i know that alot of framework is changed through files
/system/framework/com.htc.resources.apk
and
/system/framework/framework-res.apk
If i just want to use kings rom, but mligns theme can i simply just cut and paste these files before i flash? and will it be compatible? or how would i go about it?
Also how would i go about it if i wanted to alter some colors and designs myself and get it to become compatile?
it may work but i wouldnt recommend it. open up the apks and extract the .pngs from mligns rom and replace the ones in kingklicks
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I'm trying to edit a few things but I'm not sure how to go about repackaging them as .apk even though I know they're archives. If I open the archive and extract everything how should I go about putting it back together? Is it as simple as throwing it in a .zip file, renaming it to .apk and signing it or am I missing something? I tried doing that with Rosie.apk because it has a lot of wallpapers I won't ever use and I wanted to throw some of my ringtones into it too.
Dyonas said:
I'm trying to edit a few things but I'm not sure how to go about repackaging them as .apk even though I know they're archives. If I open the archive and extract everything how should I go about putting it back together? Is it as simple as throwing it in a .zip file, renaming it to .apk and signing it or am I missing something? I tried doing that with Rosie.apk because it has a lot of wallpapers I won't ever use and I wanted to throw some of my ringtones into it too.
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there is already another thread somewhere farther down about this, but in short, you need to resign. Stericson did a one-click signing tool, but I was never able to get it working on my machine. I use the same tools, but I have to do the manual sign option, it is still easy, it just uses one more click.
As far as repacking rosie.apk, you should just be able to locate the .png and small.png files you want to replace. Find your new wallpapers, rename them to the names of the wallpapers you want replace. (you will need to resize your 480x320 wallpapers to the small wallpaper dimensions, they are 80x60. easiest way to resize is in MS paint or Gimp. once you rename just drag the files into the open winrar window. For rosie i think wallpapers are in the drawable 480x320 folder. When winrar brings up a prompt, just make sure you have the options selected to add and overwrite existing files or something of the like. It is also a good idea to adb pull your Rosie.apk just in case things go bad you can push a backup to revert you to where you were before. If you got any questions send me a PM or hit me on gtalk- [email protected]
Dyonas said:
I'm trying to edit a few things but I'm not sure how to go about repackaging them as .apk even though I know they're archives. If I open the archive and extract everything how should I go about putting it back together? Is it as simple as throwing it in a .zip file, renaming it to .apk and signing it or am I missing something? I tried doing that with Rosie.apk because it has a lot of wallpapers I won't ever use and I wanted to throw some of my ringtones into it too.
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You can open Rosie.apk with something like winrar and replace the images without the need to resign. I've done it countless times. There's not much point in removing wallpapers in Rosie though, it will just reduce the size of the apk without any noticeable speed improvment. Most Hero devs use the stock Rosie apk.
As for ringtones, they don't reside in Rosie.apk. You can put them on your FAT32 (or EXT if you have one). Just put the mp3's in /media/audio/ringtones. I highly suggest putting them on ext because when the SD card is mounted in your computer your phone can't access the ringtones. Ext isn't mounted (on windows atleast) so they are still accessible.
Thanks guys, I seem to have it almost done now with this and what I stumbled through
im trying to make make my own theme, but i need some help. i dont know where to begin. i have a couple of themes out on the forum that i want to chop up to make my new theme. how do i package them all together?
also how to you change the taskbar icons and takebar drop down box?
i want these icons
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/9821/devicew.png
i want this dropdown box for my notifications
http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee97/atoz350/a9a98a9c.png
i want this rosie
http://i40.tinypic.com/mv26nr.png
and im trying to figure out how to package all my apks it to a zip
please someone help me out!!!
i looked at a couple how-to's and guides but still cant figure it out
Yay you want my Rosie haha. Basically everything you wanna change is it framework-res.apk and com.htc.resources.apk in /system/framework
Open the apk's, pull out the res folders, find the images you wanna replace and replace them. Then put the res folder back into the respected apk, and put them into an update.zip and sign it. If you dont know how to do the last part I can do it for you
take the files from the theme elements you like and then replace the ones in the rom youre using with the ones you like. There are many files to edit depending on what you are trying to alter. I suggest editing your own rom before attemting an update.zip theme for us.
I would like to flash a new ROM but i like the stock captivate theme the best.
is there any update.zip packages of the default theme floating around? i want to wait until i know i can do it before i flash. Also, is there any way to "rip" the theme from my ROM? because then i can just do that
I posted a request for this a few weeks back and got really no help.... What I did was unzip the framework.apk's from the theme I wanted and from the JH7_OTA that's floating around here somewhere and compared the images in the drawbale-hdpi folder. I think there are some files in tw-framework.apk that need to be changed if you want to change the pull down menu.
Hope this helps
The themes are mostly inside framework-res.apk, which is very ROM-specific. You can't just install them randomly inside one another.
If you'd like to port a theme, you can either replace the image files using 7-zip, WinRAR, etc. or decompile the .apk using APK Manager for more extensive changes (things like battery mods, etc.).
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The themes are mostly inside framework-res.apk, which is very ROM-specific. You can't just install them randomly inside one another.
If you'd like to port a theme, you can either replace the image files using 7-zip, WinRAR, etc. or decompile the .apk using APK Manager for more extensive changes (things like battery mods, etc.).
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what he said ^^^^
but as a beginner's guide, you will need to pull your FRAMEWORK-RES.APK and TWFRAMEWORK-RES.APK from /system/framework folder
For this, you will need to use either ADB or an app like ASTRO or ROOTEXPLORER
when you copy these two apk's to your computer, you will need to open it up (NOT extract it) and simply replace the images inside with those from a stock FRAMEWORK-RES.APK & TWFRAMEWORK-RES.APK
The images you want to change are going to be in res/drawable-hdpi folder
Don't just replace everything, you will need to see which one's are different.. if there is something you want to change and don't know what .png file it is, just post it back up here and I will help you out
I am making my first theme for the CM7 chooser and I'm doing a total conversion so I have a few questions..
1. Is it possible to load a theme into the Android emulator in the SDK so I don't have to keep loading them to my phone?
1a. Can I even get CM7 onto the emulator?
2. I want to change *everything*. Is the only way to do this to extract the image files from an already created theme, repaint them by hand, and then resign them?
3. Is there any kind of templates that show how each image file goes together? For instance, is there a template I can paint on and then have it extract to the correct images?
4. What about icon sets? How do I get an icon set I use (or create) to go into a theme I make?
5. How do I make an icon set?
6. If I choose a custom clock, etc, how do I get that to stick into the theme?
7. How do I theme things like swype that a user may or may not have installed?
Thanks
no one? the message I entered is too short
another bump. i dont know where to go for help if it's not here
Bumping this thread.
1. No it isnt possible. The emulator is basically a bare version of android. As far as I know you can't change anything about it. Only install/test applications.
1.a. no
2. Pretty much. Or you can change the color via xml
3. no
4/7. After you decompile a theme go to the apps folder and then open one of the apks in that folder. Edit it, then repack it. Same thing applies for swype
5. Making an icon set is basically making icons for the things on the phone. Its pretty straight forward. Use gimp or photoshop or whatever to make an icon. Make it 72x72 pixels then save it as png.
6. its in the framework/res/drawable folder. edit and save
After you do everything build and sign then youre good to go.. look for tutorials
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=964391
I was wondering if there were any themers out there that have or can make a red theme for fasty 2.5. I would be very greatful. Ive been trying the past couple weeks but im not doing very good. Alot of boot loops.
PS Fasty 2.5 if a kf1 based rom. If that helps at all.
What you trying to do, I know how to code but I'm new to Java and dalvik code. Learning as I go, but maybe I can help you out.
I don't know what all you've been trying, but what I've had success (to a limited degree) with is to pull a current copy of your framework-res.apk, twframework-res.apk, and systemui.apk files out of /system/framework and /system/app (you may need to dig to find them), then open/unzip the folder with 7zip. Make copies of each apk to a safe place as a backup.
Dig around in each folder and change anything without a .9.png extension. An easy thing to do is just to use photoshop and automate a color shift. (You may have to play around with some icons - they don't like being opened if they're indexed color.)
Once you have some files ready, open the pulled .apk's with 7zip again (use the open archive option), and overwrite the files inside of them with the files you edited.
Once that's done, fire up adb again and push your updated files back to the respective folders they came from.
Reboot, and you should be good to go.
I would like to make a red version of the theme honeysmoke by the creators of fasty. I would post the link to it but the website is down.
First thing is your going to need something like Apkmanager if you don't already have it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1227179
Like jmtheiss said, pull the system files out and unzip them. I use Paint.net, which isn't photoshop, but works well.
OK i have apk manager i decompiled the framework-res.apk
voldomart13 said:
OK i have apk manager i decompiled the framework-res.apk
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Well if your just starting out you should select to extract it first and then look in res/drawable-hdpi and you will see some .png files. Just look at your phone and figure out what you want to try to mod that you see in the folder. The same would hold true for systemui and twframework-res, both will have .png files in the res/drawable-hdpi folder. Be careful not to modify .9.png files, they are a special file that is stretchable and most paint programs don't recognize them and are difficult to modify with draw9patch editor.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=908270