[Tutorial] Notification Dropdown Text Color Changes/Status Bar Changes (Sense 3.0)

CleveRuse · Oct 19, 2011

rayford85 said:
Hey guys, I made settings background transparent on sense 3.5 only one problem the title says port. I really can't remember what all I changed. Any idea where I can find this line so I can change it?

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LOL! How the hell did u manage that? Did u try recompiling it again? Cuz I don't imagine that's easy to screw up just accidentally! Somewhere in an xml in Settings, the display text "Settings" is specified so if its not from a bad compilation, then u or someone must have written that in there .....somehow! Least that's how I see it. Did u use anyone else's files?

Anyway, I'd have to take a look at it, but my comp needs fixed first .... I'd start by looking in /res/layout/ or /res/layout-hdpi/ of ur Settings.apk. Somewhere I'd expect to see the title text specified to read "port" ....but that's just a guess.

Sorry I can't help more atm. BTW, did u get trans in there by following my tut? I'm just wondering if it was coherent enough. Ur Settings looks really good tho!

Note: that could also be controlled ny framework-res I suppose. If u used anyone else's code, then definitely start there.

rayford85 · Oct 19, 2011

Well after I made my edits and recompiled. I added my drawable hdpi folder from the theme I'm using. With 7 zip. I don't remember changing that but I,m going back thru it now. And no the xml layout is a little diffrent on sense 3.5. I looked at one he_stheone did. Side by side in notepad++ and copied his edits.

Edit: think I found it in strings. Don't remember touching strings. Lol. I'll push it after work and see if it fixed it.
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CleveRuse · Oct 19, 2011

rayford85 said:
Well after I made my edits and recompiled. I added my drawable hdpi folder from the theme I'm using. With 7 zip. I don't remember changing that but I,m going back thru it now. And no the xml layout is a little diffrent on sense 3.5. I looked at one he_stheone did. Side by side in notepad++ and copied his edits.

Edit: think I found it in strings. Don't remember touching strings. Lol. I'll push it after work and see if it fixed it.
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Cool. Let us know ....so does the method I posted work for Sense 3.5? U nvr said whether u used the tut or not. Was it easy to understand?

CleveRuse · Oct 19, 2011

@rayford -also, how did u center the clock? Can u describe exactly wut u did ...and if any other status icons r behaving strangely.

rayford85 · Oct 19, 2011

CleveRuse said:
@rayford -also, how did u center the clock? Can u describe exactly wut u did ...and if any other status icons r behaving strangely.

Oh on rcmix roms it's an option you can pick in the rcmix tweaks apk in settings. You can pick right center or none, you can also color it how you want in this apk. You can find an app that's pretty close to this I'm the sensation forums. The developer is romanbb its his tweaks apk. Several guys use it in there themes in dhd forums. You should check it out to add to your theme.
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rayford85 · Oct 19, 2011

CleveRuse said:
Cool. Let us know ....so does the method I posted work for Sense 3.5? U nvr said whether u used the tut or not. Was it easy to understand?

Yes I could understand your tutorial but could only find one data XML in framework and it pointed to screen on and off animation so I just copied he_stheones apk and copied it all

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daman215 · Oct 20, 2011

as you can see the quicksetting strings are reading wrong i ust cant get it right been up for two nights trying please help

Gunthermic · Oct 20, 2011

daman215 said:
as you can see the quicksetting strings are reading wrong i ust cant get it right been up for two nights trying please help

Yea, that is in a strings.xml, but can't recall which one off the top of my head. But I it's either in systemui or framework. I wil verify after i get home if this doesn't, get you to the right place.

daman215 · Oct 20, 2011

Gunthermic said:
Yea, that is in a strings.xml, but can't recall which one off the top of my head. But I it's either in systemui or framework. I wil verify after i get home if this doesn't, get you to the right place.

thanks Gunthermic i hope you can help me gets this right i been up for nights trying

CleveRuse · Oct 21, 2011

daman215 said:
as you can see the quicksetting strings are reading wrong i ust cant get it right been up for two nights trying please help

Apparently I won't be of much help any time soon...

....but love ur bg and just general use of color! It all blends very nicely. Well done!

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c_live_lee · Oct 21, 2011

daman215 said:
as you can see the quicksetting strings are reading wrong i ust cant get it right been up for two nights trying please help

Beautiful work!

Gunthermic · Oct 21, 2011

daman215 said:
thanks Gunthermic i hope you can help me gets this right i been up for nights trying

I find the strings your talking about:

SystemUI\res\values\Strings.xml

If this is not correct for your Theme, then please post a location to let me get your systemui,framework files so I can find your problem.

daman215 · Oct 21, 2011

Gunthermic said:
I find the strings your talking about:

SystemUI\res\values\Strings.xml

If this is not correct for your Theme, then please post a location to let me get your systemui,framework files so I can find your problem.

Thanks Gunthermic i finally figure it out had to to change the string id in the framework thanks to you telling me were to look at,thanks to everyone who like my set up its coredroid 2.4 on the sensation forum i added my own little effects to it thanks to your tut on transparent notification still have a little more to do heres some more screenies

CleveRuse · Oct 21, 2011

daman215 said:
Thanks Gunthermic i finally figure it out had to to change the string id in the framework thanks to you telling me were to look at,thanks to everyone who like my set up its coredroid 2.4 on the sensation forum i added my own little effects to it thanks to your tut on transparent notification still have a little more to do heres some more screenies

Looks really great! How did u get the patterns in ur blue color for things like ur signal bars and music player button icons (eg: play, forward, back)?

daman215 · Oct 22, 2011

CleveRuse said:
Looks really great! How did u get the patterns in ur blue color for things like ur signal bars and music player button icons (eg: play, forward, back)?

Thats cordroid theme i just added extra blue to certain things most of the important stuff on sense 3.0 rom is in the fusion apk also gimp editor is great for matching colors together

CleveRuse · Oct 22, 2011

daman215 said:
Thats cordroid theme i just added extra blue to certain things most of the important stuff on sense 3.0 rom is in the fusion apk also gimp editor is great for matching colors together

Oh ok. Yeah I use GIMP exclusively ....and have become pretty familiar with fusion (and pretty much every other apk -i think I've themed almost all of them, lol) ....I've just nvr found a satisfactory way to impose patterns in images without them looking over-stated. Those look really professional -subtle. I love seeing other peoples work -thnx!

BTW, the method for affecting transparency in Settings bg (tut I wrote a couple pages back) also works for GoogleQuickSearchBox. Ur theme would look great in those places as well, imo

romified · Oct 24, 2011

How can you add an option to the settings menu? Like if I wanted to add an option for my own advanced settings? I have searched through the XMLs in settings.apk, and even the framework files but can't find the layout for that.
I even used file seek to search the decompiled files and I must be missing something somewhere.
I was looking to also change the settings background and scored a bullseye with this post, hoping someone knows where the menu items are controlled so I can add an option to it.
I appreciate anyones help on this.

Gunthermic · Oct 24, 2011

romified said:
How can you add an option to the settings menu? Like if I wanted to add an option for my own advanced settings? I have searched through the XMLs in settings.apk, and even the framework files but can't find the layout for that.
I even used file seek to search the decompiled files and I must be missing something somewhere.
I was looking to also change the settings background and scored a bullseye with this post, hoping someone knows where the menu items are controlled so I can add an option to it.
I appreciate anyones help on this.

I dont have the exact answer, but will explain what i have been told and seen.

You cant add to the QuickSettings menu, 1. Without adding a resource 2. Editing public.xml 3. and adding info into smali code as well.

Synergy ROM has one of the most all inclusive Settings(Quick) menu i have seen, but all the items i listed above had to be done. Now where is all the stuff in the smali, dont know, would have to ask myself.

Not the answer you want... But you ar eon the right track. Using a file compare of your ROM decomiled.apks and another ROM's decompiled apks might give you a direction. Just make sure you ask permission if you publish something.

CleveRuse · Oct 24, 2011

romified said:
How can you add an option to the settings menu? Like if I wanted to add an option for my own advanced settings? I have searched through the XMLs in settings.apk, and even the framework files but can't find the layout for that.
I even used file seek to search the decompiled files and I must be missing something somewhere.
I was looking to also change the settings background and scored a bullseye with this post, hoping someone knows where the menu items are controlled so I can add an option to it.
I appreciate anyones help on this.

Sorry, I certainly can't help more than gun alreagy has .....but if/when u figure it out exactly (especially the smali part) can u please post ur findings here? I'm sure we'd all appreciate it! -thats wut this thread is for

(or give it to gunthermic to post in the OP)

rel500 · Oct 25, 2011

Wow. Awesome tutorial. Going to try and finish my theme once and for all tomorrow.

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