Post inquiries for theme help here!

jonnybueno

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Making this thread in effort to keep things a little less cluttered in the forum/threads

Post your inquiries here and I'll try my best to answer your questions when time permits... this is a community so hopefully the other experienced senior members will chime in to help.


Overground: can we get a sticky?
 

Tyler 3

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Alrite just a couple questions about theming and customization.

I would like to apply your red sense theme.

-Do I have to use a rom or can I just apply it on my rooted phone?
-If I have to use a rom which do you suggest so I can still use the original internet app that came with the phone?

Thx for all your help!
 

deficitism

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Sent you a PM about this actually.

Whats the trick to enable transparency? Particularly the notification pull-down. I have already modified framework-res.apk to include the transparent images, however they are not displaying transparent when applied to the phone. I read a few things about hexing, and even found a 'transparency patcher' program from droid-forums. This patcher apparently, does the hex work for you on services.jar. However, it did not do the trick. What am I missing here?

I'm running my own fully deodexed custom rom based on the 2.2 sense leak.
 

emplox

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I would just like to know how to manually change my icons and or folders on my home screen and in my app drawer. Any help would be appreciated, thanks!
 

jonnybueno

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Jan 26, 2009
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Alrite just a couple questions about theming and customization.

I would like to apply your red sense theme.

-Do I have to use a rom or can I just apply it on my rooted phone?
-If I have to use a rom which do you suggest so I can still use the original internet app that came with the phone?

Thx for all your help!
All root themes will usually only work for the rom they are made for. Sometimes there are big changes to the firmware, sometimes little... a good rule of thumb is to always make a nandroid backup if your an early adopter. So long story short:

1. yes
2. whatever rom i made the theme for... you can only use the original browser app with sense

Sent you a PM about this actually.

Whats the trick to enable transparency? Particularly the notification pull-down. I have already modified framework-res.apk to include the transparent images, however they are not displaying transparent when applied to the phone. I read a few things about hexing, and even found a 'transparency patcher' program from droid-forums. This patcher apparently, does the hex work for you on services.jar. However, it did not do the trick. What am I missing here?

I'm running my own fully deodexed custom rom based on the 2.2 sense leak.
I'm working on Transparency as well...I contacted Xeudoxus at droidforums...hopefully he can help.

I have no idea... If you guys get ahold of Xeadoxus then let me know how its done. I have a feeling he'll tell you to download xUltimate though.

I would just like to know how to manually change my icons and or folders on my home screen and in my app drawer. Any help would be appreciated, thanks!
I too would like to find out how to change the "Folders" icon from the plain manila to obviously something else.
Changing folder icons/app icons: you're gonna have to theme the rom you're using

basic ingredients in no particular order:

1. update.zip- just download one of themes and the update script in there (META-INF) or make your own if you feel like learning the syntax

2. resigning tool http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3175518&postcount=2

3. 7zip for extracting apks

4. Android SDK

5. Lots of time

Start extracting apks and viewing the contents of res/drawable-hdpi---where you'll find icons

Most icons are named ic_launcher_XXXX.png, some are named app_icon, others are just simply icon... you'll have to look around to find them as there is no easy way to change them. Once you find the icon you want to replace, drop your new icon (with exactly the same name) into the same directory (preferably using 7zip since you don't have to have the directory extracted to replace it) and resign the entire zip file... flash zip and win!
 

KGBxxx

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So how much time do you think I would need if I was to do this? Just kidding looks like a pain in the ass. However, doable. Thanks for the link to signing the zip. Thought it just might be a bit easier. Hopefully soon I can change the plain folders to a picture of my girlfriend or something.

Sent from my noob rooted dinc.
 

craigmack

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Signal Bars

I have seemed to try everything to change the signal bar(s) colors. I have changed all of the icons to a red theme and the only way I can think thats left is that it has to be hex coded. Important fact is I am running skyraider 2.0.1. Has anyone had any luck changing these?