FILES HAVE BEEN RE-UPLOADED WITH PROPER ICON FILES CONTAIN RESOLUTIONS FROM 256x256 to 16x16.
The files should also now work in XP, if they do not download the version posted by PsychoCemia here
Thanks for reminding me down8
Here are two icons I wipped up for my phone that I thought I would share.
This will change the drive icon and names in "My Computer".
These might not work in XP as they are 256x256 and PNG based .ico files.
If anyone wants these made for XP, send me a PM and Ill remake them for XP.
Each zip file contains an icon file and autorun.inf file. Unzip the contents of each zip and put the files in the appropriate drive on your phone. The next time you mount the drives on your computer the icons and drive names will be changed.
Drive name - Droid Internal
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
http://www.mediafire.com/file/dntcbn0k13iwhw9/internal icon.zip
Drive name - Droid SD
http://www.mediafire.com/file/suk4a7pxdwq2r6k/SdCard.zip
If you want to rename the drives to something different, you will need to edit the autorun.inf file in a text editor.
If anyone wants to change the icon itself I have uploaded the photoshop PSD file below.
http://www.mediafire.com/file/5vw4ncac11c3u0x/Android Icon.psd
I've been using a setup I made for my mac. I don't mean to hijack your thread, but I figured it would be helpful to put mine in the same thread.
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That is pretty nifty. Thanks! Looks great
bahnburner said:
I've been using a setup I made for my mac. I don't mean to hijack your thread, but I figured it would be helpful to put mine in the same thread.
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No problem, thanks for the addition. Feel free to use the PSD of my files if you want to edit yours to show the internal and SD based storage on your HDD icon.
PS I know Linux uses PNG files for their icons, so people can just use the png images in the OP. What does Mac us for its icons? Is it a proprietary format?
EDIT- Guess I should have downloaded your file before asking the above question. :ºp
So do you HAVE to make the PNGs in each size for it to work on a Mac? I thought it would scale the 256x256 icon to what ever size is needed.
BTW if you would not mind, it might be helpful to write up a little walk through on whats needed to get the icons to display properly on a Mac in case any one wants to try their own. I know Google is our friend, but I like making this place friendly too.
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That is pretty nifty. Thanks! Looks great
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Glad you like it. Try blowing the view size up, the icons can go up to 256x256. Then again you maybe like me and like to see space left on the drives.
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No problem, thanks for the addition. Feel free to use the PSD of my files if you want to edit yours to show the internal and SD based storage on your HDD icon.
PS I know Linux uses PNG files for their icons, so people can just use the png images in the OP. What does Mac us for its icons? Is it a proprietary format?
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It really depends on how you're changing your icons, but it's usually a .icns file, but luckly OSX allows you to copy and paste icons from one file to another.
I'll update my icons with your internal/external icons as soon as I can. I've been busting my chops working on some MetaMorphs this evening. I'm finally done with those.
Very Cool, Thanks Man.
For some reason though, I can download all files but the internal zip.
All was silent when I mentioned this before (no big, of course):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=728392
Unless hurrpancakes's screenshot is poorly compressed, I much prefer the Android icon I've got. I like the idea though.
-bZj
down8 said:
All was silent when I mentioned this before (no big, of course):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=728392
Unless hurrpancakes's screenshot is poorly compressed, I much prefer the Android icon I've got. I like the idea though.
-bZj
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Yeah, I have the icons at a smaller size, when you increase the size they're very nice looking.
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One needs to embed all sizes into the .ico file to get good visibility at all sizes. The icon I have is thus, and looks good from 16x16 to 256x256.
-bZj
down8 said:
One needs to embed all sizes into the .ico file to get good visibility at all sizes. The icon I have is thus, and looks good from 16x16 to 256x256.
-bZj
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Mind sharing your icons with the rest of us? They look top notch
I can't take credit, got the microSD from DeviantArt, and the Android from the G1 forum some time ago.
Attached.
-bZj
ritalin said:
Here are two icons I wipped up for my phone that I thought I would share.
This will change the drive icon and names in "My Computer".
These might not work in XP as they are 256x256 and PNG based .ico files.
If anyone wants these made for XP, send me a PM and Ill remake them for XP.
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Thanks! Worked great in ubuntu also.
ritalin said:
Here are two icons I wipped up for my phone that I thought I would share.
This will change the drive icon and names in "My Computer".
These might not work in XP as they are 256x256 and PNG based .ico files.
If anyone wants these made for XP, send me a PM and Ill remake them for XP.
Each zip file contains an icon file and autorun.inf file. Unzip the contents of each zip and put the files in the appropriate drive on your phone. The next time you mount the drives on your computer the icons and drive names will be changed.
Drive name - Droid Internal
http://www.mediafire.com/file/h7nwi73nfcvu74c/internal icon.zip
Drive name - Droid SD
http://www.mediafire.com/file/6bjqmw97nlo07dh/SdCard.zip
If you want to rename the drives to something different, you will need to edit the autorun.inf file in a text editor.
If anyone wants to change the icon itself I have uploaded the photoshop PSD file below.
http://www.mediafire.com/file/5vw4ncac11c3u0x/Android Icon.psd
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Thanks, I have been looking for this since I am using the same SD card from my cliq and I had a Cliq icon on it.
subnormyle said:
Very Cool, Thanks Man.
For some reason though, I can download all files but the internal zip.
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Nevermind, for some reason the file downloaded fine on my phone but not on my desktop.
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So, not to steal OP's thunder, but I went ahead and made the XP-compatible icons using his great template. Wasn't hard, but figured I'd save a couple people the trouble. Thanks again, OP!
Again, just extract each to the proper mounted drive.
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I can't take credit, got the microSD from DeviantArt, and the Android from the G1 forum some time ago.
Attached.
-bZj
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Regardless, thanks-they look fantastic.
Hey nobody has said anything so I want to ask, can you make the Windows XP versions and give me a basic idea of how to run it?
koreanjhee said:
Hey nobody has said anything so I want to ask, can you make the Windows XP versions and give me a basic idea of how to run it?
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To install extract the zip to each drive (i.e. Internal hdd, sdcard ) then connect to your win xp machine. As for the actual files i thought someone made them a couple posts back.
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PsychoCemia said:
So, not to steal OP's thunder, but I went ahead and made the XP-compatible icons using his great template. Wasn't hard, but figured I'd save a couple people the trouble. Thanks again, OP!
Again, just extract each to the proper mounted drive.
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Sweet thanks... I was feeling to lazy to do it the day I made these. :º)
Related
Hello nook community!
I have successfully changed the font on my nook color, and I wanted to share my success with all of you.
This method and all of the fonts come from fachadick in the EVO forums. All credit goes to him. I just tested the method and can confirm that it works. fachadick has an enormous collection of fonts here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=801160
Well worth the look.
Ok, so here is how I did it:
IF YOU USE THIS METHOD RUN A NAND BACKUP FIRST
Create a new folder on your sdcard called newfont and put the three ttf files from the fontpack in there
***IMPORTANT***Make sure you follow the Clockopia/AscenderSans command exactly. If you don't, your lock screen font will not change.many thanks to 911jason for figuring out which font to change for the lock screen. 1/25 NOTE: If you are only changing the lock screen font, or you are applying different font to the lock screen; replacing the AscenderSans.ttf file will change the font on some of your menus as well as the lock screen (thanks again 911Jason). See post #19 for an example.
In terminal emulator, type (no copy/pasting) the following commands
su
mount -o remount /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system
cat /sdcard/newfont/DroidSans.ttf > /system/fonts/DroidSans.ttf
cat /sdcard/newfont/DroidSans-Bold.ttf > /system/fonts/DroidSans-Bold.ttf
cat /sdcard/newfont/Clockopia.ttf > /system/fonts/AscenderSans.ttf
mount -o ro,remount /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system
sync
reboot
That's all I did. I currently have the Coolvetica font on my nook.
DISCLAIMER: Please keep in mind that this is coming from an EVO forum, so support for nooks will me minimal. Try this at your own risk. Make sure you make a backup. Make sure you type in the commands EXACTLY the way they are posted. Make sure you are capitalizing the right letters and make sure the spaces are in the right place. Last but not least, don't blame me if you bork your nook. I can confirm this worked on my device, I can't speak for anyone else's.
That being said, ...enjoy!
List of fonts known to format nicely on the nook:
Coolvetica
GillSans
If you find any that work well, let me know or post a screen.
Anyone try Type Fresh? Thats what I use on my Evo. Should work with the NC, but I havent tried yet.
leeh41 said:
Anyone try Type Fresh? Thats what I use on my Evo. Should work with the NC, but I havent tried yet.
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I personally have never had luck with Type Fresh. I tried it a couple of times, but it never changed anything.
Any way to change the default system font colors? Some apps (Tasker in particular) use the default foreground color, but their own background color, making it almost impossible to read.
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Spookymonster said:
Any way to change the default system font colors? Some apps (Tasker in particular) use the default foreground color, but their own background color, making it almost impossible to read.
Sent from my nookColor
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Not sure about that one. Maybe by editing the color of the font before putting it on your nook? I don't know if that would do anything, I'm just grasping at straws.
philburkhardt said:
I personally have never had luck with Type Fresh. I tried it a couple of times, but it never changed anything.
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Type Fresh was the first thing I tried too. It didn't work for me either so I took the manual steps which worked perfectly.
Disgustoid said:
Type Fresh was the first thing I tried too. It didn't work for me either so I took the manual steps which worked perfectly.
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Sweet!!
Nice to hear it's working for other people, too.
Did you check out that thread of fonts? It's pretty sick.
Are you guys successfully changing the lockscreen font with Clockopia.ttf?
I've been using a free font called Ubuntu on my HTC Aria for awhile and it works great replacing all three fonts. However when I used adb to sub in the new fonts on my Nook, the lockscreen font didn't change. The other two fonts look great though...
911jason said:
Are you guys successfully changing the lockscreen font with Clockopia.ttf?
I've been using a free font called Ubuntu on my HTC Aria for awhile and it works great replacing all three fonts. However when I used adb to sub in the new fonts on my Nook, the lockscreen font didn't change. The other two fonts look great though...
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You're right, the lock screen font doesn't change for me either. Maybe something other than Clockopia needs to be changed?
Well, I figured out that on the NookColor, the lockscreen font is called AscenderSans.ttf. I've tried a few replacements but for some reason the bottom of the clock portion gets cut off on most of them. I ended up using GillSans.ttf to replace it and it looks pretty good and doesn't get clipped. I'll probably keep trying until I find the perfect replacement.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
911jason said:
Well, I figured out that on the NookColor, the lockscreen font is called AscenderSans.ttf. I've tried a few replacements but for some reason the bottom of the clock portion gets cut off on most of them. I ended up using GillSans.ttf to replace it and it looks pretty good and doesn't get clipped. I'll probably keep trying until I find the perfect replacement.
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Nice! I poked around in the system fonts, but haven't had a chance to start replacing things.
Let me know if you find ones that works really well. I can make a list in the OP. I have had good luck with SkullphabetOne on other devices. I'm gonna check that out on my nook.
So, you did everything the same except changed the Clockopia.ttf filename to AscenderSans.ttf.
...making the command:
cat /sdcard/newfont/AscenderSans.ttf > /system/fonts/AscenderSans.ttf
...right?
I used adb, but essentially yes, all I did was use AscenderSans.ttf instead of Clockopia.ttf.
911jason said:
I used adb, but essentially yes, all I did was use AscenderSans.ttf instead of Clockopia.ttf.
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Thank you, sir!
I have to step out for a spell. When I get back I'll get the first page updated.
Update
Good morning all.
The instructions in the first post have been updated. You should now be able to change the lock screen font.
philburkhardt said:
Good morning all.
The instructions in the first post have been updated. You should now be able to change the lock screen font.
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Howdy Phil - Nice thread! I'm thinking that you shouldn't need to rename Clockopia.ttf first - just change the command to;
cat /sdcard/newfont/Clockopia.ttf > /system/fonts/AscenderSans.ttf
and it should do the renaming in the same step when you move the file over. Test this first, but I don't see why it wouldn't work - and it should save you a step.
fachadick said:
Howdy Phil - Nice thread! I'm thinking that you shouldn't need to rename Clockopia.ttf first - just change the command to;
cat /sdcard/newfont/Clockopia.ttf > /system/fonts/AscenderSans.ttf
and it should do the renaming in the same step when you move the file over. Test this first, but I don't see why it wouldn't work - and it should save you a step.
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Hey buddy! Thanks for checking in on us. ...and thanks for the info.
I am making a nook backup right now. I will test it out when I am done, and post back. I'm all for saving a step.
UPDATE: You are absolutely correct fachadick. No need to rename the file. Updating the first post now. Thanks again!
Just wanted to give you guys a heads up, the AscenderSans font that is used on the lock screen is also used in other places. I just found this out today, the font I added for my lock screen showed up in the Market when I was searching under the suggestions popup and also in Dolphin Browser HD's settings menu.
911jason said:
Just wanted to give you guys a heads up, the AscenderSans font that is used on the lock screen is also used in other places. I just found this out today, the font I added for my lock screen showed up in the Market when I was searching under the suggestions popup and also in Dolphin Browser HD's settings menu.
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Are you wanting to change only the lockscreen?
Are you sure it is the AscenderSans changing the font in the market? I currently have my lock screen unaltered, but the font in my market is Coolvetica. I thought it was replacing the DroidSans that changed that?
Personally, that's what I'm looking for. By replacing all three ttf files, I want the font changed for everything.
Sent from my nook color
Yes, I'm sure. I only substituted this font for AscenderSans.ttf...
911jason said:
Yes, I'm sure. I only substituted this font for AscenderSans.ttf...
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Thanks for pointing that out. I will add a note about it in the first post.
Which font is that, btw? ....looks pretty good.
Alot of people ask me how I get certain icons in my status bar. Simple explanation, I replace the previous ones.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
How do we replace them you ask? Well that is what I am here to teach you. Before I do that, I want to thank GOMORRAH for the framework and systemui icons. I see him as one of the best themers on xda and he inspires a lot of my work and I love recreating his setups. I WILL NOT BE SHARING HIS ICONS. I also want to thank RAADIUS for the Tape and Vinyl music widgets on my homescreen. I also see him as one of the best themers on xda as well. He taught me alot when I had my Evo 4G, only thing is he was on MIUI and I was on CM7.
Now lets get down to business.
Things you will need: ADB Knowledge, 7-zip file manager, Icons:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1218876 and time. Lots and lots of time.
The first thing your gonna want are icons. I have included a link to the MIUI Carrier Logos thread where I get a lot of my stuff. You can make some also if you want. The preferred size is 38x38, 40x42. The backgrounds have to be transparent and they have to be saved as .png files.
Now that we have our icons, lets get adb started. This is why android-sdk is installed on our pcs' if you didnt know. Your gonna want to go to your android-sdk folder, and either look in tools or platform-tools. ADB will be in either one of these, depending on your setup.
See mines:
Now slow down, we don't want to just click it as is because it won't open. We will have to go up one folder, hold down shift+right click on the folder where adb is and select "Open Command Window Here"
Like this:
Then a command prompt will open up, such as so:
Okay, lets prep the phone. There are 2 ways to do this, wirelessly through adb wireless or plugged in.
Wirelessly: Open up adb wireless and turn it on, it will give you a address that you enter in the command prompt. I'll be doing it this way since I have no idea where my phone is right now but I know adb wireless is turned on already.
Plugged in: Plug the phone into your pc and make sure it is on CHARGE only.
Okay lets get the command going here.
Adb Wireless only, type "adb connect [your address here]". Your phone will connect now.
For everyone. Type "adb devices" this will list the devices connected and your phone should pop up with a long serial number. Type "adb remount" this will mount the phone as writable so we can access root.
Okay here's the selection. The alarm clock, wifi icons, 3g and 1x icons, headphones, vibrate and silent, gps-on and gps-off, and gps-acquiring icons are located in SystemUI.apk in /system/app. The battery icons are located in framework-res.apk in /system/framework. I will be showing you how to do the alarm clock so were gonna mod th SystemUI.apk with this tutorial. It's the same steps for all icons.
Type "adb pull /system/app/SystemUI.apk" this will copy the SystemUI.apk to the same folder where adb is. See SUCCESS
Now that we have the apk copied, lets open her up and do things to her. <--You like what I said there.
Right click on the file and select 7-zip, open archive. Navigate to /res/drawable-hdpi This is where the icons are. The easiest thing to do right here, is copy the entire drawable-res folder to the desktop(Keep the 7-zip folder open though) so you can see the icons in the folder. That way you can connect the names with what they look like. For example, your not gonna know what the alarm clock icon is called but you know what it looks like right?
Yea, so we browse through the folder until we see it. FOUND IT. Now copy the name of it to the new icon your replacing it with. I replaced mines with the kanye bear icon. So now my kanye bear will be the new alarm clock icon because it is named Stat_notify_alarm.png which is the original name of our original alarm clock icon.
If you modded just one icon, drag it into the 7-zipped apk folder we left open. If you modded more than one icon, then drag them all in. This comes in handy when your doing the battery icons. You don't want to drag 101 battery icons individually. It will ask you to "Copy" them. Choose yes. In this case, copy means "Overwrite." That will mod the apk with the icons you wanted.
Once its done copying, close the 7-zip folder, close the drawable folder that you copied where-ever. Close all folders that you don't feel are necessary to be open. You should still have your folder where adb is still open though, and your command prompt.
Time to push the apk back to your phone.
Type "adb push SystemUI.apk /system/app" and that will move it back. If you look at your phone, your status bar should have completely disappeared. No pulldown either. This is means your phone is waiting for a reboot.
Type "adb reboot" Once your phone is done, you will see your new icon in the status bar.
THE GREY ERRORS I MARKED OUT BECAUSE THEY SAY ERROR: DEVICE NOT FOUND. THATS BECAUSE I DIDNT WANT TO PUSH IT BACK TO MY PHONE. I DIDNT FEEL LIKE RESTARTING IT IN THE MIDDLE OF A CHARGE CYCLE! On yours it will give the copy speed.
That is it. Enjoy your new icons.
Yo, did you use Adobe to fix your icons to specific sizes. You made this tutorial very noob friendly by way
Yeah photoshop
Nice tutorial knowledge
My rice krispies told me what to say
Can you do this without root?
Unfortunately, you need root.
Free Dirk!!!
booooooooooooooooo =[[ when i root i suppose ill check this out!!! thanks the for the info
Anybody suggest a certain root method?
Can I use Gimp to resize, tweak icons?
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alrite so when i attempt to pull out SystemUI.apk it gives me the the same line with the data and everything, but when i look in the platform-tools folder i dont c the apk
thizzlemania91 said:
alrite so when i attempt to pull out SystemUI.apk it gives me the the same line with the data and everything, but when i look in the platform-tools folder i dont c the apk
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Out of all the errors, u get that? Check your tools folder. Remember, it depends on where adb is.
Free Dirk!!!
Yup I got everything the way its supposed to look but when I try to look for the apk its not in the folder.
thizzlemania91 said:
Yup I got everything the way its supposed to look but when I try to look for the apk its not in the folder.
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Hmmm, its probably copying somewhere else in the PC. Do a system search for it.
Free Dirk!!!
Awesome tutorial knowledge. Appreciate the time you put into it. I've been searching for a while now and am having a hard time finding more icons. Are there any icons that you can share or maybe a link?
Google search Droid x minimal icons and akoe101. He has great battery, signal, and WiFi icon packs. I use his all the time.
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If you guys Root explorer to copy and paste, make sure you dont delete the old SystemUI.apk or framework-res.apk on your phone when you copy the new one over. Youll be going to force close and nandroid city. Just paste over it, overwrite it.
Free Dirk!!!
My man here is a genius, though me **** lots about this, thanks knowledge I got everything working now
Nice tutorial.
You can also use UOT Kitchen by mendozinas. It will do everything for you (other then uploading the files and checking boxes) and has a lot of icons you can mix/match what you want (and change overscroll color, wait cursor color, volume bar color, etc. etc.).
http://uot.dakra.lt/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=990829
Great DIY...Thanks, it worked great, now I just have to DL Photoshop so I can make some other edits properly...Or do you recommend something better, I tried to use photo editer and it just wouldn't work right...
creektrack said:
Great DIY...Thanks, it worked great, now I just have to DL Photoshop so I can make some other edits properly...Or do you recommend something better, I tried to use photo editer and it just wouldn't work right...
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Photoshop is the best in my book.
Free Dirk!!!
Nice work! I have a half day today at work and know EXACTLY what I'm doing when I get home.
Rootyourdroid.net. My nephews blog.
Lockscreen rings? Anyone? I've been playing with editor and had little success.
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Yeah, +1. It would be wonderful to get custom lockscreen rings on the Flyer. Just one question though: What editor are you talking about, @Ryno_666?
I'm planning on it. I have a lock ring thread in the EVO 3D section. I just got the Wi-Fi only Flyer yesterday and I really haven't had much time to play with it. I just hope the apks that need to be edited are able to be decompiled with m10 tools.
pndo1 said:
Yeah, +1. It would be wonderful to get custom lockscreen rings on the Flyer. Just one question though: What editor are you talking about, @Ryno_666?
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M10 editor and custom.lockscreen tool.
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triscuit1983 said:
I'm planning on it. I have a lock ring thread in the EVO 3D section. I just got the Wi-Fi only Flyer yesterday and I really haven't had much time to play with it. I just hope the apks that need to be edited are able to be decompiled with m10 tools.
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I like your work on 3VO hope you can figure it out. I tried decompile and it borks the file.
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Just an update in case anyone cares, I've finally been able to get into some of the apks to see what I can find and it looks like I'll be able to make some rings. The apks are not built the same as the ones I'm used to, so give me some time to play with them and see what I can do.
I'm playing with the stock Wi-Fi only from Best Buy ROM - 1.36.1540.32. I don't know whether or not it will end up working for other ROMs.
triscuit1983 said:
Just an update in case anyone cares, I've finally been able to get into some of the apks to see what I can find and it looks like I'll be able to make some rings. The apks are not built the same as the ones I'm used to, so give me some time to play with them and see what I can do.
I'm playing with the stock Wi-Fi only from Best Buy ROM - 1.36.1540.32. I don't know whether or not it will end up working for other ROMs.
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Have you been able to get the default shared.m10 file in fusion to compile? (After decoding the images) ..thats where the lockring is. An alternative would be to edit the lockring in the m10 files for the bluesky or burgondy htc skins (these are also in fusion.apk) and then switch to that htc skin to see the changes.
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Scabes24 said:
Have you been able to get the default shared.m10 file in fusion to compile? (After decoding the images) ..thats where the lockring is. An alternative would be to edit the lockring in the m10 files for the bluesky or burgondy htc skins (these are also in fusion.apk) and then switch to that htc skin to see the changes.
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I've been able to get everything to compile properly, at least that's what it looks like, but anytime I move it to the device I'm left without a lockscreen (no images on the screen, just the wallpaper with no way to unlock). Even with simple 1 image edits not related to the lockscreen, just in the fusion.apk.
There are actually several places that the lock ring image is present, in several different sizes. It's hard to tell which is being used. I've found lock ring images in multiple m10 files within fusion.apk, Idlescreen_Base.apk, and Idlescreen_shortcut.apk.
A personal goal of mine with this is to remove the lockscreen shortcuts. I know how to get it done, but I just can't seem to get anything to take. I suppose this could mean that m10 tools is not yet compatible. I just don't understand why it looks as if the apks/m10 files are compiling properly if they're not.
triscuit1983 said:
I've been able to get everything to compile properly, at least that's what it looks like, but anytime I move it to the device I'm left without a lockscreen (no images on the screen, just the wallpaper with no way to unlock). Even with simple 1 image edits not related to the lockscreen, just in the fusion.apk.
There are actually several places that the lock ring image is present, in several different sizes. It's hard to tell which is being used. I've found lock ring images in multiple m10 files within fusion.apk, Idlescreen_Base.apk, and Idlescreen_shortcut.apk.
A personal goal of mine with this is to remove the lockscreen shortcuts. I know how to get it done, but I just can't seem to get anything to take. I suppose this could mean that m10 tools is not yet compatible. I just don't understand why it looks as if the apks/m10 files are compiling properly if they're not.
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I was able to get partial image but disappeared after move.
I wonder if you aren't on to something about m10 tools incompatibility.
I was in Idlescreen_Base apk...
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Ryno_666 said:
I was able to get partial image but disappeared after move.
I wonder if you aren't on to something about m10 tools incompatibility.
I was in Idlescreen_Base apk...
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I think the images in idlescreen base are only for when there's action on the lockscreen (music playing..), the main lockring is in the default m10 file in fusion (2 images, one for lock rest and one for unlock) the other rings you see in fusion are for the htc skins. After testing a while back I found that the only file that m10 editor has trouble with is the default m10 file. Lee said he was planning on taking a look at the editor and hopefully come up with a fix. But if not, Daimondback has been working on rebuilding m10tools for some time now and i mentioned this issue to him about a month ago.
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This is unrelated, sort of, but I hate starting a new thread to ask a question.
Does anyone know if the Flyer is using the mdpi files or the hdpi files? I've been messing with UOT and choosing hdpi and everything I've been making is looking oversized or not being themed at all. Most of the apks I've looked in have mdpi files as well as hdpi. A few have only mdpi.
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This is unrelated, sort of, but I hate starting a new thread to ask a question.
Does anyone know if the Flyer is using the mdpi files or the hdpi files? I've been messing with UOT and choosing hdpi and everything I've been making is looking oversized or not being themed at all. Most of the apks I've looked in have mdpi files as well as hdpi. A few have only mdpi.
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The flyer uses mdpi. You can try using a theme porter script that has hdpi to mdpi toggle (search for theme porter script).
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I will be looking into this as well this weekend, we need to spice up our Tabs.. (Evo View)
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I will be looking into this as well this weekend, we need to spice up our Tabs.. (Evo View)
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I wish you luck
I would try looking at the data.xml in the default m10 file in fusion before diving into the editor, its strange that it can decompile and decode the images without issues untill trying to compile/save..
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Found some work arounds and got to what I was talking about earlier with no shortcuts...
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Everything I did was within fusion.apk.
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Found some work arounds and got to what I was talking about earlier with no shortcuts...
Everything I did was within fusion.apk.
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Care to share how you did it?
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Found some work arounds and got to what I was talking about earlier with no shortcuts...
Everything I did was within fusion.apk.
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When you modified how did you keep image? I still get partials but they stick I too am in fusion apk only.
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This is still a work in progress and I feel like it should be way easier but this is what I did. Also, I did not make any changes to the properties of the m10 files, this is only image editing so far...
1. Use apktool to decompile fusion.apk
2. Open M10Editor.exe and drag the m10 file you want to decompile to it (I started with the shared.10 in /Default/drawable)
3. The dialog box will say "M10 successfully loaded!" and there may be a Close button or a Cancel button underneath. Either way click the button to close the dialog box.
4. Go the the m10 Files tab and highlight the only file shown.
5. Check the Decode Images check box and click Decompile/Show button.
6. Once it decompiles and moves you to the Editor tab, close M10Editor.exe.
7. Look back in the /Default/drawable folder and there will be a new folder called "shared".
8. Go through the shared folder and make the edits you'd like. Don't change the dimensions of any of the files (eg. if its 289x288, leave it 289x288)
9. Once you're done use command prompt to compile. Make sure you cd to the m10 tools folder before attempting any commands. Here are the the commands I used...
Code:
m10encoder C:\Users\[I]my name[/I]\Desktop\fusion\assets\Default\drawable\shared C:\Users\[I]my name[/I]Destktop\fusion\assets\Default\drawable\shared.10
10. This will replace the shared.m10 file in /Default/drawable.
11. Delete the shared folder.
12. Use apktool to compile the apk. (I did the same stuff to the shared.10 in /Default/drawable_land before compiling. You should be able to do the same to the BlueSky and Burgundy folders.)
I used adb to push the fusion.apk to my phone. To remove the shortcuts I made the icon holder transparent while editing. Once the apk was on my Flyer, I downloaded an app I didn't care about and set each shortcut to that. Then I deleted the app. Shortcuts gone.
It doesn't look like Idlescreen_Base.apk needs to be edited but I could be wrong.
Did this to a T but would not replace the shared.m any ideas?
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Ryno_666 said:
Did this to a T but would not replace the shared.m any ideas?
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I can't say I know what the difference between my setup and yours is, but it seems your not the only one having the issue. I've been able to edit the fusion.apk this way, but not the Idlescreen_Base.apk. Still having trouble figuring out the trick as of right now.
I'm starting this thread as a place for themers to exchange tricks they've learned, also to exchange information. The intent is not to become a "how to decompile ICS" thread.. they are all over if you just search. I'll start it off as an example:
For doing mass .9.png edit ssuch as replacing a color, I found the easy way is a comination of Adobe bridge with Photoshop
For example:
say i want to change all red elements into blue
open your first image in photoshop
create a action with the commands(just a example) Adjust to RGB -> select color range 'reds' -> adjust hue (set to your version of blue you want)->save->close ... say i name action "change"
now in bridge nav to folder where the images are you want to change in the same manner
select all the images you want to run the action on
tools>photoshop>batch
select the "change action" and volla....
another way ive used this is by replacing "select color range'reds'" and again select color range>sample the black edge, so the black border is selected.. followed by select inverse .. this will then select all but the border and adjust hue of the whole image w/o messing the the border
Tip: if youre trying to rotate multiple images and are using Windows 7, Ctrl+A to hightlight them all and right click to choose "Rotate Clockwise" or Counterclockwise.
Tip: If your not liking how a .9.png is stretching a image.. look in your sdk tools, there should be one called draw9patch... It's a java app to edit a .9.pngs stretching...(I just recently discovered this)
Up until finding this, I would push images I want to stretch uniformly via zip 7 after compiling..obviously poor practice to do any work later on
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Jmrwbilly said:
Tip: If your not liking how a .9.png is stretching a image.. look in your sdk tools, there should be one called draw9patch... It's a java app to edit a .9.pngs stretching...(I just recently discovered this)
Up until finding this, I would push images I want to stretch uniformly via zip 7 after compiling..obviously poor practice to do any work later on
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Thanks, the theme I'm wanting to do involves some beveled edges on the various status bars and such. Stretching along the vertical edge would be fine but trying to pull the whole image would distort the top and bottom bevels. I'll have to look into this because I was afraid I wasn't going to be able to do what I wanted to do without the ability to control this.
Now I gotta experiment with whether a .9 image can exist where there wasn't one in the original build.
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LOBBS said:
Thanks, the theme I'm wanting to do involves some beveled edges on the various status bars and such. Stretching along the vertical edge would be fine but trying to pull the whole image would distort the top and bottom bevels. I'll have to look into this because I was afraid I wasn't going to be able to do what I wanted to do without the ability to control this.
Now I gotta experiment with whether a .9 image can exist where there wasn't one in the original build.
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don't quote me in this, but I'm pretty sure it's fine to replace .png with a .9.png.....9.pngs are used as a answer to different screen resolutions to prevent distorted images
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think this is the best place to ask. does any1 know where the Launcher drawer Icon is located?
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funnyangrykid said:
think this is the best place to ask. does any1 know where the Launcher drawer Icon is located?
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I'm almost certain it's in Rosie.apk in m10 file...which can't change yet..can work around with the m10s for skins but I think that is in Rosie
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I'm almost certain it's in Rosie.apk in m10 file...which can't change yet..can work around with the m10s for skins but I think that is in Rosie
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Well that sucks if we are unable to mod it
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I am efficient enough in the Adobe Suite to handle this stuff, but I just dont know how to extract the system files off the phone and then apply the new ones. It is probably easier than I know, but if anyone has a link on how you start playing around with these files that would be great.
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I am efficient enough in the Adobe Suite to handle this stuff, but I just dont know how to extract the system files off the phone and then apply the new ones. It is probably easier than I know, but if anyone has a link on how you start playing around with these files that would be great.
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Just download the rom you want to theme on your pc and open with 7zip, most files are in system/framework and system/app, No pulling files from phone needed.
To push them back just download any random theme .zip and replace the files with your themed files
Therev29 said:
Just download the rom you want to theme on your pc and open with 7zip, most files are in system/framework and system/app, No pulling files from phone needed.
To push them back just download any random theme .zip and replace the files with your themed files
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What do u mean when u say a Theme.zip ? And where would I get one of which u are mentioning?
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Therev29 said:
Just download the rom you want to theme on your pc and open with 7zip, most files are in system/framework and system/app, No pulling files from phone needed.
To push them back just download any random theme .zip and replace the files with your themed files
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tip I have here, I'd to take a peak at the script for the zip...I've seen some peoples scripts include deleting the original apk from the phone before pushing new..if that's the case, you could end up deleting something your not replacing with this method
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funnyangrykid said:
What do u mean when u say a Theme.zip ? And where would I get one of which u are mentioning?
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Here is a blank zip you can use to flash your theme, just make sure you put the right apks in the right folders i.e SystemUI,apk goes in system/app/ and framework-res.apk goes in system/framework.
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tip I have here, I'd to take a peak at the script for the zip...I've seen some peoples scripts include deleting the original apk from the phone before pushing new..if that's the case, you could end up deleting something your not replacing with this method
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Very true, I have done this myself a couple times, with my own scripts no less
Question if i wanted t o make my stat_sys_signal_null from a static icon into an animated one that used two different .png what would be the best way. i have tried multiple times and each time i get errors while compiling or it just doesnt work.
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Question if i wanted t o make my stat_sys_signal_null from a static icon into an animated one that used two different .png what would be the best way. i have tried multiple times and each time i get errors while compiling or it just doesnt work.
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I've done this before..with adding a animation to the notifications background..should be able use the same concept..average Joe (I think that was his screen name) has a good write up on this
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DISCLAIMER: I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR PHONE EXPLODING, IMPLODING, OR ANY OTHER VIOLENT DEMISE WHICH MAY BEFALL YOUR GALAXY S 4 AS A RESULT OF YOUR TRYING TO INCORPORATE THESE ICONS OR MODS.
THESE MODS ASSUME YOU KNOW HOW TO EXTRACT APKS FROM YOUR PHONE, MAKE EDITS, AND PUSH THEM BACK ONTO YOUR PHONE WITH APPROPRIATE PERMISSIONS SO THAT THEY CAN FUNCTION PROPERLY. IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO THAT, TURN BACK NOW. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE ASK BEFORE TRYING ANYTHING.
Due to requests, I am posting icons I made (originally for my LG Nitro) for the GS4. These are completely original icons I literally drew in power point, saved as pngs, and then resized/cropped to icons. The good thing about the icons is that they're very minimalist (just my style), so they actually weren't too hard to make, all things considered.
These cover the icons which are positioned on the right side of the notification bar. These will not change icons on the left side of the bar.
Just to give you an idea, here is a clip of my notification bar:
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A FEW NOTES:
1.) The signal icons will not work if you have done the build.prop edit to change to stock jelly bean icons. This edit changes the identity of your phone, and redirects SystemUI.apk to use alternate icons. If you have used this edit and want to use the signal icons, you will have to change the names of the files appropriately.
2.) The battery icons are only for those who have incorporated the % battery mod either from StolenVW here or by another method.
3.) The signal icons will look odd if you choose to use them and don't also incorporate the attached modified xml. Essentially, this xml has been edited such that the signal type/in-out icon overlaps with the signal strength icons as such:
I did this mainly because I hate wasted space, and think it's unnecessary to have two icon slots just for signal when at one point they used to overlap in stock android. To adopt this xml edit, just use 7zip to right click/"open archive" SystemUI.apk, and drag and drop the xml into res/layout. It is already compiled, so should work fine. Obviously, before putting SystemUI.apk back onto your phone, you'll need to set proper permissions and whatnot. If you don't know how, please turn back or ask someone (or me) first before ruining your fabulous new phone (although recovery with Odin posted by AdamOutler here works fantastically well, just fyi).
SO, take a look at the icons, take whatever you want., edit whatever you want, use however you like! They are organized into the folders of the apks where they belong, so you can use them as a guide for where to put them if you want to adopt the look. These apks include:
SystemUI.apk
framework-res.apk
NfcNci.apk
The attached xml for clustering the signal type/in-out/strength belongs in SystemUI.apk/res/layout. It is compiled, so you should be able to use 7zip to right click on your SystemUI.apk, "open archive," and just drag and drop it into your SystemUI.apk.
Hope you find something you like!
Beautiful set of icons mate, it would be a good idea to set a whole UI based on your style ala vrtheme.
This truly is, I just need to find a thin clock font mod to match it!
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While these aren't my style and I'm far from a minimalist - I'm not going to show you my home screens for fear you may damage your monitor by throwing something at it - but I can definitely appreciate all the hard work you've put into this! Excellent job with this, and for everyone else, make sure you give this user a thanks even if you don't use these icons just because of how awesome they are!
Please make this into a systemui.apk. im sure a lot of people on this forum would really appreciate it. Thank you!!!
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Really beautiful design. If you could compile into a flashable theme that would be awesome.
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They do look great, it would look even better with matching quick toggles...you dont happen to have more matching pngs do you?
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They do look great, it would look even better with matching quick toggles...you dont happen to have more matching pngs do you?
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Wow, thanks guys! I would love to make it flashable, but I have no idea how. In addition, I wouldn't mind posting a SystemUI.apk, but at this point, everyone seems to have additional mods, so I wouldn't be able to include them without wiping their other mods out as well.
As far as quick setting icons, I didn't make additional ones to match, but I did make the whole pulldown menu minimalist white/black, just because:
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Wow, thanks guys! I would love to make it flashable, but I have no idea how. In addition, I wouldn't mind posting a SystemUI.apk, but at this point, everyone seems to have additional mods, so I wouldn't be able to include them without wiping their other mods out as well.
As far as quick setting icons, I didn't make additional ones to match, but I did make the whole pulldown menu minimalist white/black, just because:
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I will post a vrtheme zip file with your icons as soon as I have time, ni batt icons though, since that would require modding of systemui.apk therefirr making it incompatoble across devices/roms. Vrtheme will only replace pngs.
VrTheme Stencil
This one should work ok on all S4 variants.
It includes all stencil icons except the battery percentaje ones (again, those xmls mods have to be compiled along the apk in order for them to work reading the pngs). The rest of pngs are there including your xml file (which should apply properly by just flashing this mod)
Since its a vrtheme flashable zip file, it should be compatible with all i950x TW ROMs, it shouldnt modify any mods existing in your current systemui (except for the notifications, obviously)
Enjoy!
Love the icons. Great job. Any chance you have or could make one for the USB connected and Location/GPS icons? And the driving icon as well?
Thanks again for sharing.
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Love the icons. Great job. Any chance you have or could make one for the USB connected and Location/GPS icons? And the driving icon as well?
Thanks again for sharing.
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Out of curiosity, did the above zip file work for you and what i950x kodel do you own?
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Out of curiosity, did the above zip file work for you and what i950x kodel do you own?
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I didn't use the zip file above. I just downloaded the icons from the first post and copief them to my systemui.apk file. Btw, i have an AT&T i337 model.
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I didn't use the zip file above. I just downloaded the icons from the first post and copief them to my systemui.apk file. Btw, i have an AT&T i337 model.
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Ok, I was just wondering....
Love the simplicity of these. Well done.
is there anyway we could get a flashable systemui.apk for l337 ATT models? I absolutely love these but Im having trouble figuring out how to apply them.
Thanks for your design. They are beautiful!
I thought someone might be interested to see what my screen looks like with these icons. I had a transparent status bar set up prior, but I went back to black. Oh, and I like to have my buttons down the right side of the phone as I'm right handed. I don't know whomever thought having a dock at the bottom of the screen as default made much sense. It makes calling and doing quick email checks much easier to have it on the right or left depending on your style.
These really are beautiful icons.
Yeah, one last time. I do actually live in Morehead.
They look great on your homescreen! So glad you like them!
As I said, in regards to making a flashable SystemUI.apk, I don't know how, but anyone who does is welcome to do whatever he or she wants with these icons!
It would be amazing to make a CM 10 theme for it! I may take a crack at making one for these icons
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I asked for them to be added as an option in nottach's xposed app and he said he would put it in the next release. Now we just need matching toggles and this will be epic.
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