I'm on Infected Eternity RLS 1.4.2 with my Evo 3D. And I;m kind of tired of the green overscroll color. I tried to create a mostly red edition of the ginger thyrepancy with uot kitchen but i got confused and didn't feel like breaking my rom or have a messed up theme. So basically can any one help me learn how to create the theme or just give me some zips with different over scroll colors? especially red
If you use UOT, just check the overscroll color check box and pick your color , then UOT will only theme the overscroll color. Overscroll color is in framework-res.apk, and since you have to upload your ROMs apks (framework-res.apk, com.htc.resources.apk, and SystemUI.apk), the zip thats made will have the edited framework-res.apk that your looking for, and it will be specific to your ROM so nothing will bork.
Ok. Thanks. If i edit parts like the over scrool and the battery it wont edit the rest of my rom right?
Evo_J said:
Ok. Thanks. If i edit parts like the over scrool and the battery it wont edit the rest of my rom right?
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UOT allows you to pick and choose what you want to edit. Only what you check will be edited. Since your uploading you specific ROMs files, there is really no way to screw anything up. But I always make a nandroid backup just in case.
Molto bene!!!! Now i have the confidence i need to do this! Grazie amico
They can be flashed through TWRP 1.1 right?
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They can be flashed through TWRP 1.1 right?
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Yep. When making the zip in UOT, under "Select flashable zip scripting" choose "Type EMMC" for update-binary.
Thanks for the patience and help man. I read about the EMMC in a different thread but thanks for the reminder.
I've made a bunch of overscroll glows that can be added via the metamorph app (free in the market). No need to flash/change battery icons/etc.
Maybe I'll make a thread
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I want to make my own themes for the shift but all the tutorials I have found seem to have a ton of irrelevant information and I'm not sure they are compatible with the shift. What programs do I need in order to make the .ZIP files that contain themes?
I have photoshop so I can make custom .pngs/icons/etc. but I want to be able to make a .zip that I can flash to my phone and perhaps post on here.
Is there some sort of dummy file with all the images so I can just overwrite the stock images and rename the .zip or is it more complicated than that?
All in all, where do I begin?
Nobody?
I want to make themes particularly for the Mikshift ROM.
If anyone can point me in the right direction that would be excellent!
You can start with /system/framework/framework-res but that's bout the most I knw..a little here and there but nothing major..I know mikshift is a little different cause its odexed and most themes are for deodexed
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I figured it out. I just went into a theme I knew worked and edited the .png files and re-saved them with the same names.
You didn't have to resize?
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No I kept the png's their original size. I just used a theme made for a stock evo shift ROM. Flashed right over with no issues.
I'm trying to change the status/top bar of a CM7 theme using UOT Kitchen. The first time I ever attempted this was last night. Followed the instructions step by step; everything was good. But when I flashed it, nothing changed.
My question is, when uploading files to UOT it says for GB Rom's upload the framework and system apk. For CM7 Roms just upload the theme apk i.e. Cyanbread. Seeing how CM7 is GB thats where I'm confused. Should I upload just the theme apk or the framework and system apks? Or should I upload them all?
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I'm trying to change the status/top bar of a CM7 theme using UOT Kitchen. The first time I ever attempted this was last night. Followed the instructions step by step; everything was good. But when I flashed it, nothing changed.
My question is, when uploading files to UOT it says for GB Rom's upload the framework and system apk. For CM7 Roms just upload the theme apk i.e. Cyanbread. Seeing how CM7 is GB thats where I'm confused. Should I upload just the theme apk or the framework and system apks? Or should I upload them all?
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I read somewhere else that UOT might not be updated yet for 2.3.5 Gingerbread like the latest AOSP roms are running.
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TreyDaPrince said:
I'm trying to change the status/top bar of a CM7 theme using UOT Kitchen. The first time I ever attempted this was last night. Followed the instructions step by step; everything was good. But when I flashed it, nothing changed.
My question is, when uploading files to UOT it says for GB Rom's upload the framework and system apk. For CM7 Roms just upload the theme apk i.e. Cyanbread. Seeing how CM7 is GB thats where I'm confused. Should I upload just the theme apk or the framework and system apks? Or should I upload them all?
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I only theme out my framework-res.apk and my SystemUI.apk. The SystemUI.apk is the stock look that you get on Gingerbread without any modifications. If you unzip if with 7zip you'll see what I mean. I've never flashed it into a live/booted rom. I modify my files pngs mostly and let the kitchen do the hard work (the files I still don't understand), then replace the SystemUI.apk and the framework-res.apk into the CMupdate.zip file. There is probably a more preferable way to do it, but I don't switch themes a lot (and the theme chooser doesn't theme everything I need anyway)
I know this way will work as I've gotten my edits into these today/yesterday
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1115904
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I only theme out my framework-res.apk and my SystemUI.apk. The SystemUI.apk is the stock look that you get on Gingerbread without any modifications. If you unzip if with 7zip you'll see what I mean. I've never flashed it into a live/booted rom. I modify my files pngs mostly and let the kitchen do the hard work (the files I still don't understand), then replace the SystemUI.apk and the framework-res.apk into the CMupdate.zip file. There is probably a more preferable way to do it, but I don't switch themes a lot (and the theme chooser doesn't theme everything I need anyway)
I know this way will work as I've gotten my edits into these today/yesterday
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1115904
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Thanks for the input.
Hey can someone incorporate all these mods into one flashable zip? Since the most of the mods modify the same system apps they undo the other mods, and i have no idea how to incorporate them all together.... So help would be appreciated!
Crt animations and ciq disabler: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10055218/Mods/freEVO%203D%20CIQdestroyer.zip
Zeus Mods: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10055218/Mods/freEVO%203D%20ZeusGB.zip
Beats Audio/Hotspot: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10055218/Mods/Beats-HotSpot-signed.zip
7 in one reboot menu: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10055218/Mods/Android_Revolution_HD_APM_7in1_1.1.x_v.0.1.zip
alainater said:
Hey can someone incorporate all these mods into one flashable zip? Since the most of the mods modify the same system apps they undo the other mods, and i have no idea how to incorporate them all together.... So help would be appreciated!
Crt animations and ciq disabler: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10055218/Mods/freEVO%203D%20CIQdestroyer.zip
Zeus Mods: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10055218/Mods/freEVO%203D%20ZeusGB.zip
Beats Audio/Hotspot: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10055218/Mods/Beats-HotSpot-signed.zip
7 in one reboot menu: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10055218/Mods/Android_Revolution_HD_APM_7in1_1.1.x_v.0.1.zip
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I can tell you that the first 2 are two different files so they won't conflict with anything unless you already have a "theme" you're using.
CRT animations resides in the services.jar file, which won't overwrite anything you currently have going, as it has no images and isn't related to the look of your phone.
The Zeus mods file up there is one I modified to have gingerbread icons, and is part of the system that most people modify to change signal bars, battery icons, etc (SystemUI.apk) so it will change what you currently have as those.
Not too sure about the beats.
The 7-in-1 reboot mod, I personally haven't looked at that particular file you linked, but if it is what I think it is, then that file won't change or overwrite anything either, as it is the android.policy.jar file, which like services.jar doesn't include anything that will change the theme, UI, or look of your phone.
Hope this helps.
Recap:
You can flash the first and last file without changing anything you currently have. And if you want gingerbread icons, you can flash the second one. You can easily take what you currently have (if you're using a theme or you just want to preserve the look of your SystemUI.apk) and insert it into the SystemUI.apk that's in the zeus mods file.
All you need is WinRAR or 7-zip. If that's what you're trying to accomplish, reply back and I will walk you through it.
freeza said:
I can tell you that the first 2 are two different files so they won't conflict with anything unless you already have a "theme" you're using.
CRT animations resides in the services.jar file, which won't overwrite anything you currently have going, as it has no images and isn't related to the look of your phone.
The Zeus mods file up there is one I modified to have gingerbread icons, and is part of the system that most people modify to change signal bars, battery icons, etc (SystemUI.apk) so it will change what you currently have as those.
Not too sure about the beats.
The 7-in-1 reboot mod, I personally haven't looked at that particular file you linked, but if it is what I think it is, then that file won't change or overwrite anything either, as it is the android.policy.jar file, which like services.jar doesn't include anything that will change the theme, UI, or look of your phone.
Hope this helps.
Recap:
You can flash the first and last file without changing anything you currently have. And if you want gingerbread icons, you can flash the second one. You can easily take what you currently have (if you're using a theme or you just want to preserve the look of your SystemUI.apk) and insert it into the SystemUI.apk that's in the zeus mods file.
All you need is WinRAR or 7-zip. If that's what you're trying to accomplish, reply back and I will walk you through it.
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OK so come to think of it I have all of the mods installed except the beats audio. When I installed the beats audio it canceled out the crt animations and I figured if I had to pick between crt and beats audio that I'd have crt animation. So I figured out that the crt and beats both modify the services.jar but I had no idea how to modify the services.jar file to incorporate crt and beats.
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OK so come to think of it I have all of the mods installed except the beats audio. When I installed the beats audio it canceled out the crt animations and I figured if I had to pick between crt and beats audio that I'd have crt animation. So I figured out that the crt and beats both modify the services.jar but I had no idea how to modify the services.jar file to incorporate crt and beats.
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Just from reading a lot of ROM threads, you can only choose one or the other. I'm not sure if anyone has incorporated both crt+beats. You may want to check the infected eternity ROM thread and if if has them both, extract the services.jar file from that particular ROM.
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Just from reading a lot of ROM threads, you can only choose one or the other. I'm not sure if anyone has incorporated both crt+beats. You may want to check the infected eternity ROM thread and if if has them both, extract the services.jar file from that particular ROM.
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warm 2.3 has both, wtsb 2.0 has both.
freeza said:
Just from reading a lot of ROM threads, you can only choose one or the other. I'm not sure if anyone has incorporated both crt+beats. You may want to check the infected eternity ROM thread and if if has them both, extract the services.jar file from that particular ROM.
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God you smart man I didn't even think of that!
Swyped from mah 3vo!
I would like to transfer the theme from one rom to another. I will be transferring Scott's Developer edition theme from his Cleanrom Developer edition to a stock deodex'd rom. Is there any way to do this? I have little experience with themeing roms but I can follow directions pretty good.
isn't cleanrom pretty much a stock rom?
dased14 said:
isn't cleanrom pretty much a stock rom?
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Stock rom without the developer's theme
Do you know how to do it then?
JT114881 said:
Stock rom without the developer's theme
Do you know how to do it then?
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port over a theme
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JT114881 said:
Stock rom without the developer's theme
Do you know how to do it then?
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it can be as simple as pushing the specific apps into your phone but it isnt most of the time...
devs make loads of modifications and such so usually isnt as simple
but id suggest you check out tutorials about themeing and the intro to themeing thread
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port over a theme
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This is what I am trying to do..........
thesparky007 said:
it can be as simple as pushing the specific apps into your phone but it isnt most of the time...
devs make loads of modifications and such so usually isnt as simple
but id suggest you check out tutorials about themeing and the intro to themeing thread
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Thanks, it looks like it is going to be complicated.
call me crazy but I *think* the blue theme from the dev edition is actually a skin defaulted by the ROM, called blu bugaloo or something? see if there's an apk in /system/app for that ROM, put it into the same place for the ROM you want, it should just show up in your skin options, apply it? you could also ask scott, he's a good dev and quite helpful
il Duce said:
call me crazy but I *think* the blue theme from the dev edition is actually a skin defaulted by the ROM, called blu bugaloo or something? see if there's an apk in /system/app for that ROM, put it into the same place for the ROM you want, it should just show up in your skin options, apply it? you could also ask scott, he's a good dev and quite helpful
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Yes that theme file is part of it but I dont think it changes everything. I have asked Scott and he has been helping me quite a bit, but I don't want to bug him either . He told me to ask on his forum too but I already had this topic open...
JT114881 said:
Yes that theme file is part of it but I dont think it changes everything. I have asked Scott and he has been helping me quite a bit, but I don't want to bug him either . He told me to ask on his forum too but I already had this topic open...
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the skin is basically fusion.apk, to get any other themed items from a ROM, you could pull out these and use them in your new ROM:
/system/app/SystemUI.apk
/system/app/Rosie.apk
/system/framework/framework-res.apk
/system/framework/htc.resources.apk
/system/app/dialer.apk (only if the dialer is themed)
/system/app/phone.apk (same ^^^)
il Duce said:
the skin is basically fusion.apk, to get any other themed items from a ROM, you could pull out these and use them in your new ROM:
/system/app/SystemUI.apk
/system/app/Rosie.apk
/system/framework/framework-res.apk
/system/framework/htc.resources.apk
/system/app/dialer.apk (only if the dialer is themed)
/system/app/phone.apk (same ^^^)
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This has worked for everything but the GPS icon. The icon is still stock and visible even when disabled. Scott's rom has replaced the GPS icon and made it invisible when GPS was turned off. Any ideas?
you can replace the gps on icon with one that has been made transparent, but without being able to use pc at the moment cant tell you where its at. i think in either systemui or framework-res
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you can replace the gps on icon with one that has been made transparent, but without being able to use pc at the moment cant tell you where its at. i think in either systemui or framework-res
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I have no idea how to do this.
JT114881 said:
This has worked for everything but the GPS icon. The icon is still stock and visible even when disabled. Scott's rom has replaced the GPS icon and made it invisible when GPS was turned off. Any ideas?
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that's in systemUI.apk - maybe try pulling it again from where you want and install it to /system/app of your new ROM. It sounds like you're missing it?
il Duce said:
that's in systemUI.apk - maybe try pulling it again from where you want and install it to /system/app of your new ROM. It sounds like you're missing it?
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I tried copying the systemui from Scott's rom to the stock rom and flashing it, but it doesn't make a difference. I verified that the same images from Scott's rom are in the rom I just flashed, as I can view them with root explorer. It still shows stock though.
The three custom image files for the gps icon in scotts rom are:
stat_sys_gps_acquiring
stat_sys_gps_acquiring1
stat_sys_gps_acquiring2
However, the rom is ignoring these files and instead using:
sym_gpsone_0_sprint
sym_gpsone_3_sprint
sym_gpsone_0_vzw
These three files are the stock white sense crosshair icons.
This is a view of the files from SystemUI.apk res\drawable-hdpi
The three blue icons are the ones I want to use.
That was small, here is a bigger version:
http://lakeviewpc.net/Untitled.png
JT114881 said:
I tried copying the systemui from Scott's rom to the stock rom and flashing it, but it doesn't make a difference. I verified that the same images from Scott's rom are in the rom I just flashed, as I can view them with root explorer. It still shows stock though.
The three custom image files for the gps icon in scotts rom are:
stat_sys_gps_acquiring
stat_sys_gps_acquiring1
stat_sys_gps_acquiring2
However, the rom is ignoring these files and instead using:
sym_gpsone_0_sprint
sym_gpsone_3_sprint
sym_gpsone_0_vzw
These three files are the stock white sense crosshair icons.
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This is a view of the files from SystemUI.apk res\drawable-hdpi
The three blue icons are the ones I want to use.
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if you have 7zip you can open the apk with the images you want, copy them to your desktop, rename them to the name the new rom uses, then paste or drag them into the new apk (opened with 7zip), by the way, I think/hope you're off one png name, no way is a sprint rom using a vzw png lol
I was wrong, it is only using two files:
sym_gpsone_0_sprint
sym_gpsone_3_sprint
One is GPS active and one is GPS off.
I dont think renaming it is the issue. I have tried copying the entire systemUI.apk folder from Scott's rom over to the stock rom, and it still does the same thing. The default icons are also present in Scott's rom, just not used.
My next question is, what file (XML file?) references these files?
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I was wrong, it is only using two files:
sym_gpsone_0_sprint
sym_gpsone_3_sprint
One is GPS active and one is GPS off.
I dont think renaming it is the issue. I have tried copying the entire systemUI.apk folder from Scott's rom over to the stock rom, and it still does the same thing. The default icons are also present in Scott's rom, just not used.
My next question is, what file (XML file?) references these files?
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-trust me, pull the 3 images you want out of his sysUI using 7zip
-rename from stat_blah_acquire_0
to sym_sprint_gps_blah_0
-repeat steps for other pngs
-open up new rom sysui with 7zip
-paste in renamed pngs
-push modded apk to phone or flash it
Hello,
So, this is not really a theme as it cannot be "applied" : main apk`s are modded (framework-res, contacts, mms, phone, settings, systemUI, AccountAndSyncSettings).
!! Warnings !! :
1- Locales availables are EN, PT and FR, the others are deleted.
2- Made with cm7 nightly of august 12 2012, so it's compatible with neutrino 2.9. But if you're running Official cm7 you can have trouble.
3- Make a full backup before tryieng to flash this !
Some screenshots of this flashy carnival like theme : here
Cwm flashable Apk's : here
Option 1: fonts
Option 2 : RedCarrier (carrier name that appears in lockscreen / it's white by default)
OPtion 3 : Bootanimation made from NexusQ video.
Hope some people will like it. :silly: :laugh:
Why not make a metamorph theme? That way you can elliminate at least two of your three warnings, and it will possibly be compatible with other ROMs too.
I know ... but absolutely all the png are modified (some xml too) and it will be a big job to rename all of them. Or not ?
You don't have to rename anything. Basically you just extract all the png/xml from apks/jars, put files from each apk/jar in its own folder, create a xml file describing the theme, and pack it all into a ZIP.
Seems Like a Good Idea.
ravilov said:
You don't have to rename anything. Basically you just extract all the png/xml from apks/jars, put files from each apk/jar in its own folder, create a xml file describing the theme, and pack it all into a ZIP.
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" create a xml file describing the theme" : i think this one will hurt in terms of time ...
Do you know a good tutorial ? I will have a look if some people like the theme.
thx.
Sorry, I don't know of any tutorials (although some might exist). I normally just take an existing theme and adapt its XML.
It shouldn't be a problem modifying an existing XML, the file is pretty simple and straightforward.
I tried to flash this twice on nuet 2.9 and nothing changed....? Maybe I need the theme engine?
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saintmoody said:
I tried to flash this twice on nuet 2.9 and nothing changed....? Maybe I need the theme engine?
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No need of theme engine.
did you install CM7Night12.08.ApkAstrakanSkin.CWM.zip ?
If yes and assuming you are on stock neutrino 2.9 rom ... there is possibly a problem with my install script ... I going to verify.
yup ... it was a bul**** in my script ...
I'm re-uploading ...
Done. You can download and try again.
Sorry !
Thank-you and as I am sure you know you are right I am on neutrino 2.9 ....I will redownload now.
Yes it works and looks great....I needed something vivid as I work outside.
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I noticed the font is to light to see when you set the alarm clock.
cool.
and feel free to give suggestions & critics.