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Ticklefish · May 17, 2017

deewfrank said:
it works!!!!! thanks bro, the only thing is the data icon is showing on right side of signal, next to battery haha, any tip to move it to the right of the signal icon? :fingers-crossed:

So...the data icon is on the right side of the signal and you want to move it to the...right side of the signal?

If you want to move it to the left side of the icon, you just need to change the order of the lines inside that Layout. The line at the top will be displayed first, then the next line down and so on.

deewfrank · May 17, 2017

Ticklefish said:
So...the data icon is on the right side of the signal and you want to move it to the...right side of the signal?

If you want to move it to the left side of the icon, you just need to change the order of the lines inside that Layout. The line at the top will be displayed first, then the next line down and so on.

thanks so much :victory:
finally... thanks for your help bro :angel:

deewfrank · May 18, 2017

now im trying to edit this icons, but cant find any line with "signal" or something.... weird xD
you know what xml manage this icons? thanks <3

Ticklefish · May 18, 2017

deewfrank said:
now im trying to edit this icons, but cant find any line with "signal" or something.... weird xD
you know what xml manage this icons? thanks <3

It'll be something like "ic_gs_*.xml" in the drawable folder.

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millo1978 · Jul 5, 2017

Hi

I have a problem with hiding a Preference (ListPreference - CheckBoxPreference) line in xml file.

I can't use android:visibility="gone" or "invisible" (it doesn't work)
I can't use android:layout_height="0.0dip" (it doesn't work)
I can't delete this line (crash recompiled app)

There is something other that I can do?
In smali folder there is nothing, so I can't use RemovePreference

Ticklefish · Jul 5, 2017

millo1978 said:
Hi

I have a problem with hiding a Preference (ListPreference - CheckBoxPreference) line in xml file.

I can't use android:visibility="gone" or "invisible" (it doesn't work)
I can't use android:layout_height="0.0dip" (it doesn't work)
I can't delete this line (crash recompiled app)

There is something other that I can do?
In smali folder there is nothing, so I can't use RemovePreference

Hmm, what an interesting problem. Can you share the code please? I'll look into it and see what I can work out for you.

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millo1978 · Jul 5, 2017

Ticklefish said:
Hmm, what an interesting problem. Can you share the code please? I'll look into it and see what I can work out for you.

https://mega.nz/#!BZhRiTYb!xNwFCM0SoxyTWV_BX5I7b04tpUB4c6hQXK9KKGP3Ghk
Here there are my apk files: kangvip-res and KangVIPTools
These files go to framework folder.

I have problems with KangVIPTools.
Not simple to recompile...
Here I wrote how I made it.

res/xml/notification_settings and notification_settings_multi_sim

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<PreferenceScreen
  xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <PreferenceScreen android:title="@string/statusbar_act_settings" android:key="statusbar_act_settings" android:summary="@string/statusbar_act_settings_summary">
        <intent android:persistent="false" android:action="com.kangvip.tools.StatusbarActSettings" />
    </PreferenceScreen>
  <ListPreference android:entries="@array/battery_icon_setting_entries" android:title="@string/battery_icon_title" android:key="battery_style_setting" android:dialogTitle="@string/battery_icon_title" android:entryValues="@array/battery_icon_setting_values" />
    <ListPreference android:entries="@array/battery_line_height_entries" android:title="@string/battery_line_height" android:key="battery_line_height" android:dialogTitle="@string/battery_line_height" android:entryValues="@array/battery_line_height_values" />
    <ListPreference android:entries="@array/entries_status_bar_traffic_style" android:title="@string/show_network_speed_title" android:key="status_bar_traffic_style" android:defaultValue="0" android:dialogTitle="@string/show_network_speed_title" android:entryValues="@array/values_status_bar_traffic_style" />
    <ListPreference android:entries="@array/entries_status_bar_icon_max" android:title="@string/status_bar_icon_max" android:key="status_bar_icon_max" android:defaultValue="5" android:dialogTitle="@string/status_bar_icon_max" android:entryValues="@array/values_status_bar_icon_max" />
    <ListPreference android:entries="@array/entries_k_temperature" android:title="@string/k_temperature" android:key="k_temperature_settings" android:defaultValue="0" android:dialogTitle="@string/k_temperature" android:entryValues="@array/values_k_temperature" />
    <ListPreference android:entries="@array/entries_status_bar_toolbox_mode" android:title="@string/status_bar_toolbox_mode" android:key="k_statusbar_toolbox_mode" android:defaultValue="0" android:dialogTitle="@string/statusbar_toolbox_mode_list" android:entryValues="@array/values_status_bar_toolbox_mode" />
    <ListPreference android:entries="@array/status_bar_signal_cluster_entries" android:title="@string/status_bar_signal_cluster" android:key="signal_cluster_style_setting" android:defaultValue="0" android:dialogTitle="@string/status_bar_signal_cluster" android:entryValues="@array/status_bar_signal_cluster_values" />
    <ListPreference android:entries="@array/status_bar_clock_style_entries" android:title="@string/status_bar_clock_style_title" android:key="status_bar_clock_style" android:dialogTitle="@string/status_bar_clock_style_title" android:entryValues="@array/status_bar_clock_style_values" />
    <ListPreference android:entries="@array/status_bar_time_week" android:title="@string/status_bar_time_week" android:key="status_bar_time_week" android:entryValues="@array/status_bar_time_week_values" />
    <CheckBoxPreference android:title="@string/status_bar_time_second" android:key="status_bar_time_second" android:defaultValue="true" android:summaryOn="@string/checkbox_on" android:summaryOff="@string/checkbox_off" />
    <ListPreference android:entries="@array/entries_ccl_style_multi_sim" android:title="@string/status_bar_carrier_label" android:key="custom_carrier_label" android:defaultValue="0" android:dialogTitle="@string/status_bar_carrier_label" android:entryValues="@array/values_ccl_style_multi_sim" />
    <PreferenceScreen android:title="@string/custom_carrier_label_one" android:key="custom_carrier_label_one" android:summary="@string/custom_carrier_label_summary" />
    <PreferenceScreen android:title="@string/custom_carrier_label_two" android:key="custom_carrier_label_two" android:summary="@string/custom_carrier_label_summary" />
[COLOR="Red"]    <ListPreference android:entries="@array/timedetail_entries" android:title="@string/timedetail_title" android:key="status_bar_time_detail" android:entryValues="@array/timedetail_entries_values" />
    <CheckBoxPreference android:title="@string/switch_signal_wifi_icon" android:key="switch_signal_wifi_icon" android:defaultValue="false" android:summaryOn="@string/checkbox_on" android:summaryOff="@string/checkbox_off" />
    <CheckBoxPreference android:title="@string/statusbar_show_lunar" android:key="statusbar_show_lunar" android:defaultValue="true" android:summaryOn="@string/checkbox_on" android:summaryOff="@string/checkbox_off" />[/COLOR]
</PreferenceScreen>

at the end I have ListPreference and 2 CheckBoxPreference that I want to hide...
but I'm not able to do this

Maybe there is something in source code that I don't have.
In smali folder there is nothing.

Ticklefish · Jul 5, 2017

millo1978 said:
https://mega.nz/#!BZhRiTYb!xNwFCM0SoxyTWV_BX5I7b04tpUB4c6hQXK9KKGP3Ghk
Here there are my apk files: kangvip-res and KangVIPTools
These files go to framework folder.

I have problems with KangVIPTools.
Not simple to recompile...
Here I wrote how I made it.

res/xml/notification_settings and notification_settings_multi_sim

at the end I have ListPreference and 2 CheckBoxPreference that I want to hide...
but I'm not able to do this
Maybe there is something in source code that I don't have.
In smali folder there is nothing.

I haven't done much with Preferences in XML so I don't know the answer. So I had to do some research.

Changing the visibility, layout_width and layout_height only works on what Google describe as 'Views'. Preferences aren't Views, so those attributes are completely ignored.
Preferences do have their own unique attributes but there doesn't seem to be any specifically to change whether they're visible or not.
It's worth adding the attribute "android:enabled="false"" to the lines. This might stop the Preferences from showing...or it might not.

If that doesn't work, it's worth deleting each Preference line individually and seeing if they all cause a FC or if it's just one of them. Failing that you may have to track down the relevant bit of smali and edit that.
That's a bit more involved as you'll have to find the hex reference for the android:key from each line, then find where that reference is used in the smali. It's theoretically possible though.

Sorry it's not a definite answer but I'm pretty sure we can work this out!

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millo1978 · Jul 6, 2017

Ticklefish said:
...
It's worth adding the attribute "android:enabled="false"" to the lines. This might stop the Preferences from showing...or it might not.
...

I tested it...
The lines are now in gray...
Not the Solution (hide) ...but good!

I can't delete these lines... always FC.
I deleted one line at a time... all these 3 lines get FC.

But I'm happy with gray (unselectable) solution.

Test go on

millo1978 · Jul 6, 2017

I solved with a magic

Code:

...
   [COLOR="Red"] <PreferenceScreen [B]android:enabled="false"[/B] [B]android:title=""[/B] [B]android:summary=""[/B]>[/COLOR]
	<ListPreference android:enabled="false" android:entries="@array/timedetail_entries" android:title="@string/timedetail_title" android:key="status_bar_time_detail" android:entryValues="@array/timedetail_entries_values" />
	<CheckBoxPreference android:enabled="false" android:title="@string/switch_signal_wifi_icon" android:key="switch_signal_wifi_icon" android:defaultValue="false" android:summaryOn="@string/checkbox_on" android:summaryOff="@string/checkbox_off" />
	<CheckBoxPreference android:enabled="false" android:title="@string/statusbar_show_lunar" android:key="statusbar_show_lunar" android:defaultValue="true" android:summaryOn="@string/checkbox_on" android:summaryOff="@string/checkbox_off" />
    [COLOR="Red"]</PreferenceScreen>[/COLOR]
...

3 lines in one

With no title and summary ("") ... all blank ... unselectable

It isn't the Solution, but an acceptable solution.

We hide the dust under the carpet

Ticklefish · Jul 8, 2017

millo1978 said:
I solved with a magic

3 lines in one

With no title and summary ("") ... all blank ... unselectable

It isn't the Solution, but an acceptable solution.

We hide the dust under the carpet

Hey, as long as it works, that's all that matters.

BronzeApps said:
Pretty awesome stuff, thanks

I know you're only saying that so you could get over 10 posts then make a post advertising your app...but I appreciate it anyway.

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TenzoSRx · Jul 21, 2017

hey, i stumbled upon this post in hopes someone can help me. im running a custom firmware on my galaxy note 5 (N920P) and with this custom rom the data icons are incorrect and i wanna change them to the respective icons or even a different data icon. clearly i cant change the files because theyre in a .spr fomat. so im guessing there is something in an xml file that can help me with this. so can anyone assist me?

Ticklefish · Jul 21, 2017

TenzoSRx said:
hey, i stumbled upon this post in hopes someone can help me. im running a custom firmware on my galaxy note 5 (N920P) and with this custom rom the data icons are incorrect and i wanna change them to the respective icons or even a different data icon. clearly i cant change the files because theyre in a .spr fomat. so im guessing there is something in an xml file that can help me with this. so can anyone assist me?

I did a little bit of research on this. The only decent mention of SPR files I could find said that Half-Life used them for sprites. Which makes sense for an image file although why somebody would use them in a rom I've no idea..

You could try downloading a utility to modify them but I personally suggest just deleting them and replacing them with PNG files with the same filename. In theory that should work but it's worth backing up your rom first just in case.

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TenzoSRx · Jul 22, 2017

Ticklefish said:
I did a little bit of research on this. The only decent mention of SPR files I could find said that Half-Life used them for sprites. Which makes sense for an image file although why somebody would use them in a rom I've no idea..

You could try downloading a utility to modify them but I personally suggest just deleting them and replacing them with PNG files with the same filename. In theory that should work but it's worth backing up your rom first just in case.

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so which xml file is responsible for showing the data icon

Ticklefish · Jul 22, 2017

TenzoSRx said:
so which xml file is res[ponsible for showing the data icon

I've no idea, I don't have your rom. It's probably in signal_cluster.xml.

That usually shows the icon but, if you want to change what the icon looks like, you'll need to change the actual icon file.

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TenzoSRx · Jul 22, 2017

Ticklefish said:
I've no idea, I don't have your rom. It's probably in signal_cluster.xml.

That usually shows the icon but, if you want to change what the icon looks like, you'll need to change the actual icon file.

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i want to change it to a different icon thats already in SystemUI.apk. the data icons are in res/drawable but they're in.spr so if i go into signal_cluster.xml what line would i change to show an icon thats in res/drawlable?

Ticklefish · Jul 22, 2017

TenzoSRx said:
i want to change it to a different icon thats already in SystemUI.apk. the data icons are in res/drawable but they're in.spr so if i go into signal_cluster.xml what line would i change to show an icon thats in res/drawlable?

Ticklefish said:
You could try downloading a utility to modify them but I personally suggest just deleting them and replacing them with PNG files with the same filename. In theory that should work but it's worth backing up your rom first just in case.

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Droidphilev · Jul 11, 2018

Hello,

XDA search is down for me so don't kill me for asking

I'm looking for an easy way to add custom text centered on the statusbar in a Nougat rom.

I added:

<TextView android:textSize="14.0dip" android:textColor="#ffffffff" android:gravity="left|center" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:text="@string/hello" android:singleLine="true" />

in systemui/res/layout/status_bar.xml

and:

<string name="hello">Logan</string>

in res/values/string

This works but whatever i do i can't get it in the center. I tried comparing with thet tutorials here but wans't able to get it done. I tried changing 'gravity' from 'left|center' to 'center' but also then it doesn't goto center.

Is there anyone so kind to help me?

Phil

Ticklefish · Jul 11, 2018

Droidphilev said:
Hello,

XDA search is down for me so don't kill me for asking

I'm looking for an easy way to add custom text centered on the statusbar in a Nougat rom.

I added:

<TextView android:textSize="14.0dip" android:textColor="#ffffffff" android:gravity="left|center" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:text="@string/hello" android:singleLine="true" />

in systemui/res/layout/status_bar.xml

and:

<string name="hello">Logan</string>

in res/values/string

This works but whatever i do i can't get it in the center. I tried comparing with thet tutorials here but wans't able to get it done. I tried changing 'gravity' from 'left|center' to 'center' but also then it doesn't goto center.

Is there anyone so kind to help me?

Phil

Hmm. You could try using the Simple Method from my post about centering the clock. This will put the string outside the status bar so you can center it on the screen, without having to worry about affecting anything else in the statusbar.

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Droidphilev · Jul 13, 2018

Hello again,

Ticklefish said:
Hmm. You could try using the Simple Method from my post about centering the clock. This will put the string outside the status bar so you can center it on the screen, without having to worry about affecting anything else in the statusbar.

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Here is my default status_bar.xml:

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.PhoneStatusBarView android:orientation="vertical" android:id="@id/status_bar" android:background="@drawable/system_bar_background" android:focusable="false" android:descendantFocusability="afterDescendants"
  xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
  xmlns:systemui="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/com.android.systemui">
    <ImageView android:id="@id/notification_lights_out" android:paddingBottom="2.0dip" android:visibility="gone" android:layout_width="@dimen/status_bar_icon_size" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:src="@drawable/ic_sysbar_lights_out_dot_small" android:scaleType="center" android:paddingStart="6.0dip" />
    <LinearLayout android:orientation="horizontal" android:id="@id/status_bar_contents" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:paddingStart="6.0dip" android:paddingEnd="8.0dip">
        <com.android.systemui.statusbar.AlphaOptimizedFrameLayout android:orientation="horizontal" android:id="@id/notification_icon_area" android:layout_width="0.0dip" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:layout_weight="1.0" />
        <com.android.keyguard.AlphaOptimizedLinearLayout android:orientation="horizontal" android:id="@id/system_icon_area" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="fill_parent">
            <include layout="@layout/system_icons" />
            <TextView android:textSize="@dimen/battery_level_text_size" android:textColor="#ffffffff" android:layout_gravity="center_vertical" android:id="@id/battery_level" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:importantForAccessibility="noHideDescendants" android:paddingEnd="@dimen/battery_level_padding_end" android:layout_marginStart="@dimen/header_battery_margin_keyguard" />
            <com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.Clock android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.Clock" android:gravity="start|center" android:id="@id/clock" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:singleLine="true" android:paddingStart="@dimen/status_bar_clock_starting_padding" android:paddingEnd="@dimen/status_bar_clock_end_padding" />
        </com.android.keyguard.AlphaOptimizedLinearLayout>
    </LinearLayout>
</com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.PhoneStatusBarView>

I tried to disbale the clock and put some custom text in center of the bar but everything i tried failed.

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