[REF]How to theme - Samsung Vibrant[02/03/2011]

Disclaimer: this guide is not idiot proof! You must have 1/2 a brain, 1/4 a brain will not work! Currently we have no way to know if you actually have 1/4 a brain or 1/2 so please take caution!

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If you have extra images in your framework folders, it may cause problems later.. so try not to copy & paste or add extra images! - jumaaneface

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What you will need:
-Apk Manager (Click)
-Android SDK (Click)
-An image editor, Adobe Photoshop is recommended!
-One brain.. (Edit: Half a brain is needed, not the full thing)
-Two hands..
-Fingers, 10 of them recommended!
-framework-res.apk
-twframework-res.apk
-services.jar (If you want to change the clock color)


How-to edit the apks:
1.) Get your two apk files (framework-res.apk & twframework-res.apk)
2.) Place them in apk-manager/place-apk-here-for-modding/
3.) Open apk-manager/script.bat
4.) Select option 22
5.) Select framework-res.apk
6.) Select option 1
7.) Select option 22
8.) Select twframework-res.apk
9.) Select option 1
10.) Go to apk-manager/projects/framework-res.apk/res/drawable-hdpi (or /drawable-hdpi-v4)
11.) Edit the .png files that you would like to change
12.) Go to apk-manager/projects/twframework-res/apk/res/drawable-hdpi (or /drawable-hdpi-v4)
13.) Edit the .png files that you would like to change
14.) Go back to script.bat
15.) Select option 22
16.) Select framework-res.apk
17.) Select option 3
18.) Select option 22
19.) Select twframework-res.apk
20.) Select option 3
(Don't zipalign)
21.) There will be two files in your place-here-for-modding folder.. They are called unsingedframework-res.apk & unsingedtwframework-res.apk just backup the originals, and delete the unsinged from part from the two new files.

How-to edit services.jar, clock color:
1.) Go to your SDK folder.. example: C:\android-sdk-windows\tools
2.) Get your services.jar file & open it with winrar
3.) Take the classes.dex from it & put it in your android-sdk-windows\tools\ folder
4.) Open CMD
5.) Run the following command: "CD C:\android-sdk-windows\tools" (directory may not be the same)
6.) Run the following command: "java -jar baksmali.jar -o classout/ classes.dex"
7.) Go to classout\com\android\server\status\StatusBarIcon.smali
8.) On line 34 it will look something like: "const/4 v7, -0x1"
9.) On line 34 change the above to: "const v7, 0xffffff" (That will be black)
10.) Compile the classes.dex by using this command: "java -Xmx512M -jar smali.jar classout/ -o new-classes.dex"
11.) Get the new-classes.dex from android-sdk-windows\tools\ folder & move it to your desktop
12.) Rename new-classes.dex to classes.dex
13.) Re-open the services.jar using winrar & past your new classes.dex in there
(Notice: After editing the clock color, it will take longer to boot the first time! Be patient!)


I may update this if people need an even easier guide...
I wrote this a while ago, and just had it on my forums.

Original: Click here

Helpful things:
"How to change colors from standard hex to smali code" - Tonicacid
"How to use html colors for changing the clock" - Master (me)

Guide for Noobs

LET ME START OFF BUY SAYING THIS IS HOW I DO IT, it may vary from person to person



Phone Requirements
Latest Busy Box (can be found in Market)
Have USB Debugging enabled (Settings>Applications>Development>Check Usb Debugging)
Astro
Root Explorer
NinjaMorph


Programs required (maybe not now but along the future)
Droid Explorer (like ADB but sooo much easier, for me atleast)
Apk Manager found here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=695701
A zip manager (Win Zip or w.e. your preference is)


Im going to use the Frameworks as an example in this Tutorial but it works with any Apk and the theme we are Porting is the Tangerine theme from the I9000 section





Start off with a fresh flash of the Rom you want to work with

In my case i want to theme Bionix 1.2.1 so i would flash that rom

then go to Ninja Morph (basically this decompiles the apk so that u can see all the goodies inside)

Open Ninja Morph and select Start Checks>New Project>System>Framework>framework-res.apk or twframework-res.apk

Your apks are decompiled on your phone..

Connect Phone to PC

While in your PC your going to take your Theme that your porting over
Ex Tangerine

Open up APK Manager

Locate the Tangerine Zip and open it using the zip manager of your choice

Once in the zip folder locate the framework.apk

Drag it to the Apk Manager in the place apk here (or something like that)

When running the script select option 22 to locate the file and then the # of the file
Ex 1 for framework

Then hit 1 to extract the apk (some ppl like to use 9)

The script will do its thing

in the projects folder you will see the decompiled framework

***** WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR IS THE DRAWABLE-HDPI FOLDER... OPEN THE FLODER CLICK ON RES AND VIOLA YOU HAVE THE GOLD!!!******

Now connect your phone to the PC and locate your phones storage and look for the AndroidThemes Folder
go to Androidthemes>Workspace and choose the framework

Now open up the APK Manager Projects window side-by-side with

lOOK at all the images to make sure they are named the same... also pay attention to the actual images themselves, you will see 2 types PNGs and .9PNGS

Things to pay attention to is the Pixel size.. you dont want something too big in size to replace a tiny icon...

Copy the images you wish to copy from the tangerine framework over to the framework drawable folder inside the Android Themes Folder in your phone


Once you're content disconnect phone from PC and open up NinjaMorph

Choose Finish Project, Select the project your working on... Some pop ups are going to pop up, click yes, yes, then no.. reboot

Enjoy

Once you can handle this its easy to create flashable zip files... PM when ready or if you have any questions



Thank to buddahlou for trying my method....

Tonicacid said:

Heres how to change the colors from standard hex to smali code.

To pick a color you first start with the Hex color code you want to use. You will have to first convert your number into
binary, instead of making you have to look that up, I have included tables below. You will then invert the
binary digit (0 becomes 1 and 1 becomes 0) and then you will want to convert this back into Hex. This is
the color you want to use in the smali file.

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or..

for red:
const v7, 0xffff0000

for light blue:
const v7, 0xff0000ff

for yellow:
const v7, 0xffffff00

You get the point. I have always had it always work (for colors that aren't black/white) take the following:
const v7, 0xff
and add your html color code behind that.

I have not tested your way, but both should work. I for some reason find the way above, slightly more easier.

I added your post to the "helpful things" at the bottom of the OP

Tonicacid said:

shouldnt you be able to change the ffffff in "const v7, 0xffffff" to whatever color you want?

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It would actually be

"const v7, 0xffff0000" for red, etc. But yes, you can change that value.

What your looking for is the dialer.apk

keda51 said:

Ive been able to modify every .apk's launcher icon but the Phone.

I modified the ic_launcher_phone in the phone.apk/res/drawable (there was no launcher icon in hdpi) I modified the contacts.apk Ic_launcher_phone but nothing I've done has changed the phone icon at all.

I'm trying this on Bi-Winning Rom (2.2.1) jpj.

ANY HELP GREATLY APPRECIATED in finding how to finally modify the darned phone launcher icon!

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