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I installed Facade and chose a green theme.
Anyone knows if it is possible (and how) to change the background color of HTC apps (comm manager, for example), so that they better integrate in the new theme?
Or my question how to just change them completely?!
The connection manager has a bunch of .png files in the \windows directory on the device. These should be hackable with a graphics program and be displayed after the device is reset.
To customize the rest of your normal (non-HTC) WM programs, see http://www.modaco.com/content/Smartphone-General-Discussion/236832/Homescreen-guide-for-beginners/
Most of the styles are saved in XML files which you can edit with web page writing tools. As such you should be able to see the path's to the graphical files and then just change their color.
Would think so, havnt looked yet but I am planning on changing my home screen to a nice blue. I like the HTC look, but a soft blue would be better than grey IMO.
Well, at last it seems it was rather simple changing the colors of my Facade theme: I've converted it from green to grey editing the xml file and modifying a few gifs with Gimp.
So it's all grey now, and HTC apps are again integrated with the overall style.
Thanks.
post us ur theme. would be cool
Here it is.
But it's no other than the original facade style, with changed colors and a cool (I think) background...
(I didn't change the profile gifs cause I don't use this plugin)
I have downloaded some of the focus color change files from XDA and found that they were very incomplete, missing many of the other 'green' elements in vanilla manila, so I made a new one, which includes the focus elements for the landscape icons too. It also has a reg edit to change the enlarged start menu and task manager highlights to gray.
Other colors could be made on request.
EDIT the communications menu is NOT orange if you use this with stock HTC black theme (but for some reason on the Alltel theme I tested it with it was), I did not check this, I guess the manila file names on Fuze manila comm menu are different. I did catch little things like the audio progress bar etc, but I will update soon to fix the Comm menu, with new colors too...
and yes my typed response didn't make any sense and here are some pics
EDIT 2 I figured it out - I am running a custom comm manager from my Juicy CDMA rom - so I have included those files in a revised version that is now 100% all green graphics to orange
EDIT 3 I have also added an optional orange tab cab file for the lower scrolling icon area - personal preference if you like this.
EDIT 4 I have fixed the transparency issues on the opera focus so it looks better, not shown in pictures below
v4 has bug fixes with text below opera globe
ADDITIONAL COLORS CAN BE FOUND IN MY ADDITIONAL POSTS IN THIS THREAD
what?
what did u do exactly?
got any pics..ur wording just confused the crap outta me.
Late,
Jstar
pics or it never happened.
i am not going to the trouble of posting pics, since really if you know what I don't know what I meant by the focus color then don't worry about it - the stock fuze scheme has an orange focus, this is designed for people using the HTC black pro manila (or any custom theme that orange would go with)..
but if you need an explanation in TF3D when you highlight and option on the home screen, or in one of the settings menus etc there is a colored highlight behind it. On the stock HTC black theme that highlight is green, on Sprint it is yellow etc etc. There are already some cabs in the diamond forums that change the colors but a) they did not change all the items that needed changing in color - I went through all the manila image files and found all the files that have this focus color - and b) did not change the color for the manila landscape icons....
instead of u typing a story about it..wouldnt it simpler to just say here are some focus color mods yadda yadda followed by a screen shot.
u say u wont post a pic..but yet ull go thru the troubles of stifiling thru all those manilla files..whats one more step
save the typing for mavis beacon..post pics
Late,
Jstar
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and ur right " i know what u dont know "
yes my response was unintelligible - please see pics and EDIT above
could you do a light almost neon blue/white perhaps?
already have icons in landscape and portrait but the highlight color matching would be great
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yes my response was unintelligible - please see pics and EDIT above
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thank u very much sir.
u should also put it the TF3D customizing thread.
im sure ull get alot of requests for diffrent colors.
Late,
Jstar
EDIT: i guess i spoke too soon.
which thread - there is a sticky here, or the one in the diamond forum
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which thread - there is a sticky here, or the one in the diamond forum
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the diamond forum one..for TF3D Customizations
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=436867
i give it 3 or 4 days till everyone catches on..u should have ur work cut out for u by Saturday lol
Late,
Jstar
start with the blue i requested above before you get too swamped
well first I have to fix the comm menu
I figured it out I think - I am running a custom comm manager from my Juicy CDMA rom, so if you are running stock comm manager the standard cab 'should' change the comm manager colors too - could someone confirm this for me ?
I've been messing with this for some time now and finally got the start bar changed, but cannot figure out the Manila stuff.
If you have a chance to do one in pink, that would be amazing. I'm looking for something similar to hex code #F780C7.
I've seen a lot of other colors for things done, but nothing pink, maybe there are not as many females? So if you get a chance - I know I'd love to see it!!
I have the files to fix the comm manager issues I was having, and then I will work on some unique colors - I will do ones that are not seen as much, such as an ice/aqua blue, a hot and powder pink, Charcoal, .....etc
what about some red, yellow and pink
no seriously...some pink for my girl
EDIT 2 I figured it out I think - I am running a custom comm manager from my Juicy CDMA rom - so I have included those files in a revised version that is now 100% all green graphics to orange
EDIT 3 I have also added an option orange tab for the lower scrolling icon area - personal preference if you like this.
Now that I have finalized the Orange version other colors will be forthcoming
Updated files in first post
Light Pink
Here is my next color - a very light pink...really on suitable for TF3D themes with a dark font (ie doesn't work too well on my stock HTC black theme)
THIS IS NOT THE PINK REQUESTED in an earlier post - a darker one will be coming
Again there is separate cab for the pink tab, if you would like that too.
BTW the comm and audio manager focus files are not 'manila' files - they are simply png's in your windows folder on the device, so just changing the manila files doesn't change everything. Here are the file names that you need to edit
SIPMenu_BottomMenuItem_HL.png
SIPMenu_BottomMenuItem_HL_LS.png
SIPMenu_MenuItem_HL.png
SIPMenu_MenuItem_HL_LS.png
SIPMenu_TopMenuItem_HL.png
SIPMenu_TopMenuItem_HL_LS.png
Status_On.png
Status_On_Disable.png
L_Button_Down.png
L_Button_Focus.png
option-check-box-on.png
P_Button_Down.png
P_Button_Focus.png
P_Symbol_lock-lightOFF.png
P_Symbol_lock-lightON.png
Progressbar_L.png
Progressbar_P.png
Save_to_contact_checkbox_Check.png
ses_btn_eq_chked.png
ses_slr_bar_2f.png
ses_slr_bar_2lf.png
ses_slr_thumb_2f.png
Also these files will not change the focus in HTC apps like the camera etc - that is something I will work on eventually.
EDIT - text "launch Browser' was missing from under the opera globe in v1 - please use v2 cab attached and disregard error showing this in image in the post
Light Blue
As above, Icon tab is optional separate cab
EDIT - text "launch Browser' was missing from under the opera globe in v1 - please use v2 cab attached and disregard error showing this in image in the post. Also the name that was in the add/remove program list said pink for these cabs..they are fixed
How do you install this into your phone?
UPDATE:
1.Consolidated all theming files and screen-shots into this post for easier access.
2. Added 11 more files to the theme and cab packages including a working manila Internet Globe. No xml file to edit anymore.
3.Added LongPressEndKey Skin as an add-on cab.
4.Added cab or zip choice for manila globe
{
"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"
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TF3D_HTC_Black-w-Blue_v1.theme
I used the "HTC_Black_v1.93_1.2b.theme" as my base and just patched my files and tsk file to it. The way I learned to install themes via Diamond_Config was to always reset to the stock theme first before applying a new theme and it seems to work well that way. The only problem I encountered was the need to change to a different Today theme and then Back to the Black-w-Blue_r2.tsk theme after it was installed. I'm not sure if that was just a problem for me with all my test themes I have on my device or not. So if you end up with a gray background on the "Start Menu" drop-down after installation, just pick a different Today theme and back again and all should be fine. You don't have to reboot when changing Today themes.
To use, extract the .theme file and copy to your device where you can find it. Then install using Diamond TF3D Config version 0.6.7
Download Here
1. Eidolen TF3D_Manilla_BlueHighlights_Patcher_r2
This will overwrite the 50+ files in your windows directory that have green in them. It also correctly sets the colors under HKLM\Software\HTC\Phone to give you blue highlights when using the dialer. Lastly it sets colors under HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Color to"try" to set the proper system colors but it will depend on what Today theme you have installed. If for some reason you don't like the results you can just change your Today theme to something else and back again and it will be back to what you are used to. Otherwise you might want to try one of Today themes I made specifically to go with this cab.
This is for people already using an HTC Black theme and just want to change the Highlights to Blue. If you are using the Diamond Config Tool then you should use the theme package from above.
Download HERE
2. Eidolens_Black-w-Blue.tsks.zip
There are 4 Today themes here that vary from a very basic no frills black with blue highlights, to more elaborate themes that take advantage of the gradient support and uses a wider variety of colors for message pop-ups. They are so easy to change out that if you find something you don't like in one, just try the next. If you are a true "Blue" freak you may want to try Microsoft's free theme called Dark. It will give you deep blue 3D bars and blue highlights throughout. It was a little much for me but it does match very well with my blue highlight patch. Look at the screen-shots of the main theme for a preview of Black-w-Blue_r2.tsk.
Download HERE
3. Eidolen PocketCM_DarkDiamondII03VGA_Blue_Patch.cab
This is just for people that are using PocketCM with this exact theme. I couldn't stand having blue everywhere and then green in my contacts. This makes no changes other than overwriting the 17 files that have green in them in the default directory. "Program Files\PocketCM\Dark Diamond II 0.3 VGA" Check out the authors thread HERE for program info and font package.
Download HERE
Eidolen_Manila_Globe_BluBlk.zip
Eidolen Manila_Internet_Globe_BluBlk.cab
This turned out to be more difficult than anything else I've themed so far. I've found that most themes address this by editing one of the xml files and call the images that way, effectively bypassing the original manila file. It works that way but is horribly slow to load every time you scroll to the Internet tab. I was finally able to figure out how to edit the manila file directly so now you can have the graphic load at stock speeds if not quicker as the file size is actually smaller now.
You can read about it HERE if you'd like to edit your own instead of the ones I supplied here. I'm posting both a cab and zip. Just install cab as usual or extract the 2 manila files from the zip directly into your windows folder on your device.
Download Cab HERE
Download Zip HERE
Eidolens_LongEndKey_Transparent_Skin.cab
I created a new skin for the HTC Long Press End Key App since it was out of place with every theme I've seen for TF3D. I must admit that my inspiration was from a dialer I found and liked. All the credit for the design should go to that author. His thread can be found HERE
The cab is very straight-forward as it only replaces the actual png files in your windows directory and makes no other modifications. I would imagine this should work for any VGA HTC device that has the LongPressEndKey app installed. The install will prompt you to reboot after install and I highly recommend doing so.
Download HERE
NOTES:
1.If you want the IPC Dialer that is in the screen-shots for the main theme, you can find it HERE
*As always make sure to backup your files in the event you want to change back to what you had.*
Cheers,
Eidolen
looks realy good.
will try it later.
Today Theme Screens
Some of the differences between the "Today" themes.
Eidolen
Is it possible just to get the dialer?
Sure, here ya go.
*Edit* Found the author's post so linking to it instead:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=438412
nice! But i have 1 problem. Select of Opera Browser is white.
oh and in dialer my contacts are also white and i have white background so it's invisible
Blue Globe Addons
UPDATE: Found a way to avoid using this method. New cab and zip listed in first post. Will leave files attached though I can't think why any would want them.
ascorpion said:
nice! But i have 1 problem. Select of Opera Browser is white.
oh and in dialer my contacts are also white and i have white background so it's invisible
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Thanks for the feedback. I'm still quite new and am learning as I go. I never tested the globe before posting so I apologize for that. After much research I found out that there are a few ways to handle "skinning" the globe. For now in the patch I am removing it all together as I have not found a way to skin it directly using the stock .qtc method. The alternative is to modify the file that calls the stock file, and redirect it to one of our choosing. The problem here is that turns out to be different files depending if you have a AT&T Fuze or not. (There may be others but I have no way of knowing for sure.) So I made a blue globe patch for both types just to be safe. They are very basic patches consisting of 3 files each. 2 are the selected and non_selected pictures and the xml/manilla file.
The Up side to this method is you can swap out you globe pictures easily at will at anytime by overwriting the .png files in your windows directory with pictures of the same size and names. The Down side is it takes a good bit longer to load up which is why I didn't put them in the updated patch and made them optional addons. I didn't try loading smaller files to time the loading so you my get better results with a more optimized, less elaborate pictures. Not really sure.
Here's the code for both cabs:
Eidolen TF3D_Blue_Globe.cab (Windows\27c65cbd_manila)
Eidolen TF3D_Blue_Globe_FUZE.cab.cab / (\Application Data\Manila\InternetPortal-en-US.xml)
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?>
<InternetPortal>
<IncludeUserFavorites>True</IncludeUserFavorites>
<Banner
DefaultImagePath="\Windows\qiu.png"
SelectedImagePath="\Windows\sqiu.png"
Text="Launch Opera Mobile Browser"
NavigateUrl="http://www.google.com"
Width="480"
Height="215" />
<OperatorLinks>
<Link
Text="YouTube"
Executable="\windows\youtube.exe"
ImagePath="\Windows\HTC\Assets\Images\InternetPortal\youtube.qtc" />
</OperatorLinks>
</InternetPortal>
The code is identical for both, but there are called by different files. I have tried the Fuze cab without any problem but have no way to test the other. If there are any problems I'll see what I can do but it really should work. If it doesn't it shouldn't be a problem trying the other. Especially since you've already backed up your files. Right?
I'm sorry about the dialer problem. It's hard for me to test the exact problem you are having as my base themes have always been black. If you used the dialer I posted, that wasn't my making so I can't help you with that. Try searching the forums for the cab name and see if others have had the same trouble. The only thing my cabs did was to change some color settings for the phone screen to set the highlight blue. Those setting don't deal with transparency or graphics at all. Let me know what you find.
Cheers,
Eidolen
TF3D Config Blue Highlights Theme
UPDATE: Get new version in first post.
Well I gave it a shot. I used the "HTC_Black_v1.93_1.2b.theme" as my base and just patched my files and tsk file to it. I completely removed anything to do with the globe files until I can find a way to make it work on all devices. Until them you can try one of the addons I posted above.
The way I learned to install themes via Diamond_Config was to always reset to the stock theme first before applying a new theme and it seems to work well that way. The only problem I encountered was the need to change to a different Today theme and then Back to the Black-w-Blue_r2.tsk theme after it was installed. I'm not sure if that was just a problem for me with all my test themes I have on my device or not. So if you end up with a gray background on the "Start Menu" drop-down after installation, just pick a different Today theme and back again and all should be fine. You don't have to reboot when changing Today themes.
If there are any problems I'll do my best to sort them out.
Cheers,
Eidolen
To use, extract the .theme file and copy to your device where you can find it. Then install using Diamond TF3D Config version 0.6.7
Update: Put .theme file inside zip instead of having to rename like before. Sorry for those who experienced trouble.
Hi Eidolen,
i my be a bit stupid, but how to install the TF3D_HTC_Black-w-Blue.zip after renameing it with Diamond config? Where do I have to copy the file to. Storage Card?Sorry to bother you, but I really would like to know the How To ? THANK YOU, Mike911
mike911 said:
Hi Eidolen,
i my be a bit stupid, but how to install the TF3D_HTC_Black-w-Blue.zip after renameing it with Diamond config? Where do I have to copy the file to. Storage Card?Sorry to bother you, but I really would like to know the How To ? THANK YOU, Mike911
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Hi Mike911,
To use .theme files you need a program called "Diamond Config Tool". This program allows you to swap themes out instead of having to install them manually. The program can be found HERE. You should read up thoroughly before attempting to change themes. Once you feel comfortable enough to try it you need to download the file I listed here and rename the ".zip" extension to ".theme". At that point you should copy the file over to your phone somewhere easy to find. Then open up Diamond Config Tool and go to the second tab labeled "Appearance" This is where you will be able to select themes.
I can't stress enough that you should fully understand what you are doing and back up all your files before trying any of this. Themes should not damage you device but they can make things difficult if something goes wrong like not being able to read text if the font color is the same as the background color, and so on. There are plenty of good guides around and some tremendous themes to try out once you get going. I also recommend doing a search on YouTube for Diamond Config Tool and TF3D as watching someone do it makes it alot easier than just reading about it.
Hope that helps you out some.
Cheers,
Eidolen
I think I understand mike911's question, as I'm prolly experiencing the same problem...
Namely, I've downloaded the .zip file, renamed it with the ".theme" extension and copied it tom my phone's storage card. Launching the Diamond Config Tool and browsing to the appropriate location, DCT cannot locate the file. It does see another one that I've previously installed, but not yours...
P.S.: Figured it out: Rename the file with the ".theme" extension during the "Save To:" portion of the download...! Works a treat.
Thanks for the heads up. I didn't realize there would be a problem renaming it afterwards like that. Good catch! Now that I think about it I should have just put the theme file "Inside" a zip to start with. I will update the instructions and re-up the file properly.
Thanks Again,
Eidolen
cool m8, the blues way better than that horrid green so nice job on this 1 there thanks man
looks great, definite improvement over the stock ATT theme. When question, is it possible to add tabs and/or keep the ATT tab? I actually use a couple of the ATT bloat progs and I've seen a really nice stock ticker tab (I think mobilematt's 14 tab fuzeberry theme has it) that would be great to add. I really like what you've done and am enjoying the change, just hoping for some potential enhancements in the future.
Hi Eidolen, thanks for your quick answer.I will try it the way you mentioned above. Thanks for your help. Mike911
one prob i found with it was the phone screen i lost all me text it was in white and for some reasion i didnt see a call when it came in only when it was highlighted in the blue could i see the call
any idea why ???
@rattman8
I'm sorry you are having trouble. If I can get some information I'm sure we can figure out what's going on and fix it up. I need to know if you used the patch or the theme for starters. If you used the patch I need to know what theme you you were using if any. Also are you using any special dialer theme or possibly the one I posted? In case you need a quick fix I created a cab that will change the text color to gray for the dialer only. This way it should be seen on either a white or black background. We can still work on getting the exact colors you want but this should get you going for now.
@znutar
Thanks for the kind words. Unfortunately I'm not advanced enough yet to manipulate which tabs are shown or hidden. I just used an existing theme file and changed the graphics to my liking. There may be a way to add the ATT tab back and if I run across the answer I will post it here. Until then you might want to use the programs tab and add your shortcuts to the programs that were previously on the ATT tab if you have any room left there.
There is one improvement I'd love to add but haven't researched it yet. When I tried to make to this theme I really wanted to get the 3D look on the top and bottom bars in glossy black. Apparently this is impossible to do with the existing Microsoft theming engine. You can get glossy 3D bars in any color other than solid white and solid black. Can read here for more information.) Well there is a program floating around here called GlossyBlackBars.exe that is supposed to overcome this limitation but I want to find out more before using it. I've read that some people have had trouble with it while others have used it without incident. If it doesn't eat up too much memory I may give it a shot. In any case it's easily found if others are interested.
Cheers,
Eidolen
@eidolen: I just first want to thank you for working on this theme. It's one of my favorites so far! Owning an AT&T Fuze, with the blue lighting and accents on the physical keyboard, just clashed like all get-out with the green accents of the stock HTC Black theme (which in itself is far more preferable to me than the AT&T theme)!
The only other theme I've found that I'm interested in for my Fuze would be this one:
...Which incidentally, I'm in love with, but it was created for Manila2D, not TF3D, so...
Im forced to use your version, but I've had some minor but ugly looking issues with it...
The main problem for me, is that no matter what I have tried, I cannot keep the blue/black start menu theme. It either reverts to a black text on white background (w/green highlight), or even the stock AT&T colors of black text on grey (w/orange highlight...bleh!). I've done days worth of reading on the forums and saw some info about changing certain reg settings with hex color codes and also differences between large and small menus, but none of them worked for me either...
Any ideas???
Hi Eidolen, I am a little stupid. I just used the wrong prog to set install the theme. Right now it works perfectly and I am rid of the dump green. Thanks a lot.
@stained-steel
I'm sorry you are having troubles. That sounds like the same problem I was having with the Microsoft Today themes. Did you happen to try the suggestion I posted in post #8? Try changing to a different Today theme like AT&T Tabbed, activate it, then go back and change to Black-w-Blue_r2. You do not need to reboot when changing Today themes so it would be quick to try. If that doesn't work I'd be inclined to think that you have some other software that is interfering with the Today settings. Are you using glossyblackbars or any other theming software?
I have no doubt we can sort this out but I need some more information if the above does not work. Did you use the patch and and one of the 4 Today themes I posted, or did you use the .theme file with Diamond Config Tool? If the patch, What exact theme were you running when you ran the patch? If you used the theme did you reset to the default theme before changing to mine? Any information you can give will help me help you.
I know how frustrating it is as I spent 2 days figuring out how and why to get the Microsoft theming engine to play nice with my TF3D theme. If anything at all manipulates the BaseHue setting then all bets are off. It really is a patched together system that need a complete overhaul IMHO, but that is another topic. Let me know how you make out and I'll check back later for your reply.
Cheers,
Eidolen
On another note I am working on skinning the Long_End_Key app. It was inspired by the IPC Dialer skin I found somewhere and posted in this thread. I didn't like that it was skinned completely different the rest of the phone right from the factory. Anyway I still have a ways to go but here's a preview.
This is probably a stupid question, but when it comes to making themes, are you just taking the basic theme and changing the image files that come with it? I noticed that when I have a theme file for my fuze on my computer, it has numerous "manila" files, but then there are a ton of image files. So if I go and change those image files, then package the thing all together, will that change the theme? Or is there more to it?
Say for instance I wanted to have the same theme as the default HTC Black theme, but white instead of black. If I went and took all those image files and changed them to where they were white, put the whole mess back together, would that make a whole new theme?
Sorry if this is stupid, I haven't found a lot of resources or information about making the themes, just changing them using the TF3D Config tool thingy.
Hi all.
I thought i would write a basic guide on how to modify a skin apk the way YOU want it. There are some great skins being made, but often the colour scheme is not the way you might like it. I am new to android so if i have made any mistakes please let me know and i will correct ASAP.
Firstly i will say if you modify any skin, please DO NOT post it unless you have the previous developers permission. This is IMPORTANT. They are for personal use only.
First you need to install the following on to your PC:
Android SDK Here: http://developer.android.com/sdk/installing.html
Java JDK and JRE Here: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html
Auto sign Here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=473580
A good photo editing tool. I use photoshop.
Once installed open the android sdk and download the relevant Android Platforms.
Download the skin apk you want to modify. The apk can be opened with winrar. There will generally be 3 folders a xml and arsc. The two we need to look at are assets and res.The assets folder contains the preview pic and the wallpaper for the skin. The res folder contains all the png files. In res, the drawable folder contains the xml's. drawable-port-hdpi contains the png's for the home screen like the softbar and sense clock. drawable-land-hdpi contains the pngs used in land scape. drawable-hdpi contains the bulk of the png used in the skin
The following is how i changed the carbon fiber orange skin to green.
Extract the Carbon fiber apk. Then i wanted to change to colour scheme from orange to green so i used the res/drawable-hdpi from the evolution skin by extracting with winrar as this uses green png's. Copy the green png from the extracted evolution res/drawable-hdpi to the extracted carbon fiber res/drawable-hdpi. You will need to go through each png and just replace the orange png as the carbon fiber skin has some parts in this file.
Then take a look at the png's in the extracted carbon fiber res/drawable-port-hdpi. You will see the ones used for the home screen button colours (there the one's that are orange) Here is were photoshop comes in. You can remake the buttons or simply edit the colour of the existing png's your choice. I also changed the colour of the clock numbers from silver to green. Then replace your modified pngs with the ones in res/drawable-port-hdpi.
Next you can change the wallpaper and preview pic in the assets/image.
Now you need to add the modified folders with winrar. Open the original orange carbon fiber.apk with winrar and drag the modified assets and res folders from the modified extracted carbon fiber, to the archive. It will now replace the folders. Then close winrar.
Next you need to resign the apk with autosign for it to install. Please read the instructions on the autosign thread. Once auto sign is set up just right click on the modified carbon fiber.apk and click resign APK, wait a few seconds and job done!
I hope this info comes in useful. If i have missed anything please let me know and i will add it.
That's great! Thanks!
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original_ganjaman said:
I hope this info comes in useful. If i have missed anything please let me know and i will add it.
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Thanks for the guide. This will come in really useful!
Sent from my DHD
Dear original_ganjaman:
First thanks for your guide.
I had Edit Skin .apk's.
But when I change the png that name is lockscreen_arc_incall.png in res/drawable-hdpi.
It always can't show on lockscreen.
Can you tell me why.
Thank you.
laphone said:
Dear original_ganjaman:
First thanks for your guide.
I had Edit Skin .apk's.
But when I change the png that name is lockscreen_arc_incall.png in res/drawable-hdpi.
It always can't show on lockscreen.
Can you tell me why.
Thank you.
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That png is for when you are receiving a call. Edit lockscreen_arc.png, thats the one you want.
original_ganjaman said:
That png is for when you are receiving a call. Edit lockscreen_arc.png, thats the one you want.
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Thank you for your answer
original_ganjaman said:
Hi all.
I thought i would write a basic guide on how to modify a skin apk the way YOU want it. There are some great skins being made, but often the colour scheme is not the way you might like it. I am new to android so if i have made any mistakes please let me know and i will correct ASAP.
I hope this info comes in useful. If i have missed anything please let me know and i will add it.
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Dear original_ganjaman:
How can I change name of skin??
I try use apktool to do.
But apktool like can't decode skin's apk
I got way to change name of skin
Thanks
I downloaded a win rar for a dock,
and I have no idea how to get it onto my phone, I have tried to read this, but I'm just soo confused I don't get it.
superdaddy said:
I downloaded a win rar for a dock,
and I have no idea how to get it onto my phone, I have tried to read this, but I'm just soo confused I don't get it.
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Which part are you stuck on? I don't understand how far you have got.
original_ganjaman said:
Which part are you stuck on? I don't understand how far you have got.
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I downloaded this dock and wanna put it on my phone.
http://dutchlimits.deviantart.com/#/d324v1v
superdaddy said:
I downloaded this dock and wanna put it on my phone.
http://dutchlimits.deviantart.com/#/d324v1v
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It is for launcherpro. I don't use this sorry. it is not a skin but a whole dock replacement.
I have only been using android for around 2 weeks, so i am new to this.
Edit: i took a look and it is a skin for launcher pro. install instructions seem easy: Taken from the readme.txt:
Install:
- Download launcherpro
- On home: Press menu -> Preferences -> Appearence -> Dock background -> Custom
Can anyone tell me, after edit the apk file, how can i change the name of the skin and author?
Exactly what I was looking for, thanks!
Sent from my ADR6400L using XDA App
thnx!
thnx guy, this is useful 4 all the newbies on the field of edition skins!! xP
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