[Q] Transparent Notification Drawer for ICS

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How do I get transparent notification drawer on Touchwiz ICS Roms? I can't seem to figure it out. If you could link me a guide that that would be great..

Any help would be appreciated.

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Originally Posted by gmillz

How do I get transparent notification drawer on Touchwiz ICS Roms? I can't seem to figure it out. If you could link me a guide that that would be great..

Any help would be appreciated.

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SystemUI.apk/res/layout/tw_status_bar_expand.xml

change it to android:background="#00000000"

That should do the trick

What application do you use to edit the .xml file?

Thank you.

Any text editor can edit XML, even Notepad. But I would recommend Notepad++ on Windows or gedit on Linux.

Thank you for recomandation but with any xml editor I tried I cannot find in the tw_status_bar_expand.xml file "android:background". I would like to modify the file to have 50% transparence.

Thank you.

Originally Posted by starbucks2010

Thank you for recomandation but with any xml editor I tried I cannot find in the tw_status_bar_expand.xml file "android:background". I would like to modify the file to have 50% transparence.

Thank you.

Here is my tw_status_bar_expand.xml.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.ExpandedView android:orientation="vertical" android:descendantFocusability="afterDescendants"
  xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
  xmlns:systemui="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/com.android.systemui">
    <com.wanam.systemui.quickpanel.PowerWidget android:id="@id/exp_power_stat" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
    <HorizontalScrollView android:id="@id/quicksetting_scroller" android:visibility="gone" android:scrollbars="none" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content"
      xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
      xmlns:systemui="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/com.android.systemui">
        <com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.quicksetting.QuickSettingPanel android:orientation="horizontal" android:id="@id/quicksetting_container" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:divider="@drawable/tw_black_bg" android:showDividers="middle" />
    </HorizontalScrollView>
    <RelativeLayout android:orientation="horizontal" android:background="@drawable/tw_plmn_bg" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="45.0dip" android:baselineAligned="false">
        <com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.CarrierLabel android:textSize="17.329987dip" android:textColor="#ffb6ff00" android:ellipsize="marquee" android:gravity="center_vertical" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:layout_marginLeft="13.329987dip" android:layout_toLeftOf="@id/date" android:layout_alignParentLeft="true" />
        <com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.DateView android:textSize="16.0dip" android:textColor="#ffb6ff00" android:gravity="center_vertical" android:id="@id/date" android:paddingLeft="6.669983dip" android:paddingRight="6.669983dip" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:singleLine="true" android:layout_toLeftOf="@id/clear_all_button" />
        <TextView android:textSize="14.0dip" android:textColor="#ffffffff" android:gravity="center" android:layout_gravity="center_vertical" android:id="@id/clear_all_button" android:background="@drawable/tw_btn_default_small" android:focusable="true" android:clickable="true" android:layout_width="76.66998dip" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:layout_marginTop="4.0dip" android:layout_marginRight="4.0dip" android:layout_marginBottom="4.0dip" android:text="@string/status_bar_clear_all_button" android:layout_alignParentRight="true" android:contentDescription="@string/accessibility_clear_all" />
    </RelativeLayout>
    <ScrollView android:id="@id/scroll" android:fadingEdge="none" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:overScrollMode="ifContentScrolls">
        <FrameLayout android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_weight="1.0">
            <LinearLayout android:orientation="vertical" android:id="@id/scroll_layout" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content">
                <LinearLayout android:gravity="center_vertical" android:orientation="horizontal" android:id="@id/settings_button" android:background="@drawable/tw_notification_row_bg" android:paddingTop="5.0dip" android:paddingBottom="5.0dip" android:focusable="true" android:visibility="gone" android:clickable="true" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="@dimen/notification_height">
                    <ImageView android:layout_width="@dimen/notification_icon_width" android:layout_height="@dimen/notification_icon_height" android:layout_marginLeft="@dimen/notification_icon_marginleft" android:src="@drawable/tw_quickpanel_icon_settings" android:layout_weight="0.0" android:contentDescription="@string/accessibility_settings_button" />
                    <TextView android:textSize="16.0dip" android:textStyle="bold" android:textColor="#ffb6ff00" android:id="@id/settings_button_text" android:paddingLeft="9.339996dip" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="@string/status_bar_settings_settings_button" android:layout_weight="100.0" android:alpha="0.7" />
                </LinearLayout>
                <LinearLayout android:orientation="vertical" android:id="@id/noNotificationsTitle" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="26.669983dip">
                    <TextView android:textSize="14.669983dip" android:textStyle="bold" android:textColor="#ffb6ff00" android:gravity="left|center" android:id="@id/noNotificationsText" android:background="@drawable/tw_quickpanel_title_background" android:paddingLeft="13.329987dip" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="26.669983dip" android:text="@string/status_bar_no_notifications_title" />
                </LinearLayout>
                <LinearLayout android:orientation="vertical" android:id="@id/onGoingCart" android:visibility="gone" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content">
                    <TextView android:textSize="14.669983dip" android:typeface="sans" android:textColor="#ffb6ff00" android:gravity="left|center" android:id="@id/onGoingNotificationText" android:background="@drawable/tw_quickpanel_title_background" android:paddingLeft="13.329987dip" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="26.669983dip" android:text="@string/status_bar_ongoing_events_title" />
                </LinearLayout>
                <com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.NotificationRowLayout android:id="@id/onGoingItems" android:focusable="true" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" systemui:rowHeight="@dimen/notification_height" />
                <LinearLayout android:orientation="vertical" android:id="@id/notificationCart" android:visibility="gone" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content">
                    <TextView android:textSize="14.669983dip" android:typeface="sans" android:textColor="#ffb6ff00" android:gravity="left|center" android:id="@id/latestNotificationText" android:background="@drawable/tw_quickpanel_title_background" android:paddingLeft="13.329987dip" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="26.669983dip" android:text="@string/status_bar_latest_events_title" />
                </LinearLayout>
                <com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.NotificationRowLayout android:id="@id/notificationItems" android:focusable="true" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" systemui:rowHeight="@dimen/notification_height" />
                <com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.NotificationRowLayout android:id="@id/latestItems" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" systemui:rowHeight="@dimen/notification_height" />
            </LinearLayout>
        </FrameLayout>
    </ScrollView>
</com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.ExpandedView>

The red color shows where is it.Just edit it to what ever color you want.for example android:background="#00000000" to make it pure white.

The color code is made like this:
ggRRGGBB
where,
gg-Gamma (responsible for the transparency)
RR-contribution of red
GG-contribution of green
BB-contribution of blue.

Always the colors are given as hex.Whenever you give the color make sure you prefix the color with #.
To calculate the hex value for a given percent,Use this formula: (255/100)*x.Where x is the percentage of transparency you want.
You can do this in windows calculator by these steps:
1.Open win calc and press alt+3
2.make sure decimal radio button is clicked centre left of win calc
3.apply the formula I gave you above
4.after you get your value click on hex radio button on the centre left box of win calc and you will have the hex value.

To get the value of RRGGBB in hex this will be useful

Tip:00 means no contribution of that color.ff means full contribution of that color.
Hence for 000000 there is no contribution of Red,Green and Blue.So the color is white.For ffffff Red,Green and Blue gives full contribution so black .Note:The above example is without gamma.That is,it is jut RRGGBB with missing gg

thank you for your detailed answer but how can I modify the file when all I can see is this?



Best regards.

Originally Posted by starbucks2010

thank you for your detailed answer but how can I modify the file when all I can see is this?



Best regards.

you need to decompile systemUI

Originally Posted by starbucks2010

thank you for your detailed answer but how can I modify the file when all I can see is this?



Best regards.

Lol...man first you need to decompile systemUI.apk with dependencies of framework-res.apk.
To decompile apk's:
1.Install java SDK-simple google search would bring it up.
2.Use wannam apk tool from here and follow the guide to decompile SystemUI.apk and then open the file with notepad++(you can even use notepad but notepad++ is easier) and start editing

I have decompiled systemui.apk properly but when i go to tw_status_bar_expanded i cant find this line: android:background="@drawable/tw_quickpanel_title_background"

here is mine

      <LinearLayout android:orientation="vertical" android:id="@id/scroll_layout" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content">
            <LinearLayout android:orientation="horizontal" android:focusable="true" android:clickable="true" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="56.0dip">
                <ImageView android:id="@id/brightness_icon" android:layout_width="25.0dip" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:layout_marginLeft="13.0dip" android:src="@drawable/tw_quickpanel_icon_brightness" />
                <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" />
            </LinearLayout>
            <View android:background="#ff091a24" android:visibility="gone" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="1.0dip" />
            <RelativeLayout android:id="@id/settings_button" android:background="@drawable/tw_notification_row_bg" android:visibility="gone" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="@dimen/status_bar_expanded_setting_button_height">
                <ImageView android:id="@id/settings_button_icon" android:layout_width="@android:dimen/notification_large_icon_width" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:src="@drawable/tw_quickpanel_icon_settings" android:scaleType="center" android:layout_alignParentLeft="true" android:layout_centerVertical="true" android:contentDescription="@string/accessibility_settings_button" />
                <TextView android:textSize="@dimen/status_bar_expanded_setting_button_text_size" android:textColor="#ffd7d7d7" android:id="@id/settings_button_text" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="@string/status_bar_settings_settings_button" android:layout_toRightOf="@id/settings_button_icon" android:layout_centerVertical="true" />
                <View android:background="#ff091a24" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="1.0dip" android:layout_alignParentBottom="true" />
            </RelativeLayout>
            <LinearLayout android:orientation="vertical" android:id="@id/noNotificationsTitle" 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>
            <FrameLayout android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_weight="1.0">
                <LinearLayout android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content">
                    <LinearLayout android:orientation="vertical" android:id="@id/onGoingCart" android:background="#ff293945" 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/status_bar_expanded_notification_height" />
                    <LinearLayout android:orientation="horizontal" android:id="@id/notificationCart" android:background="#ff293945" 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="wrap_content" 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/status_bar_expanded_notification_height" />
                    <com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.NotificationRowLayout android:id="@id/latestItems" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" systemui:rowHeight="@dimen/notification_height" />
                </LinearLayout>
            </FrameLayout>
        </LinearLayout>
    </ScrollView>
</com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.ExpandedView>

Can anyone help me? thanks