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Title bar icons, battery and clock

So I can get my tilt to display neither, or the clock all the time, or the battery when at the today screen and clock otherwise, but is there a way to make it show both the battery and clock icons at the same time all the time?

well, you can start by searching. Also, try programs like kaiserTweak or Advanced config

Yes, I've searched and I've used both programs. I've found plenty of documentation on how to make none, one, or the other appear, but nothing on both.

Try wisbar

I was hoping for something more like a registry edit, so I could show the native icons, not a program that would add its own.

I've asked so many times about removing the network icon...and nobody has found away...

the only way I've found to have both is to use another app to add the battery to the taskbar. Currently I use SPB's Pocket Plus 4. Also there is another one that is actually a start menu replacement but can be used just for the battery icon. That app can be found here ..... http://tillanosoft.com/ce/smenu.html

QuickMenu, amongst other things, will add a battery indicator w/ % status to the start menu in conjunction with the WM6 provided clock. Best thing is, it's free and will come up easily when searched for on Google.
edit: It's similar to smittyofdhs's proggie, but newer.

etnies said:
I've asked so many times about removing the network icon...and nobody has found away...
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Use reshack to edit phcanbmp.dll and remove the network icons from it. That will effectively work for what you're seeking.

_Alex_ said:
Use reshack to edit phcanbmp.dll and remove the network icons from it. That will effectively work for what you're seeking.
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is there anyway you can give me some more help on that?
i just want the E/H/3G/G icon gone...but i'd still like the wifi/active sync

etnies said:
is there anyway you can give me some more help on that?
i just want the E/H/3G/G icon gone...but i'd still like the wifi/active sync
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My bad, it's phcanOverbmp.dll. Open that up in reshack (aka resource hacker), expand the 'icons' tree and you can choose to either replace them with a blank icon (recommended, I don't have any available, search for it) or delete it. As for which icons are which, that's self explanatory once you're in the app.
Hope this helps!

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My bad, it's phcanOverbmp.dll. Open that up in reshack (aka resource hacker), expand the 'icons' tree and you can choose to either replace them with a blank icon (recommended, I don't have any available, search for it) or delete it. As for which icons are which, that's self explanatory once you're in the app.
Hope this helps!
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are you sure thats the .dll? i opended it up in reshacker...i looked at the the bitmaps,icons..etc..i saw the phone buttons...and the comm manager icon

etnies said:
are you sure thats the .dll? i opended it up in reshacker...i looked at the the bitmaps,icons..etc..i saw the phone buttons...and the comm manager icon
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I added a picture attachment Of course, the size and placement depends on which phcanOverbmp.dll you're using. There are *MANY* out there...

damn! alright...well the phwhatever.dll that i dragged out of the windows folder doesnt have any of those icons

etnies said:
damn! alright...well the phwhatever.dll that i dragged out of the windows folder doesnt have any of those icons
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If you're using the stock AT&T 1.62 ROM, you are correct, there are no 3G icons found.
So, find one of the cabs that installs a new one and then edit the new phcanOverbmp.dll.

_Alex_ said:
If you're using the stock AT&T 1.62 ROM, you are correct, there are no 3G icons found.
So, find one of the cabs that installs a new one and then edit the new phcanOverbmp.dll.
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lol, this isnt going to be easy...i dont mind the 3G icon...i just hate the E icon and i want it gone....
like this..

etnies said:
lol, this isnt going to be easy...i dont mind the 3G icon...i just hate the E icon and i want it gone....
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Nobody said it would be. But now you know how. Have fun! (You may also want to search for existing phcanOverbmp.dll files that may do what you're asking).

does it have to be from a kasier?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=287829&page=2
good?

etnies said:
does it have to be from a kasier?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=287829&page=2
good?
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I've used phcanoverbmp.dll from Hermes in the past. also know there are TONS of threads about this in Hermes forums...
Give it a try. Even if you can't get it working, the worst thing that happens is you've wasted an hour and learned a lot Read more about reshacker too, it's powerful and can be used on Windows DLLs too, not just WinCE...

ahh...i give up...i cant find a phcanOverbmp.dll with the icons even it in....

Updated: HTC Weather Master 1.0.b4

Update 2/7
HTC Weather Master 1.0 has been release. Go here for more information:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=3287665#post3287665
PLEASE CLOSE THIS THREAD
Updated 2/6 - HTC Weather Master 1.0.b4 now available.
Feature List:
Manage your current city list, delete cities, add them, change their order
Simplied interface making it easy to add US cities, World-wide cities and Countries...
Cooked-In support that allows chefs to force it to load once after the customization reboot...
Support for the backing up/restoring of your current cities to a storage card...
Support for auto-loading of backed up cities upon clean install (when in Cooked-In mode)
Changes since version 1.0.b3
Added a nicer start up
Attempts to clear current cache and journals when starting
New entries are sorted on to the list properly
Changing your state/country attempts to make the first relevant entry visible on the list
Changes since version 1.0.b2
Reworked how it manages the database. Startup is a little slower, but using the program should be much faster
Fix a bug with restoring a backed up weather list
Changes since version 1.0.b1
Added a Current Weather page for managing your current weather locations
WM no longer overwrites existing weather
Added code to fix the url which should make it work on all roms
Attempt at creating shadow copies of the db which will hopefully fix the read-only issues
Added an initial check to make sure the DB is there
Installs to the room Start Menu instead of Tools
Keep the feedback coming. I've removed the instructions and package for chefs until it gets out of beta. If you're a chef and want to play with it or include it, PM me.

Can the HTCWeatherMasterInstaller.CAB be used with out being cooked into the ROM?

JoeWilcox said:
Hey everyone, I kept getting frustrated that Weather Editor would often just refuse to add my cities so I wrote a new one and I'm looking for people to help me test it, especially Chefs. Check out HTC Weather Master.
Download HTCWeatherMasterForChefs.zip
Integrate it in to your ROM (I tend to put it in ExtendedPkg)
Edit a Config.txt and add: "EXEC \WINDOWS\HTCWeatherMaster.exe -cooked"
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This looks amazing! I will test this out for my new ROM due tomorrow. BTW, you missed a ":" in the EXEC line in your list. It should be "EXEC:\WINDOWS\HTCWeatherMaster.exe -cooked"
smotrs said:
Can the HTCWeatherMasterInstaller.CAB be used with out being cooked into the ROM?
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Yes it can be. The CAB is for post flashing, and the zip file is for us chefs.

NotATreoFan said:
This looks amazing! I will test this out for my new ROM due tomorrow. BTW, you missed a ":" in the EXEC line in your list. It should be "EXEC:\WINDOWS\HTCWeatherMaster.exe -cooked"
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Yep, fixed it. Thanks for the catch.

Great Program
Nice job on this program. Definitely prefer this over WeatherDatabaseEditor. I will continue to play around with it and will report any problems.

Very nice work... I have some potential suggestions from the users side for the final product...
It installs to "Tools" which was confusing for a second for me, but might be more confusing for others.
Defaultly starts up at NC, is this because thats where you are?
The Set button is cool, but I didnt know it'd wipe out my other saved cities, maybe a warning?
Again, great work... a big improvement over WeatherDB Editor which was also great!
-SCDavis

This is great, you should add AppToDate support, 12

Am I understanding this right that I can install the cab to my Fuze and will then be able to add cities to my Weather tab that I am unable to add with the default weather settings? Is this correct? If it doesn't work for me, can I uninstall and it revert to the original weather program/settings?

mark72501 said:
Am I understanding this right that I can install the cab to my Fuze and will then be able to add cities to my Weather tab that I am unable to add with the default weather settings? Is this correct? If it doesn't work for me, can I uninstall and it revert to the original weather program/settings?
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Yes you can install the cab file on your Fuze. It adds cities to the weather database. You still have to go to the Weather Tab and add the location you created using Weather Master.

Excellent! Thanks for the program! I'm going to give it a try.

Okay, so I installed the cab. Installed fine. Went to Tools and ran the config program. I added my city (Batesville, AR) and it added it to the list.
However, when I go to the Weather tab, it shows my city name as Batesville, AR but it sits there...and then after several seconds will give me a connection error. I switched back to the other city I was using originally (Little Rock, AR) and it updated the weather almost immediately.
Any ideas? Is it not pointing to the right location to d/l the weather for added cities? Or did I do something wrong?

It installs to "Tools" which was confusing for a second for me, but might be more confusing for others.
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Yea, I'll reset the cab to install to the root instead of tools. Hopefully most Chefs will cook it in and then they can place the link where ever they want.
Defaultly starts up at NC, is this because thats where you are?
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Yep.
The Set button is cool, but I didnt know it'd wipe out my other saved cities, maybe a warning?
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That's a good point. I'll add a warning if you are about to overwrite current weather.

mark72501 said:
Okay, so I installed the cab. Installed fine. Went to Tools and ran the config program. I added my city (Batesville, AR) and it added it to the list.
However, when I go to the Weather tab, it shows my city name as Batesville, AR but it sits there...and then after several seconds will give me a connection error. I switched back to the other city I was using originally (Little Rock, AR) and it updated the weather almost immediately.
Any ideas? Is it not pointing to the right location to d/l the weather for added cities? Or did I do something wrong?
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Try this. Go to Start/Setting/Today/Items and uncheck TouchFlo3D. Using Total Commander go to Application Data\HTC\databases and delete forecast_cache.db. Go back and check TouchFlo3D. Add your city and see if it will update.

mark72501 said:
Okay, so I installed the cab. Installed fine. Went to Tools and ran the config program. I added my city (Batesville, AR) and it added it to the list.
However, when I go to the Weather tab, it shows my city name as Batesville, AR but it sits there...and then after several seconds will give me a connection error. I switched back to the other city I was using originally (Little Rock, AR) and it updated the weather almost immediately.
Any ideas? Is it not pointing to the right location to d/l the weather for added cities? Or did I do something wrong?
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I just tried it here and was able to add Batesville AR. Try removing the entry you added and readd it. If that doesn't work, send me you 2330fc3c_manila file from your windows directory so I can see what's up.

rwertz14 said:
Try this. Go to Start/Setting/Today/Items and uncheck TouchFlo3D. Using Total Commander go to Application Data\HTC\databases and delete forecast_cache.db. Go back and check TouchFlo3D. Add your city and see if it will update.
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I wonder if I should delete the cache whenever you set the weather.

JoeWilcox said:
I wonder if I should delete the cache whenever you set the weather.
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It might be a good idea to do that. After doing some reading in other threads, deleting the forecast_cache.db seems to be the solution for users having problems getting cities to update after adding them. I don't think it would hurt anything by doing it and might be a proactive way in solving issues before they pop up.

I deleted the cache, as suggested, and still nothing.
Maybe you should briefly run through the steps I should've followed to add my city? It doesn't make sense (to me) that the default cities will update but the added ones will not...I'm wondering if I missed a step somewhere. Thx.

Sqlite table error
I loaded the cab to my device ATT Tilt
When I run the program it responds with
SQLite error: no such table cities
Any suggestions ?

Is the tilt running touch flo 3D?

mark72501 said:
I deleted the cache, as suggested, and still nothing.
Maybe you should briefly run through the steps I should've followed to add my city? It doesn't make sense (to me) that the default cities will update but the added ones will not...I'm wondering if I missed a step somewhere. Thx.
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Load Weather Master
Select the US tab
Select your state (AR)
Enter "batesville" for the city.
Press SET
If that doesn't work, send me your db file (2330fc3c_manila).

Icons

i've been trying to figure out how to customize my icons for a while now. so far, i've acquire a program called ResHacker and downloaded numerous different collections of icons. however, i have no idea which file to navigate to, inside of ResHacker, in order to change the icons. I was able to track down the files for the manila editor, but the icons seem to be hidden a little better xD any help?

What icons are you trying to change?

the ones in start menu/quicklinks (youtube, facebook, task manager, etc.) and also the ones across the top bar (reception, battery life, start menu icon, etc.)

I use the program Restart for that. Search the forum for a download. Its very easy to use!

For start menu/quicklink icons, try JWMD Icon Changer
The "top bar icons" you talked about are called taskbar icons. There are plenty of custom taskbars around xda, just do a search for it (remember to include your wm build in the search)

actually, i was trying to figure out how to cook these changes into a ROM. i know how to change them once i've installed the ROM, i just can't figure out how to cook new ones into my ROM.

titan427m said:
actually, i was trying to figure out how to cook these changes into a ROM. i know how to change them once i've installed the ROM, i just can't figure out how to cook new ones into my ROM.
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if you know how to get it all setup on your rom after flash like you want, then cooking it in is easy. get all your start menu icons/folder icons fixed on your rom like you want them, then use a reg editor to export this to your pc
Code:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Security\Shell\StartInfo\Start]
now make an extended pkg, using this reg export as the app.reg and the pics for your icons in the files folder of the ext pkg. put this ext pkg to run at the end of cooking cycle so the registry or pics dont get overwritten and thats it
for taskbar icons, find a set you like and use cab2oem then extrebuild to make an extended package from the cab and place it in your kitchen.

sweeeeet! thanks TPC! one more thing. how do i edit all the shortcuts in my start menu? I was able to change some my editing the OEM_Lang file, but only about 30 - 40% of the shortcuts seemed to be located in ther

titan427m said:
sweeeeet! thanks TPC! one more thing. how do i edit all the shortcuts in my start menu? I was able to change some my editing the OEM_Lang file, but only about 30 - 40% of the shortcuts seemed to be located in ther
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the rest you will find in either app.dat in the pkgs of the programs or in provxmls

twopumpchump said:
the rest you will find in either app.dat in the pkgs of the programs or in provxmls
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awesome! ill look into this after class. Thanks again, man! btw, love the new 6.1! i only tried it for a while, since im bust working on my own ROM, but what i did see, i liked Oh! speaking of which, how did you get the eBooks to show up on your eReader tab? I have 10 titles in my \Reader folder, but they dont appear...

titan427m said:
awesome! ill look into this after class. Thanks again, man! btw, love the new 6.1! i only tried it for a while, since im bust working on my own ROM, but what i did see, i liked Oh! speaking of which, how did you get the eBooks to show up on your eReader tab? I have 10 titles in my \Reader folder, but they dont appear...
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i didnt do anything extra to make them show, i just cooked it in and they work. ive been thinking about starting a kitchen thread, maybe i will find the time to get it done soon

twopumpchump said:
i didnt do anything extra to make them show, i just cooked it in and they work. ive been thinking about starting a kitchen thread, maybe i will find the time to get it done soon
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I'd love to see something like that! I've looked around at numerous tutorials and there's always something that is left unexplained or isn't clear :-\ Mainly, changing yourr XIP and SYS to 6.5.x. I always get module duplication errors and end up with a 7k .nbh lol

resize album menu?

hi there. don't know if that's the best section where ask about my question.
i am using smaller htc and manila menus on my diamond.
the menu in album is a lot bigger (and still green,will change it to grey asap).
i'd like to resize it like the others but i don't have a clue of the values to use to do it.
can someone help me with that? here's some screenshots of my idea..
htc menu (all ext apps)
manila menu (sense UI related)
album menu (not resized yet)
i know that the files to edit the album menu size are those ones:
ha_skin_l.xml
ha_skin_p.xml
and resize all the
ha_menu_focus_*.bmp files,which are the "menu bars".
but i don't know nothing about xml. they look like:
Code:
<imgview x="0" y="0" w="480" h="640" bgclr="220,220,220" img_dv_drm="ha_dv_drm.bmp" img_dv_drm_mask="ha_dv_drm_mask.bmp"/>
<menubar x="0" y="588" w="480" h="52" clr="255,255,255" selclr="100,100,100" bgclr="50,50,50" maskclr="175,175,175" img="ha_menubar_p.bmp" img_mask="ha_menubar_p_mask.bmp"/>
<popupmenu x="20" y="8" w="440" h="580" clr="0,0,0" fsize="28" fweight="550" bgclr="255,255,255" selbgclr="101,174,0" selfgclr="67,128,0" borderclr="100,100,100" disclr="116,116,116" itemshift1="23" itemshift2="40" itemheight="80" rows="7" navi_rows="6" img_arrow_up="ha_arrow_up.bmp" img_arrow_up_mask="ha_arrow_up_mask.bmp" img_arrow_up_dis="ha_arrow_up_dis.bmp" img_arrow_up_dis_mask="ha_arrow_up_dis_mask.bmp" img_arrow_dn="ha_arrow_dn.bmp" img_arrow_dn_mask="ha_arrow_dn_mask.bmp" img_arrow_dn_dis="ha_arrow_dn_dis.bmp" img_arrow_dn_dis_mask="ha_arrow_dn_dis_mask.bmp" img_arrow_rt="ha_arrow_rt.bmp" img_arrow_rt_mask="ha_arrow_rt_mask.bmp" img_arrow_rt_dis="ha_arrow_rt_dis.bmp" img_arrow_rt_dis_mask="ha_arrow_rt_dis_mask.bmp" img_nav_top="ha_menu_navi_none_t_p.bmp" img_nav_top_f="ha_menu_navi_none_t_f_p.bmp" img_nav_bottom="ha_menu_navi_none_b_p.bmp" img_nav_bottom_f="ha_menu_navi_none_b_f_p.bmp" img_focus_top="ha_menu_focus_t_p.bmp" img_focus_mid="ha_menu_focus_m_p.bmp" img_focus_bottom="ha_menu_focus_b_p.bmp" img_focus_top_hl="ha_menu_focus_t_h_p.bmp" img_focus_mid_hl="ha_menu_focus_m_h_p.bmp" img_focus_bottom_hl="ha_menu_focus_b_h_p.bmp"/>
<popupmenu_rotate x="30" y="8" w="580" h="420" clr="0,0,0" fsize="28" fweight="550" bgclr="255,255,255" selbgclr="200,200,200" selfgclr="171,171,171" borderclr="100,100,100" disclr="116,116,116" itemshift1="23" itemshift2="40" itemheight="80" rows="5" navi_rows="4" img_arrow_up="ha_arrow_up.bmp" img_arrow_up_mask="ha_arrow_up_mask.bmp" img_arrow_up_dis="ha_arrow_up_dis.bmp" img_arrow_up_dis_mask="ha_arrow_up_dis_mask.bmp" img_arrow_dn="ha_arrow_dn.bmp" img_arrow_dn_mask="ha_arrow_dn_mask.bmp" img_arrow_dn_dis="ha_arrow_dn_dis.bmp" img_arrow_dn_dis_mask="ha_arrow_dn_dis_mask.bmp" img_arrow_rt="ha_arrow_rt.bmp" img_arrow_rt_mask="ha_arrow_rt_mask.bmp" img_arrow_rt_dis="ha_arrow_rt_dis.bmp" img_arrow_rt_dis_mask="ha_arrow_rt_dis_mask.bmp" img_nav_top="ha_menu_navi_none_t_l.bmp" img_nav_top_f="ha_menu_navi_none_t_f_l.bmp" img_nav_bottom="ha_menu_navi_none_b_l.bmp" img_nav_bottom_f="ha_menu_navi_none_b_f_l.bmp" img_focus_top="ha_menu_focus_t_l.bmp" img_focus_mid="ha_menu_focus_m_l.bmp" img_focus_bottom="ha_menu_focus_b_l.bmp" img_focus_top_hl="ha_menu_focus_t_h_l.bmp" img_focus_mid_hl="ha_menu_focus_m_h_l.bmp" img_focus_bottom_hl="ha_menu_focus_b_h_l.bmp"/>
<prop_image>
i attached the full package for those who will try to help me (if any ) thank you

c'mon,nobody good at XML here?

etoy said:
but i don't know nothing about xml.
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Well, points for self-knowledge must be granted, you really aren't good at this.
Just play with the values man, just guess and try, starting with the "itemheight="80" rows="7" portion I would suggest.

cybermaus said:
Well, points for self-knowledge must be granted, you really aren't good at this.
Just play with the values man, just guess and try, starting with the "itemheight="80" rows="7" portion I would suggest.
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hi m8,i really don't want that someone else does the whole job for me. i always do my tests before begging for help,i already did some tests but without good results. i already tried both "itemheight" and "rows",as fsize (font size?) but i had no luck. i thought there's some other values that i ignored as less "visible" than those two that are the best candidates. that's why i said i don't know nothing about xml. btw thanks a lot for the reply,that's such an invitation to try again and again

etoy said:
btw thanks a lot for the reply,that's such an invitation to try again and again
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Thats OK, I can always blacklist you
Anyway, if you played with the values, and got no result, than I am afraid I am not going to be able to help. Other than maybe remarking: Did you restart the device after changing the values? It may need a restart to reread the file.

Custom Theme Components

Long time lurker, first time poster... I have been learning a lot really fast about customizing different aspects of the eris, but what I have been really searching hard for is a way to customize certain components to add to an already great rom. Right now I am running Eris_Official_0.8.1T2 btw. Anyways what I am really looking for is something like this forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=654852 Mostly the Launcher is what I really want to change but to be able to tweak everything else would be great too. If someone knows how to do this or can point me in the right direction to maybe even learn how myself I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks

unzip the rom files
system/framework/com.htc.resources
once in there go to
res/drawable-port-mdpi
the file named common_app_rosie_navbar.png
is the launcher, and thats the main thing u need to edit.
and also go to
system/apps/rosie.apk
one inside the apk go to
res/drawable-normal-mdpi
and
drawable-normal-port-mdpi
edit those to your liking

Wow I feel dumb now lol... Ive been poking around in com.htc.resources for a couple days now and completely overlooked that... Thanks alot... Only question I have now is how do I remove the word phone that overlayed on the launcher? I would post a screenshot of my home screen but since im a new user its not allowing me.
Thanks for the help

well I uploaded a photo to my album so if you feel like checking it out just go to my profile... Im starting to like the phone (icon and word) over the orb but if anyone knows how to remove the word for future reference please let me know... I am also trying to find out how to change the status bar's clock color, which searching around has brought me to editing the services.jar or services.odex file but Im still uncertain on how to do this. Any input would be great.

Im going to sound like an idiot, but i can't open the apk to edit, im missing something.. help?

Right click and open with winrar or 7zip. Once you have edited the images you will have to resign either the .apk or the rom. Depending on if you are editing the whole rom or not. Hope I was able to help