AXMLPrinter2 - Convert Android binary XML to human-readable XML

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jashsu

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I've been poking around HTC's key.apk and HTC_CIME.apk in the hopes of somehow finding a way to activate the XT9 functionality (aka "Compact qwerty" and "20-key"). Still working on that. In the process, I found a neat little java app called AXMLPrinter2 which as the title suggests, converts Android's binary XML files back to human-readable XML. Take a look:

Code: 
c:\and_test\java -jar AXMLPrinter2.jar p1220_symbol_sip.xml > p1220_symbol_sip.txt
Contents of p1220_symbol_sip.txt said:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<keyboard
width="53.0px"
hgap="0.0px"
vgap="0.0px"
height="55.0px"
keyTextSize="24.0px"
popupTextSize="32.0px"
accentPage="4"
keyboardBackground="@7F020074"
keyboardPadding="0,2,0,4"
functionKeyBackground="@7F020032"
commonKeyBackground="@7F020031"
pageKeyBackground="@7F02008A"
>
<row
>
<key
codes="0x0028,0x0040,0x005E,-14"
label="("
hgap="1.0px"
leftEdge="true"
popupCharacters="@7F08006B"
popupDelay="0"
accentType="3"
alignIndex="0"
>
</key>

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No I meant I can find the corresponding code in notepad using the .txt output and then I can change it in the hex editor. But I am trying to figure out what values to change.
.txt
text color="@7F050000"
.xml (hex)
00 00 05 7F

I can find the value but what part should be changed? in hex I know from stericson that values = BGR but which 6 of 8 should be changed?

OK, I found the problem. The ones that control color all have #FFFFFFFF as the format not @FFFFFFFF
thanks.
 
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jashsu

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beagz said:
No I meant I can find the corresponding code in notepad using the .txt output and then I can change it in the hex editor. But I am trying to figure out what values to change.
.txt
text color="@7F050000"
.xml (hex)
00 00 05 7F

I can find the value but what part should be changed? in hex I know from stericson that values = BGR but which 6 of 8 should be changed?
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Looks like its just different endianness.

This app isn't particularly useful if you just want to alter color values in a hex editor. It's more for a situation where you want to completely alter ui elements in an app without source code.
 
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Papa Smurf151

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im kinda out of place here but have been theming for a little while...but wanted to post this. its the axmlprinter2 and also amlprinter. the second file is an app that opens the xml inside of windows with out having to type in anything in cmd

from what i know you cant change anything in the file this way but at least it cuts a step or two out. enjoy

i prob wont see this thread again so pm me if u have questions
 

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Daneshm90

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Why dont you guys just use apktool ? it allows you to read the xml, edit it and compile it back.
 
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newshook

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Hi, I just tried to use AXMLPrinter2 to decode the status_bar.xml extracted from a 2.2 distribution. I get java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException.

If possible, can you confirm if this utility works with 2.2?

Thanks!
 
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What is wrong there:
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    jashsu
    I've been poking around HTC's key.apk and HTC_CIME.apk in the hopes of somehow finding a way to activate the XT9 functionality (aka "Compact qwerty" and "20-key"). Still working on that. In the process, I found a neat little java app called AXMLPrinter2 which as the title suggests, converts Android's binary XML files back to human-readable XML. Take a look:

    Code: 
    c:\and_test\java -jar AXMLPrinter2.jar p1220_symbol_sip.xml > p1220_symbol_sip.txt
    Contents of p1220_symbol_sip.txt said:
    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
    <keyboard
    width="53.0px"
    hgap="0.0px"
    vgap="0.0px"
    height="55.0px"
    keyTextSize="24.0px"
    popupTextSize="32.0px"
    accentPage="4"
    keyboardBackground="@7F020074"
    keyboardPadding="0,2,0,4"
    functionKeyBackground="@7F020032"
    commonKeyBackground="@7F020031"
    pageKeyBackground="@7F02008A"
    >
    <row
    >
    <key
    codes="0x0028,0x0040,0x005E,-14"
    label="("
    hgap="1.0px"
    leftEdge="true"
    popupCharacters="@7F08006B"
    popupDelay="0"
    accentType="3"
    alignIndex="0"
    >
    </key>

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    xidominicanoix
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    temporizer said:
    good question. anyone?
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    yea i answered this in another thread .. lemme go look for my answer ;)

    EDIT: they talk about it here
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