[THEME - WIP] Stargate [RELEASE - 8/20/11]

[arrtoodeetoo]

[edit - see post 2 for download/details]

Hey, XDA! Long time, no see!

Sorry for going AWOL for so long. Work got super busy and I had to force myself to NOT come to XDA in order to focus on real life. I was spending waaay too much time tinkering with my XOOM and I just had to take a step back.

But, things have slowed down a little bit and I've actually got a new theme in the works. This time, I've got a team to help with the porting! MitchTank (and maybe dhemke17) are going to port the theme over to Tiamat and WiFi, and they also have my blessing to re-port Honeybread.

So, without further ado, here is the new theme I'm working on. It's about 90% complete, and I should have a file up by the end of the week. Also, it will only be 99% complete until Sangreal06 updates hnytool to work with 3.2.

STARGATE COMPUTER, or SGC, is based off of the computer screens in Stargate Atlantis, with some artistic liberty for the unlock ring, clock and other circular items.

There are still a few things I may change, and I will need to get the author of Thumb Keyboard to upload my theme for this (and for Honeybread) so that paid users can use the themed keyboards with this and Honeybread.

 

[arrtoodeetoo]

Version 1.0 Download Link - THIS IS FOR US 3G XOOMs ONLY!!
(MitchTank, if you guys want to start porting, feel free! I still have a few more little pngs to change here and there, though.)


PORTS FOR WIFI ONLY and TIAMAT ROMS can be found here.

DETAILS AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS.

SGC for XOOM 3G (US) - Android 3.2

v1.0 - 8/20/11 - Please report bugs! The current version of apktool is kinda' sketch on some things.

Included in this package:

-main 
framework-res.apk - Goes in system/framework. Requires reboot

-System Apps folder (All of these go in system/app folder on your XOOM)
SystemUI.apk - Requires reboot
Launcher2.apk - CHANGING THIS WILL WIPE YOUR HOMESCREEN WIDGETS. Apps shortcuts will remain.
--Rotation speed of orientation switch has been sped up in this edit. You're welcome.
DeskClockGoogle.apk - Changed the small Honeycomb clock widget.
Browser.apk
Settings.apk
*Music2.apk* - Coming soon!

-bootanimation.zip - A simple boot animation for the theme. Please help me fix the white flash between loops. :P
To install this, copy it to data/local or push it there via adb.

-Fonts folder (Requires reboot for the clock in the status bar to change)
3 Android Clock fonts (to replace the Honeycomb clock fonts. They go in system/fonts)
AndroidClock.ttf
AndroidClock_Solid.ttf
AndroidClock_Highlight.ttf

-3rd Party Folder
BigClockSGC.apk - A big (4x4) version of the themed Honeycomb clock. 3x3 coming soon.
AudioManager.apk - Free version of the AudioManager widget. Use "Default" for theme.
-Buttons Folder - 8 Circle Launcher icons (Set them in the circle launcher settings by selecting Custom Icon)
-Beautiful Widgets Folder - Found on internal storage at /sdcard/data/beautifulwidgets
--ClockSGC - Super Clock Skin, goes in /sdcard/data/beautifulwidgets/scskins
--BatterySGC - BW Battery Widget Skin, goes in /sdcard/data/beautifulwidgets/bskins
--WeatherSGC - BW Weather Skin, goes in /sdcard/data/beautifulwidgets/wskins

Two ways to install:

A. With Root Explorer 
1. Put the files and folders in your XOOM's SD Card 
2. Navigate to them in Root Explorer
3. Copy each one over individually to their respective folders
(Note - Make sure you change your XOOM to writable in Root Explorer by switching W/O to R/O at the top)
-For framework-res.apk, copy it into system/framework, then reboot.
-For the Gingerbread clock, just click and install it, then insert it as a widget.
-For files in the System Apps folder, copy them over to system/app (Reboot after installing SystemUI.apk)
*NOTE THAT CHANGING THE LAUNCHER WILL WIPE WIDGETS FROM HOMESCREENS. Back up any circle launcher settings you have to save time resetting everything.
-For files in the Fonts folder, copy them over to system/fonts (Reboot for the status bar clcok change)

B. Via ADB (If you want the Gingerbread clock and CL Buttons, you still need to install them manually)
1. Copy all files INDIVIDUALLY over to your Android SDK Tools folder first (You can put
them all in a single folder if you wish, just be sure to push from that folder, as in adb push folder\file /system/folder/file )

(These are CASE SENSITIVE!)

adb remount
adb push framework-res.apk /system/framework/framework-res.apk
adb push SystemUI.apk system/app
adb push Browser.apk system/app
adb push Launcher2.apk system/app # THIS WILL WIPE YOUR HOMESCREEN WIDGETS
adb push DeskClockGoogle.apk system/app
adb push Settings.apk system/app
adb push AndroidClock.ttf system/fonts/
adb push AndroidClock_Solid.ttf system/fonts/
adb push AndroidClock_Highlight.ttf system/fonts/
adb reboot

 

[Instien]

Glad to see you return. Looking forward to seeing this.

 

[boosthead]

looks promising. Pretty cool!

 

[Brolloks]

Looks really good

 

[MitchTank]

You are the man, a true artist. Looking forward to it. Email me if you want anything.

 

[rockhumper]

Blows the current theme options out of the water... Please hurry LOL

 

[arrtoodeetoo]

Things left to do:
-Change small button and check box colors in framework-res.
-Change icons for quick menu (they look OK now, but I want something different)
-recolor the music app.
-Maybe change the BeautifulWidget clock font from bold to normal to slim it up. I'm not too crazy about the bold the longer I have it on my homescreen.

When I'm able to decompile:
-Change status bar and quick settings clock colors in SystemUI
-Change outer glow drag color in Launcher
-Reskin Settings and Gmail apks.

I found an updated version of apktool, so hopefully I can get it working soon.

 

[dadoc04]

looks cool..

 

[rockhumper]

Things left to do:
-Change small button and check box colors in framework-res.
-Change icons for quick menu (they look OK now, but I want something different)
-recolor the music app.
-Maybe change the BeautifulWidget clock font from bold to normal to slim it up. I'm not too crcrazy about the bold the longer I have it on my homescreen.

When I'm able to decompile:
-Change status bar and quick settings clock colors in SystemUI
-Change outer glow drag color in Launcher
-Reskin Settings and Gmail apks.

I found an updated version of apktool, so hopefully I can get it working soon.

Sounds awesome! I am glad you are skinning the apks. It is very exciting for us guys who want a theme that isnt just a color change to everything. It is also nice to see different icons... I desperately want to theme my icons, but without custom home launcher it is hard.. Well they are out there but they suck and lose some of xooms cooler animations. Really excited for this...

 

[joshuarad2]

I love this theme. Cannot wait to get my hands on this one. Thumbs up for sure!!!!!

 

[predator290]

awesome theme, i want!!!

 

[MitchTank]

Lol, checking everyday, twice a day, impatiently.

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[arrtoodeetoo]

I should have a beta out tomorrow. I was going to release it yesterday but I started to notice some crazy stuff happening with apps crashing a lot. Then I read this on the apktool code site. It was the .arsc file causing the crashes in my framework, so I had to revert back to the stock file, meaning some of the colors I wished to change aren't changed (there are still some oranges here and there), so I'll just have to wait until apktool is fixed until I change those colors.

I could release it now, but I want to live with it for today to make sure I don't have any other weird little bugs. One thing that sucks is that I can't edit certain other apps that I wanted to. Browser is only partially themed, except for the quick controls color, which is defined in the .arsc, so it's still stock for the most part. Gmail and the Calendar app have a lot of text colors that need changing, but they crash randomly due to the .arsc file change, so for now they are stock.

Here's a list of everything I've changed.

Android:
framework-res.apk
SystemUI.apk
Launcher2.apk
Settings.apk
Browser.apk (mostly)
Music2.apk (Actually still working on this one a little)

3rd party:
Thumb Keyboard (this is a paid app, so I'm not sure how to go about this one)
Beautiful Widgets (Superclock, Battery, Weather)
AudioManager
Circle Launcher icons

 

[rockhumper]

i dont know much about this stuff but would it be any benefit to use the modified hnytool.apk in the development forum? Or does that not help any?

 

[arrtoodeetoo]

It would if Sangreal06 would updated it. Right now it's tuned to 3.1, so it doesn't decompile.

 

[rockhumper]

It would if Sangreal06 would updated it. Right now it's tuned to 3.1, so it doesn't decompile.

Ahh gotcha... Well cant wait for your theme man!

 

[Instien]

It would if Sangreal06 would updated it. Right now it's tuned to 3.1, so it doesn't decompile.

I haven't had any problems decompiling 3.2 ... perhaps you could send me a PM with your problem and I might be able to help.

 

[gqstatus0685]

This is freaking awesome. I want to get into theming but I need to buy myself a laptop. Mac or Windows? Which one has more tools for theming.

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[Instien]

This is freaking awesome. I want to get into theming but I need to buy myself a laptop. Mac or Windows? Which one has more tools for theming.

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Windows would be more universal for it. They did just update hnytool for Mac, but windows is still simpler.

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