[All Carriers]Touch Wiz Themeing Questions

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shiftr182

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Okay, I have a question. I havent themed Touchwiz since the OG Epic, and I imagine ICS is a little different. Where is the image located for the statusbar? I want to change the actual statusbar image. I know with the og epic, there were two locations that you had to edit, but not sure with the S3.
 
shane6374

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shiftr182 said:
Okay, I have a question. I havent themed Touchwiz since the OG Epic, and I imagine ICS is a little different. Where is the image located for the statusbar? I want to change the actual statusbar image. I know with the og epic, there were two locations that you had to edit, but not sure with the S3.
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It's called from xml, not an image. It's in the twstatus_bar.xml and redirects to the drawables.xml where it calls out the #ff000000 hex code. You can either change the color there, or in either place change it to @drawable/statusbar_bg then make an image with the same name an put it in the drawable-xhdpi folder.
 
Moh_Jay

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May I ask what programs you guys use to edit the color of pngs?

"All this knowledge is giving me a raging brainer!"
 
Moh_Jay

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Ya I use gimp just wondering

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mrvirginia

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shane6374 said:
#F2000000 would be very close.

Think I might have found the location of the carrier id label for those that have it on the status bar.

tw_status_bar.xml
Code: 
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.CarrierLabel android:gravity="center_vertical" android:id="@id/carrierLabel" android:background="#ff000000" android:paddingLeft="4.0dip" android:paddingRight="4.0dip" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:singleLine="true" />
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any idea what i could change this to to get rid of it?
edit: i added android:visibility="gone" and it's still there. decompiled tweaked version and my changes are intact. had a good compile, too. going to try one more thing..
okay, what appears to be happening is as soon as you do a pulldown, the carrier string shows up and sticks in the bar again so there must be another place it's being called in. going to do some more digging and see what i can find.
 
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it's showing up in smali as well, as CarrierLabel.smali and CarrierLabel$1.smali
any idea what to do here?
 

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mrvirginia said:
it's showing up in smali as well, as CarrierLabel.smali and CarrierLabel$1.smali
any idea what to do here?
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I can look at this later when I get home. Plus doing this blind since we don't have the carrier label in the status bar on the Sprint version. I'm guessing this is only on the GSM phones since your phones like to tell you who's network your on.
 
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shane6374 said:
I can look at this later when I get home. Plus doing this blind since we don't have the carrier label in the status bar on the Sprint version. I'm guessing this is only on the GSM phones since your phones like to tell you who's network your on.
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yeah, i'm not at home either. if i were i'd just grab up a Rogers or Sprint dump and decompile their SystemUI and see what's different. i'm guessing they don't even have a carrierlabel smali, though.
i appreciate your help, Shane.
 
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shane6374 said:
I can look at this later when I get home. Plus doing this blind since we don't have the carrier label in the status bar on the Sprint version. I'm guessing this is only on the GSM phones since your phones like to tell you who's network your on.
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LOL its bad enough Sprint tells us on the notification pull down but at least they took off the Lockscreen carrier :)
 
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Hi, I had changed my LCD Density from 320 to 300 and noticed only one bug. The drag down of the status bar is no longer centered. Was wondering if anyone knew how to fix it? Here is an attached picture:
 
djkinetic

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mrvirginia said:
any idea what i could change this to to get rid of it?
edit: i added android:visibility="gone" and it's still there. decompiled tweaked version and my changes are intact. had a good compile, too. going to try one more thing..
okay, what appears to be happening is as soon as you do a pulldown, the carrier string shows up and sticks in the bar again so there must be another place it's being called in. going to do some more digging and see what i can find.
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Check the tw_tracking xml in res/layout, I noticed if I remove the Carrier label section from that xml then the Carrier label does not display.
 
mrvirginia

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djkinetic said:
Check the tw_tracking xml in res/layout, I noticed if I remove the Carrier label section from that xml then the Carrier label does not display.
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yes correct. but if you pull the statusbar down, it appears again on your statusbar, right?
edit: if someone could post a stock SystemUI.apk that is deodexed from either a Sprint or Rogers dump, i would greatly appreciate it :)
 
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    Since themeing Samsung's TouchWiz UI is not quite as simple as AOSP, and sometimes even device specific, I thought it would be nice to have thread for the themers here to help each other, post tips and things like that so we can all learn and get some killer themes going on this thing.

    Also, (if this gets becomes a sticky) we can keep the themeing question threads to a minimum.

    For those of you that don't know me, I've been themeing Android for about a year and a half now. I started on the Epic 4G then moved over to the Nexus S 4G. I'm always willing to help others as time permits.

    Happy Themeing!

    Please search before you post!

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    When people are helping you make sure you use the "Thanks" button to show your appreciation!

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    M_J_Nazari
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    chrisn91 said:
    How are you guys decompiling/recompiling apps like the secsettings,seccontac or secphone I read you could try changing the heap size but when I do that it will decompile and recompile just fine but the apps will fc when I push them to my phone thanks in advanced

    Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda premium
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    1- use APKMULTITOOL [ Download Link ]
    2- put the " SystemUI.apk , framework-res.apk and twframework-res.apk " in the " Other " Folder.
    3- run setup and install , framework-res.apk and twframework-res.apk and at the end install SystemUI.apk.
    4- after finishing the setup, put your desired application into the "place-apk-here-for-modding"
    5- run script.bat
    6- enter " 21 " and select the compression level to " 0"
    7- enter " 24 " select your file
    8- enter " 9" decompile your file
    9- Edit your apk ( from project folder )
    10- go back to script , and enter " 11 " (11 Compile System APK files)
    11- program will ask you
    Code: 
    Aside from the signatures, would you like to copy
over any additional files that you didn't modify
from the original apk in order to ensure least
# of errors (y/n)
Type input:

    press " y " and hit the " enter ".
    minimize the script.bat window, and go to the " Keep " folder.

    * the "keep" folder will create in the Multitool folder.

    12- goto the Keep folder, and delete the files that you edit them.
    13- go back to the script.bat window and hit the any key.
    14- your new modded apk will generate on the "place-apk-here-for-modding " folder. with "System_" prefix.

    also you can see the complete tutorial here
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    upndwn4par
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    boonemeat said:
    Anyone want to explain to me how to change my Grey status bar to white? I can use apktool efficiently but can't get the color of it to change.

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    In systemui:

    res/values/drawables.xml

    Code: 
    <item type="drawable" name="status_bar_background">#ff[COLOR="Red"]ffffff[/COLOR]</item>

    res/layout/tw_super_status_bar.xml

    Code: 
    <com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.StatusBarWindowView android:background="#ff[COLOR="Red"]ffffff[/COLOR]" android:focusable="true" android:fitsSystemWindows="true" android:descendantFocusability="afterDescendants"
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    Swiftks
    Swiftks
    Got it perfect to my liking. :laugh: :good:

    screenshot2013021412363.png



    Here's my tw_status_bar_expanded.xml with the changes in RED.

    Code: 
    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<FrameLayout android:id="@id/notification_panel" android:background="@drawable/notification_panel_bg" android:paddingTop="@dimen/notification_panel_padding_top" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:layout_marginLeft="@dimen/notification_panel_margin_left"
  xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
  xmlns:systemui="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/com.android.systemui">
    <FrameLayout android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:layout_marginBottom="@dimen/close_handle_underlap">
        <include android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="@dimen/tw_notification_panel_header_height" layout="@layout/tw_status_bar_expanded_header" />
        <com.wanam.systemui.quickpanel.PowerWidget android:id="@id/exp_power_stat" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/notification_panel_header_height" />
        <HorizontalScrollView android:id="@id/quicksetting_scroller" android:scrollbars="none" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="@dimen/quick_setting_button_height" android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/tw_notification_panel_header_height">
            <com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.quicksetting.QuickSettingPanel android:orientation="horizontal" android:id="@id/quicksetting_container" android:visibility="gone" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:divider="@drawable/tw_black_bg" android:showDividers="middle" />
        </HorizontalScrollView>
        <ScrollView android:id="@id/scroll" android:fadingEdge="none" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/notification_panel_quicksettingbtn_height" android:overScrollMode="ifContentScrolls">
            <LinearLayout android:orientation="vertical" android:id="@id/scrollCart" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content">
                <LinearLayout android:orientation="vertical" android:id="@id/brightness_controller" android:background="#ff000000" [COLOR="red"]android:visibility="invisible"[/COLOR] android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="[COLOR="red"]26.0dip[/COLOR]">
                    <LinearLayout android:orientation="horizontal" [COLOR="red"]android:visibility="invisible"[/COLOR] android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="[COLOR="red"]25.0dip[/COLOR]">
                        <ImageView android:id="@id/brightness_icon" android:clickable="true" android:layout_width="25.0dip" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:layout_marginLeft="13.0dip" android:src="@drawable/ic_sysbar_brightness" android:contentDescription="@string/accessibility_brightness_icon" />
                        <FrameLayout android:id="@id/brightness_group" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent">
                            <com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.ToggleSlider android:id="@id/brightness" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" systemui:text="@string/status_bar_settings_auto_brightness_label" />
                            <com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.ToggleSlider android:id="@id/auto_brightness" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" systemui:text="@string/status_bar_settings_auto_brightness_label" />
                        </FrameLayout>
                    </LinearLayout>
                    <View android:background="#ff000000" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="1.0dip" />
                </LinearLayout>
                <LinearLayout android:orientation="vertical" android:id="@id/noNotificationsTitle" android:focusable="true" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content">
                    <TextView android:textSize="@dimen/status_bar_expanded_notification_category_text_size" android:textStyle="bold" android:textColor="@color/notification_category_color" android:gravity="left|center" android:id="@id/noNotificationsText" android:paddingLeft="11.0dip" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="@dimen/status_bar_expanded_notification_category_height" android:text="@string/status_bar_no_notifications_title" />
                </LinearLayout>
                <LinearLayout android:orientation="vertical" android:id="@id/onGoingCart" android:background="#ff000000" android:focusable="true" android:visibility="gone" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="@dimen/status_bar_expanded_notification_category_height">
                    <TextView android:textSize="@dimen/status_bar_expanded_notification_category_text_size" android:textStyle="bold" android:textColor="@color/notification_category_color" android:gravity="left|center" android:id="@id/onGoingNotificationText" android:paddingLeft="11.0dip" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:text="@string/status_bar_ongoing_events_title" />
                </LinearLayout>
                <com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.NotificationRowLayout android:id="@id/onGoingItems" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" systemui:rowHeight="@dimen/tw_notification_row_min_height" />
                <LinearLayout android:orientation="vertical" android:id="@id/notificationCart" android:background="#ff000000" android:visibility="gone" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="@dimen/status_bar_expanded_notification_category_height">
                    <RelativeLayout android:orientation="horizontal" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content">
                        <TextView android:textSize="@dimen/status_bar_expanded_notification_category_text_size" android:textStyle="bold" android:textColor="@color/notification_category_color" android:gravity="left|center" android:id="@id/latestNotificationText" android:paddingLeft="11.0dip" android:layout_width="180.0dip" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:text="@string/status_bar_latest_events_title" android:layout_alignParentLeft="true" />
                        <TextView android:textSize="@dimen/status_bar_expanded_notification_clear_button_text_size" android:textColor="@color/tw_status_bar_clear_btn_text" android:gravity="center" android:id="@id/clear_all_button" android:background="@drawable/tw_btn_default_small" android:padding="0.100000024dip" android:focusable="true" android:clickable="true" android:layout_width="@dimen/status_bar_expanded_clear_button_width" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:layout_marginRight="4.0dip" android:text="@string/status_bar_clear_all_button" android:layout_alignParentRight="true" android:contentDescription="@string/accessibility_clear_all" />
                    </RelativeLayout>
                </LinearLayout>
                <com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.NotificationRowLayout android:id="@id/notificationItems" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" systemui:rowHeight="@dimen/tw_notification_row_min_height" />
                <com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.NotificationRowLayout android:id="@id/latestItems" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" systemui:rowHeight="@dimen/tw_notification_row_min_height" />
            </LinearLayout>
        </ScrollView>
    </FrameLayout>
    <com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.CloseDragHandle android:layout_gravity="bottom" android:orientation="vertical" android:id="@id/close" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="@dimen/tw_close_handle_height">
        <RelativeLayout android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent">
            <ImageView android:layout_gravity="bottom" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="@dimen/tw_close_handle_height" android:src="@drawable/tw_status_bar_close" android:scaleType="fitXY" />
            <TextView android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.Expanded.Network" android:gravity="center" android:layout_gravity="bottom" android:id="@id/carrier_label" android:layout_width="0.0dip" android:layout_height="0.0dip" android:layout_marginBottom="0.0dip" />
        </RelativeLayout>
    </com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.CloseDragHandle>
</FrameLayout>
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    mrvirginia
    mrvirginia
    Jointedman said:
    Am having trouble locating the text color right under the toggles, can someone point me in the right direction?

    Thanks in advance :)
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    tw_quick_setting_button.xml in SystemUI.apk as TextView.

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    dazednconfused said:
    Im looking for where to change a couple of text colors. Can anybody help with these please. The first one is in the Settings down below.
    Please excuse the sloppy arrows and circles.

    Settings
    kUMiB.png


    And second, I see it has already been asked about, but it's driving me crazy.

    Notification Pulldown

    QvHbl.png



    Thanks in advance if anybody can help me with these.
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    since i'm no longer working on Settings.apk, i don't have one decompiled in front of me. your Settings text is made of up a headers .xml (settings_headers.xml?). iirc, the text colors/size are called in by res\values\styles.xml. i would check the settings headers to verify this and find which style it's specifically asking for.

    in regards to notification color, because there is no text style being called in, i believe this is part of the policy in SystemUI, esp since it has Layout in the name - com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.NotificationRowLayout
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