[SOFTKEYS] Colorful Xyboard style softkeys Updated 6/10

[yosterwp]

Hello forum,

I found Alex9090's post and from that post I took the sofkteys, and started changing their colors.
Note: I did not come up with the shape of the softkeys. I just re-colored the ones I found.
As of now, I have the xyboard softkeys in white, orange, green, and dark blue.

Feel free to post screenshots and what not. Or even your comments too.

For the white softkeys, I used the stock theme. For the orange softkeys, I used the "Holo Orange" theme. For the green softkeys, I used the "greenICS" theme. For the dark-blue softkeys, I used the Natemodz theme. I used these themes to show off my softkeys, but the rest of the ui was not created by me. Except for the softkeys portion, these themes were not made by me. And I was not the creator of the shape of the softkeys. I only recolored the ones that came from the Xyboard.

NOTE:

These softkeys definitely work on MDPI devices like most tablets. The Zipthemer zips put the softkeys in drawable-mdpi, so those zips are for mdpi devices ONLY! But the non Zipthemer zips should be able to be used in HDPI or XHDPI (not tested though).

ALWAYS MAKE A NANDROID! (especially when flashing)

"ics_softkeys_xyboard_[anything]" is NOT a flashable zip. It should be used in AOKP's Rom Control or the equivalent in other roms to change the softkeys.

"MMZT_softkeys_xyboard_[anything]" is NOT a flashable zip either. It should be used in Zipthemer or Metamorph(haven't tried Metamorph) to patch the needed files. Then the zip Zipthemer spits out is what you flash at your own risk in recovery.

One last thing... Don't forget to press thanks on my post, as well as Alex9090's post!

 

[yosterwp]

I've added some screenshots of my own.

MMZT_softkeys_xyboard_[anything] instructions:
1. Download the desired MetaMorph/Zipthemer theme and if you don't have it already, MetaMorph/Zipthemer from the play store. I personally haven't tried MetaMorph, but I know Zipthemer works.
2. Open Zipthemer and configure it for the Xoom (there are guides out there if you are confused) However, make sure that you set Zipthemer to make an undo-zip too.
3. Click "+Input" and navigate to the downloaded zip.
4. Click build it. Zipthemer will generate flashable zips, specifically made for your rom/configuration.
5. Zipthemer will by default place the new flashable zips at the root of the xoom's internal storage. If that isn't accessible to your recovery, place the new flashable zips in a place you can access in recovery.
6. Flash the *update.zip if you are applying the theme and reboot.
7. Enjoy!
***Note, if you created an undo zip and want to revert back to your old softkeys, flash the undo zip instead.

For people using theme chooser roms:
Note that the zipthemer method of changing softkeys will most likely not work with themes that theme the softkeys themselves. If you plan on using this softkey mods like "greenICS" (-great theme BTW), then you will have to use the softkey changer in the rom you are using to change the softkeys manually, and you will have to download the first zip instead.

 

[SeniorOne]

Nice!. Thanks for these.

 

[yosterwp]

Nice!. Thanks for these.

It's my pleasure! Post some screenshots if you'd like to

 

[SeniorOne]

It's my pleasure! Post some screenshots if you'd like to

tks

 

[yosterwp]

tks

That's a good screenshot! And nice background by the way too