thanks a million.
however, looking at that file it gets rid of too much also.. i want the items to show when i drag.. ie red/green but nothing when the screen is locked.. that file removes everything
however, it pointed to my problem it is not the jog file that needed to be replaced but the btn_code_lock_default.png
so i made a new patch that replaces both of the correct items and now the pattern lock screen is clear.. except for the message at the top that says draw a pattern to unlock, and when drawing/draging it does show which is what i want.
also put back the jog dial to normal since i nuked it earlier (always good to ftp a backup of framework-res.apk off the phone b4 mucking with it which is what i did earlier.. otherwise you will be nandrestoring and starting over)
ie
D:\android\hack>unzip -v clear_lock.zip
Archive: clear_lock.zip
Length Method Size Ratio Date Time CRC-32 Name ("^" ==> case
------ ------ ---- ----- ---- ---- ------ ---- conversion)
0 Stored 0 0% 11-21-09 02:06 00000000 ^.nomedia
0 Stored 0 0% 03-28-10 23:35 00000000 ^framework-res/res/
0 Stored 0 0% 03-28-10 23:42 00000000 ^framework-res/res/draw
able-hdpi/
69 Stored 69 0% 03-27-10 23:28 c8f96bb2 clear_lock.thm
432 Stored 432 0% 03-29-10 11:33 66255acb framework-res/res/draw
able-hdpi/indicator_code_lock_point_area_default.png
3770 Stored 3770 0% 03-29-10 18:45 0ae51462 framework-res/res/draw
able-hdpi/jog_dial_dimple_dim.png
3017 Stored 3017 0% 03-29-10 17:22 c723200d framework-res/res/draw
able-hdpi/btn_code_lock_default.png
------ ------ --- -------
7288 7288 0% 7
D:\android\hack>
so to sum up this is a metemorph patch file that makes the lock screen transparent when you have a pattern set (ie no 3 rows of dots), but does show the dots and lines and messages when you drag/draw.
The other one (perverts) is for a transparent lock screen WITHOUT a pattern set.. ie drag right to unlock.