressed with your work! Many, many thanks!!
[Atrix 4G Android Development] kennethpenn:
Yeah... see in those screenshots. Their applications are just assuming that because it is Froyo it needs a white background. I think that's the problem. Working on a fix.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] jjwatmyself:
Quick question: If I load this, do I get to choose between two keyboards, or does it replace the Gingrbread keyboard? T'anks! I noticed lagginess during text entry with Tapatalk (the full versino of the Android XDA developer App). I posted on their forum and they wanted to know what keyboard software and ROM... they have one other report of this issue, so might be an issue with Tapatalk.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] kennethpenn:
Update: Doing some simple tests with colors and learning a lot. Should be able to fix this problem with some more time. Unfortunately I've only got one more hour today. Blame my girlfriend!

Edit: Figured out the problem field in framework-res.apk. Fix on its way. :)
[Atrix 4G Android Development] kennethpenn:
Moto's multi-touch keyboard overwrites the GB one.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] jjwatmyself:
This might be a dumb question... what are the differences? Or maybe your choice of words says it all... "multi-touch"
[Atrix 4G Android Development] raybond25:
solid. well done sir, now we can finally stop telling people why it does those colour things when they ask what's up :P
[Atrix 4G Android Development] jjwatmyself:
Woo hoo!!!!

BTW Tell girl friend that she needs to do as she's told or you'll take her phone and brick it! :eek:
[Atrix 4G Android Development] kennethpenn:
Both keyboards are multi-touch compatible keyboards. Motorola's is built off of the original Android keyboard from 2.1 and styled with "Blur" looks. It's fiddled with to provide a more accurate experience than the stock AOSP Android 2.1 keyboard.

The GB keyboard is pulled straight from Google's Android 2.3 AOSP builds and modified for sizing on the Motorola Atrix. It's the latest rendition of the "official" Android keyboard. It also has multi-touch and some other features.

It's just about choosing which one works best for you. Everyone types differently.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] kennethpenn:
GingerBlur 4.0​

- Fix for menu colors in certain applications (80% of the work done)

- Easier for themers, because the APK will be fully de-compile-able (hopefully with no errors!)

- Better battery-text-on framework for those who like to read the battery percentage at the top (first rendition was crappy, and you know it!)

- Fix for sd card mount sound disabled

Any more suggestions? Be reasonable and remember the goals of the project (closeness to AOSP Android).
[Atrix 4G Android Development] ddfault:
Default APNs are missing for more than just me? Is it possible to get the ASOP Dialer?
[Atrix 4G Android Development] thebeardedchild:
Perhaps change the number of missed notifications? Right now it shows up as a number with a BIG red circle around it and covers the entire icon... If it's like that in normal Gingerbread, though, I guess that's not the point of the project to change it! :)

Also, no one ever explained, is there something wrong with the ad blocking in this version? My app ads still seem to be showing up..
[Atrix 4G Android Development] jjwatmyself:
You might not like this but I think music.apk 2.0 to maintain compatability with the Moto Vehicle/Car Dock application. Those who want version 3 can download from Market. I tested the /system/apps/music.apk (v.2.0) with upgrade via market to v.3.0. I "think" it was flaky though, so not sure what was going on with that.

EDIT: Not sure if this is 1.83 or GingerBlur... Network Settings: "Select Network" and "Operator Selection" can no longer be selected. They are greyed out.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] galarond:
hi maybe u can include the hdmi true false thing, the hulu working without doing anything and if posible any way to choose fonts. not sure if all this can be done but this is just my wish list lol.

thank you for the awsome job
[Atrix 4G Android Development] jjwatmyself:
I flashed the moto keyboard zip file and I was left with one keyboard "swipe". I seem to remember that stock gives you two choices: swipe and regular. :(
[Atrix 4G Android Development] kennethpenn:
You'll need to reboot a couple of times. Don't know why, but you always need to reboot a couple of times when replacing keyboards.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] kennethpenn:
Not possible to get the complete AOSP dialer. It's dependent on wayy too many things from AOSP frameworks and such. The GingerBlur dialer is actually better in a couple of ways and it looks similar to the AOSP Gingerbread one.

Not sure what you mean about the default APNs. I don't think GingerBlur gets rid of them. I have all of the defaults right now and then an extra "AT&T (Custom Tethering)" one. :p

Perhaps you need an SBF flash? Not sure.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] jjwatmyself:
Sweet! I have to say I prefer Moto stock keyboard as in landscape, the keys are square.. The Gingerbread keyboard, the keys are rectangular and really difficult to type accurately with.

BTW What is up with Froyo having Google's 3rd party under license "Voice Commands" AND Voice Search???? Voice Commands really needs to go. Voice Search supports all of the features...
[Atrix 4G Android Development] kennethpenn:
Seriously! WTF?! That was Moto's addition. The "Voice Commands" application is ridiculous. I'm going to try to delete it, but the phone application depends on it. This can be added to my future projects list. :)
[Atrix 4G Android Development] raybond25:
Hate the default double tap home being voice commands, I always forger to change it and make the voice command prompt at a loud obnoxious time lmfao
[Atrix 4G Android Development] jjwatmyself:
"Voice Commands" is motos doing? I deleted and found that the only impact was the green voice bubble in the dialer app no longer functioned. I.e. that's the only application where I found any integration. I was kind of hoping there was a way to integrate with voice search. I have not compared to stock android other than Amazon test drive and it looks like you are right!

EDIT: BTW I'm guessing you told your GF that her phone might be bricked and she said to keep working until it was fixed!!!
[Atrix 4G Android Development] kennethpenn:
Last Update: Learned a lot tonight. Haven't quite finished the Root Explorer problem, but I'm confident that we can find a fix.

Edit #2: Agh! Root Explorer mimics the color of the menu text from all other applications no matter what. :P Back to square 1. Looking for the indicator that creates the tab background color. :( Sorry guys!

I'm also happy to announce that GingerBlur 4.0 will compile and decompile with absolutely NO errors. This will enable themers to create themes in a matter of minutes. :eek: :cool:
[Atrix 4G Android Development] jjwatmyself:
All sounds great to me!
[Atrix 4G Android Development] kennethpenn:
That's a picture of the Froyo dialer BTW. We're going for a Gingerbread look. ;)
[Atrix 4G Android Development] kennethpenn:
Edit #2: Agh! Root Explorer mimics the color of the menu text from all other applications no matter what. :P Back to square 1. Looking for the indicator that creates the tab background color. Sorry guys!
[Atrix 4G Android Development] jjwatmyself:
Well keep in mind that if there is something that you think they should be doing differently, their dev team would be open to discuss. The issue may visually appear to be the same issue for a number of applications, but there may be more than one root cause, depending upon the specific application. Your original solutions description sounded pretty credible!!
[Atrix 4G Android Development] dumbkkid:
Guys I reaaaaaly need help. I followed the gingerblur instructions on the main website. It doesn't say anything about sbf so I didn't do it. However I rooted and installed gingerblur.

Everything was fine until I turn on the phone and a few seconds later it just reboots itself. Happens constantly I tried re flashing and same reboot issue...
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Swiftks:
Which sbf are you trying to re-flash?
[Atrix 4G Android Development] dumbkkid:
Hmm I wasn't trying to mess with the sbf...all I did was use gingerbreak to install superuser then I got cwm then I put gingerblur. It just reboots constantly when I try to use the phone

I was wondering if these problems exist because of not flashing any sbf . But I can't try and flash that now that I can't even charge my phone without it rebooting constantly or going into cwm
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Swiftks:
I would try flashing a sbf to get back to stock and get rid of the problem first... then try again??? Make sure you are on 1.83 before trying to install.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] dumbkkid:
How to I get back to stock? I can't flash sbf cus my phone is low % and wouldn't charge (it would just go to cwm and not charge if I plugged in the phone while its off)
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Swiftks:
So if you plug in your phone right now, it goes into CWM? If you wanted to charge with the phone off, you had to select charge mode in system recovery.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] dumbkkid:
Ahh! Gotcha. How do I update my phone e to the1.8?
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Swiftks:
I would say flash either 1.26 or 1.57 sbf with RSD Lite, and then OTA update to 1.83, root w/ gingerbreak, re-install CWM, and then re-try installing gingerblur. Only problem with re-flashing is your going to loose all your stuff; but on the plus side it should fix any problems. I would make sure you have enough battery charge too. Flashing an sbf doesn't take that long, maybe 5 mins, but it's pretty battery intensive, and if you loose power while flashing an sbf, might as well say goodbye to your phone and hello to your $200 paper weight.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] dumbkkid:
Thank you I appreciate your help! So much :D
[Atrix 4G Android Development] thebeardedchild:
[EDIT: This post is no longer necessary...]

Sent from my Motorla Atrix using the XDA app
[Atrix 4G Android Development] joyo22:
Thanks Ken for your hard work. My Atrix works great beacuse of you!

I have just a couple of comments.

1. The theming and performance in general are great. I would like to ask if you could include or give the option to disable vibration on the touch keys. I applied it (a CWM file from another user) and I'm pretty used to it.

2. Add the indicator of battery level to the battery icon or use a circle battery icon with the battery level in the middle. (looks cool!)

3. And finally. I have no idea if this is GingerBlur related (I guess not) but after listening to music on any player (Stock, Winamp, Player Pro) the media server process seems to keep working and decreases battery level as hell. I noticed that these days. After exiting the player, the media server process kept consuming battery as indicated on the battery status. Don't know if it's kernel related but I have to reboot in order to stop the process from consuming more battery. After reboot, battery consumption came back to normal.

Thanks again Ken.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] jjwatmyself:
Here is a screenshot of mediaserver cpu usage. It matches my usage. The morning activity matches my when I had tunein radio pro streaming and the afternoon usage matches when music 2.0 was running at various times too. It sure does have some solid cpu usage but not sure if is any different to other ROMS.

Also, see http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=13969713 post 276 for tips including how to disable latitude with it friendfinderservice that is a real battery offender.

EDIT: This shows that the media application consumes CPU + media server consumes CPU = total CPU consumption when playing media type content. I had wondered about media server too, and I assume it is the layer used to acess content.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] kidqian:
emergency！！can u help me?? i want add a language to your gingerblur,but when i decompiled the framework-res.apk and added the value folder.error occurer when i try to compile it.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] muz_aj:
Sounds great so far
[Atrix 4G Android Development] cordell507:
i am also having the HDMI mirroring problem, it's really annoying
[Atrix 4G Android Development] kennethpenn:
If you're having problems with network, gmail syncing, etc. ---> not from my ROM

HDMI mirroring problems ---> Try installing the HDMI mirroring hack by yourself and it should work.

Camera problems ---> the camera isn't changed in GingerBlur... so no complaining ;)

Sorry you guys are having problems. Please do not install while it is a Beta unless you are comfortable flashing the SBF or troubleshooting your own problems. I can't help everyone with their unique problems.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] gissentml:
I did a brief video of how it runs. if anyone is curious

http://gadgetu.net/hands-on-motorola-atrix-4g-with-gingerblur-rom/
[Atrix 4G Android Development] irenic:
owh.. maybe I miss out that gingerblur 6 doesnt include uninstall / restore yet.

and thanks for the reply.. I'll just restore it via adb.. ;)
[Atrix 4G Android Development] kennethpenn:
That's awesome! Thank you.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] gissentml:
anytime. great job man!
[Atrix 4G Android Development] hungry4cheese:
No complaining here. Just pure updates on what I see.

Hey man I'm not complaining as I said in my post I love this rom. I also understand that it is beta and will have issues. I have gone through alpha, beta, rc and many others on my N1. Funny how it is still snappier than this phone. I was just pointing out issues I see with it for future reference/fix/ideas. Also no worries if you can't help because you are busy.

I was wondering if anyone knew (not rom problem) how to fix the stupid gmail issue. I already searched the forums to no avail.

I also wouldn't like to restore my phone to another sbf just yet. Also would clicking the restore phone option in the settings app work to restore the phone to stock?

Also I was just suggesting a camera app change, but what I did notice was the blurriness of photos in the 3d gallery app vs the regular (3d is still more usable). Take a picture and open it in both and zoom in as far as possible. You should be able to see the difference. Also sometimes it refuses to load the photos. It will just sit on the background and will not load anything until I reboot the phone or something.

I will also try to install the hdmi mirroring hack myself. Also as you said network disconnects wasn't the rom, well I have to say that it wasn't happening before. (Once again, not complaining, just pointing out) and last question. Is there a way to batch push files in adb or just one by one? I know how to push one by one, but it would be nice if I needed to restore (not yet) then if it was possible.

Thanks for all of your work! This is great stuff you made :)
[Atrix 4G Android Development] kennethpenn:
GingerBlur Beta 6.5

Beta 6.5 online.

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recommend clean SBF install before applying (because errors from previous versions might be causing you problems!)

root works properly

installer is cleaner

no more HDMI mirroring or Webtop hack built in (install on your own from here and here)

tethering not built in (causes major issues)

Stability increase

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Subtracted features will be added back in the future, but for now they are unstable. They are the main reason that we're seeing 50% of problems.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] kennethpenn:
Fresh SBF Flash

Why do I need a fresh SBF flash before installation of the latest version?

Bugs in the older versions may still exist in the new version if you don't flash back to stock using this guide.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] jiggytom:
Can you comment on "Stability Issues". I have beta 5 running without any issues. Any reason to upgrade?
[Atrix 4G Android Development] kennethpenn:
No reason to upgrade unless you're experiencing issues. These betas are all about ironing out those problems.

:)
[Atrix 4G Android Development] franciscojavierleon:
Please DON'T do this. Not every user is in the United States, and as a matter of fact there isn't 4G on most of your country. It shouldn't even be H+ , should be just 3G but i can live with H+. I know i am in a minority here, but pretty please :)
[Atrix 4G Android Development] SyNRGz:
First GingerBlur Install

I have been following the threads, but I have not installed GingerBlur yet. Can I install 6.5 over ADEO v0.1? Or do you still recommend a clean SBF?
[Atrix 4G Android Development] kennethpenn:
You can just install over Adeo in that case. Good luck!
[Atrix 4G Android Development] SyNRGz:
Here goes...

I look forward to applying your hard work. In the meantime, I hope this helps... I am sure others on this forum are doing the same. ;)

Confirmation number: 2YW03927FE353891P
[Atrix 4G Android Development] fRenZy-_-:
So we need to flash sbf before installing the newer versions?
[Atrix 4G Android Development] live4nyy:
Will those "subtracted features" also be optional when a RC is released? I'm holding out for a stable release as I am not familiar with flashing sbf but I do not need those features. Thanks for all the hard work!

And I would also like to thank all the brave souls who have been continuously testing these beta versions.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] tomlee337:
I'm on the beta 6 and its working good so far. I think I'll stay on it until something big comes out. Again, great job on the rom!
[Atrix 4G Android Development] JayRolla:
You should flash to stock if your having issues and going too upgrade. If your not having issues just stay where your at.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Mustang302LX:
I'm solid on Beta 5 so I guess I'll stay put till there is a legit reason to do so. Thanks again for your hard work!
[Atrix 4G Android Development] chinxos203:
this is why i reinstalled the task manager (PerformanceManager.apk) back on. i can just kill the problem app or apps i need to reset, as well as add them to the auto kill. so when im done with streaming music and its in my auto kill after the screen has been off for two mins the app closes. no need to reboot your phone
[Atrix 4G Android Development] phatboypat:
A suggestion/request for 4.0+ (since you asked)

One of the features from my nexus I miss the most is the direct dial links. Not sure what phone you had before this. After a long press on the home screen you could choose a direct dial or text shortcut. Very nice, kind of like speed dial on your home screen.

It could be a total pain in the ass to add it in, but I thought I'd bring it up.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] jasonwalker1980:
When is the dev expecting to have a newer release of Gingerblur?
[Atrix 4G Android Development] dyussen:
After going from 3.1 to 3.5 with a full wipe in recovery I have a synch icon stuck on. Probably not prom related but does anyone know how to fix this? I tried wiping data on gmail and contacts via titanium backup. No help.

I think this is draining my battery but it hasn't been long enough to know for sure.

Any suggestions would be appreciated!
[Atrix 4G Android Development] chinxos203:
i think its an issue with contact sync because when i froze one of my contact processes it went away. i dont sync my contacts so that works for me.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] chinxos203:
request for update 4.0

is it possible to add a 5min screen time out? 2 mins is to quick and 10 mins is to long. there needs to be something in the middle

thanks
[Atrix 4G Android Development] SilverKeiser:
Menu Colors

KP, thanks for working on the problem with the menus not displaying correctly on certain apps. I saw the response from the Root Explorer developers about not wanting to change colors and they are correct in that it might mess up the program for other users. I would use the approach that the "Screeshot It!" developer used. I think he found that his app did not work the same on all phones so he included menu options such as invert the color scheme of the screen shot if it came out garbled or rotating the screenshot and flipping the screenshot if they display incorrectly. I guess it just depends on how much effort that a developer wants to put into his product... I have been talking with the Navigon people and they are working on something that will correct the menu scheme but I'm afraid it will only work with their app. Now if they will release the code for their fix I think that it would help others to understand how the menus derive their color schemes in relation the the phone's theme...
[Atrix 4G Android Development] schwann:
I think features like this are not what gingerblur is meant for.

Sent from my Gladiatrix