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question about drawables..

Why is there a drawable folder full of 210 pictures in my picture gallery and how do i remove it or hide it so it doesnt show up? Thanks. Search didnt return much.

Honestly77 said:
Why is there a drawable folder full of 210 pictures in my picture gallery and how do i remove it or hide it so it doesnt show up? Thanks. Search didnt return much.
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mount your g1 to the computer and then do a search for one of the 210 files you see ... and then find the path and navigate to it and you should find them all
either delete them or hide the folder by preceding the name by a period... so if the folder is named "pictures", name it ".pictures"

Hmm.
Doesnt seem to find anything when I search for the folder or any of the pictures. Its obviously on my sd because when remove it and go to gallery there is no media. I have used the it utility app to move all my caches to my sd and also back up my applications. The folder seems to be showing me all the icons etc required for a few programs. Snapphotopro and quickoffice to name a few. No a2sd or anything just root cyan 3.9.8 and kspecoreo theme. It has been like this for sometime now through various flashes and themes so i know its on my sd...but where!

I Need Help Themeing on a MAC!!

can anyone sign this for me? i think i zipped everything correctly, but i use a mac so i am not sure, it has the notification bar i want (white with see through background) and a white launcher bar
http://www.zshare.net/download/75495216631b6c2e/

DrededStar87 said:
can anyone sign this for me? i think i zipped everything correctly, but i use a mac so i am not sure, it has the notification bar i want (white with see through background) and a white launcher bar
http://www.zshare.net/download/75495216631b6c2e/
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Try this: http://www.darktremor.com/upload/changes-signed.zip

scratch that, i packaged it wrong, there is the main folder "Changes-signed" and inside of that there is a "changes" folder, then they system folder inside of that and the "framework-res.apk" folder is still a zip and not apk, it just has an alias apk file name fml

DrededStar87 said:
can anyone sign this for me? i think i zipped everything correctly, but i use a mac so i am not sure, it has the notification bar i want (white with see through background) and a white launcher bar
http://www.zshare.net/download/75495216631b6c2e/
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I use mac too. The way you zip it is go into the folder where it is, select the contents, right-click and hit compress. It should save into archive.zip. Now, to sign it, use this amazing tool. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=573498 Put the testsign.jar in Macintosh HD and put the app in the dock. Just drag the zip you want to sign onto the icon, and wait for the dot to go away under the sign app. Then, go to the folder where the original zip was, and there should be a Myzip-signed.zip. That should be a flashable zip as long as there's an update-script.

HeroMeng said:
I use mac too. The way you zip it is go into the folder where it is, select the contents, right-click and hit compress. It should save into archive.zip. Now, to sign it, use this amazing tool. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=573498 Put the testsign.jar in Macintosh HD and put the app in the dock. Just drag the zip you want to sign onto the icon, and wait for the dot to go away under the sign app. Then, go to the folder where the original zip was, and there should be a Myzip-signed.zip. That should be a flashable zip as long as there's an update-script.
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so it does not have to be an apk file? im gonna try to sign it myself

DrededStar87 said:
so it does not have to be an apk file? im gonna try to sign it myself
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Uhh... that program is for your mac, not your phone.

HeroMeng said:
Uhh... that program is for your mac, not your phone.
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i meant the "framework-res.apk" file because i made it an alias of the original file, but it is still a zip, i have no clue how to make it back into an apk file after unzipping it
and i used the search button but the things i found were not much help....just to let people getting ready to yell at me for not using it

DrededStar87 said:
i meant the "framework-res.apk" file because i made it an alias of the original file, but it is still a zip, i have no clue how to make it back into an apk file after unzipping it
and i used the search button but the things i found were not much help....just to let people getting ready to yell at me for not using it
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Ok, you know what... just make a metamorph file. Metamorph is much easier.

Wait, what? You were trying to reinstall framework-res.apk? Nonononono. No. You need to write an update-script. It will put the apk in /data/app (or /sdext/app) if you install it as an apk.

HeroMeng said:
Ok, you know what... just make a metamorph file. Metamorph is much easier.
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ummmmmm...i guess saying that i am extremely new to this is an understatement

the easiest way to do what you are talking about is to use something like 7zip or winzip to open , NOT UNZIP, the apk. Next, open up the zip you made. Now, drag the folder called res from YOUR zip into the open window of the apk. This should replace the old folder with your new one that contains all your edits. Now just close the opened apk, and you are done. Simple.

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the easiest way to do what you are talking about is to use something like 7zip or winzip to open , NOT UNZIP, the apk. Next, open up the zip you made. Now, drag the folder called res from YOUR zip into the open window of the apk. This should replace the old folder with your new one that contains all your edits. Now just close the opened apk, and you are done. Simple.
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He has mac, like me. No 7zip.

HeroMeng said:
He has mac, like me. No 7zip.
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But you have some sort of zip program, right?

tejasrichard said:
But you have some sort of zip program, right?
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We have Archive Utility, straight from apple, comes with the mac.

It doesn't allow you to open without unzipping? (obviously I know nothing about macs)

tejasrichard said:
It doesn't allow you to open without unzipping? (obviously I know nothing about macs)
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Nope. We can run Windows apps in WINE if we want....

so...what are my options people? cuz im still confused...

Re: i think i did this right...
bump.....anyone know anything?
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So here's the issue: Drededstar has unzipped the framework apks, and changed the files...now he wants to know how to turn the .zip folder into actual apk files.
Macs don't have 7zip or ANY program that lets you look into apk contents without unzipping them all the way. So, you have to unzip them. Then once you're done making the changes, you need to change them back to apk files. DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW TO CHANGE THEM BACK TO APK FILES?!!!
I have a mac too, but I do all my theming on my wife's computer...and she's probably tired of me kicking her off. If anyone knows how to do this one simple step could you please let us mac users know?!! Thanks!

as long as the file structure is right, you just have to rename the zip file to apk.

"Application not installed" - frustrating error

Mods please delete. I figured out my errors and all is well.
If anyone is having trouble with this as I was, please refer to these instructions. I'm sorry, I forget who posted them but credit to whoever you are. Big help.
1. Transfer the apk from your phone to your computer. It's probably in a place like data/app or data/data or the like
2. Open the apk with 7zip. Do not extract the whole thing, just open it. Inside you'll see a folder called "res"; transfer that somewhere on your computer.
3. Inside the res folder you'll see a bunch of folders. The images you want to edit are usually in a folder labeled "drawable", but you may have to look elsewhere
4. Find the background image you want to edit. It might be labeled widget_bg or something helpful like that.
5. Edit it how you want. In the case of transparency, you want to delete the background and make it entirely transparent. Save it in the same format and do not change the name. (Note- if your file has .9.png in it, you have to open your edited version using draw9xpatch or whatever in the Android SDK and save it through that as well)
6. Drag the res folder with your modified images back into the archive, using 7zip. You might want to use a duplicate of the apk, just to have the original on hand in case something goes wrong.
8. Place the modified apk into the place-apk-here-for-modding folder in the APK Manager folder
9. Open up script.bat. Select your project using option 22.
10. Do the following things- Extract APK (1), Zip APK (3), zip as regular apk (2), sign apk (4)
At this point you should have a signed version of the apk in the place-apk-here-for-modding folder. You can transfer it to your phone now and install it. Or install it directly onto your phone through apk manager if you have ADB enabled.
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Thanks!

Wait a minute, you click on the application from your file manager, opening it in your App Manager, and it says Application not Installed?
That makes no sense at all. The only time I've encountered that is when I've tried using an app that was stored on my SD card, which wasn't put in. That app was on my homescreen too.

I'll have the .apk on my SD card somewhere and I'll try to install in through a file explorer with the error message above.
I tried installing through Dropbox, but that also gets me the error message. I've uninstalled all applications of the same name because that's what you're supposed to do. It's weird, I know. I'm trying to work through it right now.

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Same problem
Hello gentlemen, i have some problem with installing "slide it keyboard" and others applications. The messages is: application not installed. I tried everything, but nothing works... Please help me.
HTC desire 2.2 froyo

[MIUI] Lockscreen Help. {Solved}

So I've been asking for help from all the great LS-Themers on XDA with little things like changing the music controls to notifications to resolution, etc.
I've been wanting to do the edits myself, but XML editing seemed a little hard.
Anyway, I tried today and correct me if I'm wrong, but, when you want to edit the XML of a LS, you change the mtz file to zip. Unzip it and you should be presented with the files in that lockscreen, pngs, etc.
I unzipped my current LS, 'iDroid.' I got none of that.
I'm attaching the screenshot of what shows when I unzip it.
In the 'description' XML file, I don't get a huge XML code..I get this;
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This XML file does not appear to have any style information associated with it. The document tree is shown below.
<MIUI-Theme><title>iDroid Slide2Unlock</title><author>thefsfempire</author><version>1.0</version><uiVersion>1</uiVersion></MIUI-Theme>
I've opened it with the XML Editor that's on my computer. Microsoft Word and Firefox. They all show that ^
And then there's that 'lockscreen' file. That's just...a file. I can't do anything with it.
There are no folders that show the pngs and stuff.
What am I doing wrong? D: I want to start editing little things on my own, instead of asking everyone all the time.

God! said:
So I've been asking for help from all the great LS-Themers on XDA with little things like changing the music controls to notifications to resolution, etc.
I've been wanting to do the edits myself, but XML editing seemed a little hard.
Anyway, I tried today and correct me if I'm wrong, but, when you want to edit the XML of a LS, you change the mtz file to zip. Unzip it and you should be presented with the files in that lockscreen, pngs, etc.
I unzipped my current LS, 'iDroid.' I got none of that.
I'm attaching the screenshot of what shows when I unzip it.
In the 'description' XML file, I don't get a huge XML code..I get this;
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This XML file does not appear to have any style information associated with it. The document tree is shown below.
<MIUI-Theme><title>iDroid Slide2Unlock</title><author>thefsfempire</author><version>1.0</version><uiVersion>1</uiVersion></MIUI-Theme>
I've opened it with the XML Editor that's on my computer. Microsoft Word and Firefox. They all show that ^
And then there's that 'lockscreen' file. That's just...a file. I can't do anything with it.
There are no folders that show the pngs and stuff.
What am I doing wrong? D: I want to start editing little things on my own, instead of asking everyone all the time.
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Add .zip to the end of the lock screen that just says 'file' and extract

wez89 said:
Add .zip to the end of the lock screen that just says 'file' and extract
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Oooh ok. I got it. Thanks. I didn't know you had to change that to zip too.
Okay, so now that I got the editor and I can start changing little things.
In order for this to take effect, I need to save it over the original file as XML.
What about this 'manifest.xml.bak' file? Should I do anything with that, or leave it alone?
Once I've done the edits and save. I need to rezip the advanced folder it's in with 'themes value' that was unzipped with it, then how do I rename it back to just a 'file' type?

God! said:
Oooh ok. I got it. Thanks. I didn't know you had to change that to zip too.
Okay, so now that I got the editor and I can start changing little things.
In order for this to take effect, I need to save it over the original file as XML.
What about this 'manifest.xml.bak' file? Should I do anything with that, or leave it alone?
Once I've done the edits and save. I need to rezip the advanced folder it's in with 'themes value' that was unzipped with it, then how do I rename it back to just a 'file' type?
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You don't need the manifest.xml.bak you can delete that if you want
To zip it back up you need winrar
You need to have everything in the right folders, so you need your advance folder with your manifest in there, and you need the theme_value..
You have to add those 2, to archive by selecting them and right clicking
Then with the winrar pop up you need to make sure 'store' is selected under compression or method, not at a computer/laptop so not 100% which it is and also make sure zip is selected not rar
Finally remove zip extension from the file and zip the whole lock screen back

EDIT: NVM I GOT IT. YAY. Haha. I can now do little things by myself on future lockscreens.
Now, the next thing I need to learn how to do is changing battery charging status and pngs.

you can use the "old format":
that is
your_theme
|__description.xml
|__preview (optional)
|__lockscreen (it is a folder)
......|__advanced (it is a folder too, coming from lockscreen)
..............|__all lockscreen stuff (as files)
......|__theme_values.xml (in lockscreen)
you ahve to zip in the contents of "your_theme" and name it mtz. then copy to phone and phone asks if you want to convert to new format. chooese yes and done

God! said:
Alright, I added the Advanced folder and themes value file to winrar.
Selected Zip and "Store" under the compression menu. Then ok.
Well it saved it as a zip as 'lockscreen' but there's no way to change it back to just the 'file' type it was.
I tried zipping THAT zip with the rest of the files into a zip, then renaming it to mtz and applying it on my phone, but it just ended up being the default lock.
I must be doing something wrong.
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When you have zipped it up using the store and zip options, and are left with lock screen.zip.. Open the zip with winrar, don't extract just open, when winrar opens with the files go back a step so you can see the lock screen.zip rather than its files and just delete the zip extension that way and close winrar
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picard666 said:
you can use the "old format":
that is
your_theme
|__description.xml
|__preview (optional)
|__lockscreen (it is a folder)
......|__advanced (it is a folder too, coming from lockscreen)
..............|__all lockscreen stuff (as files)
......|__theme_values.xml (in lockscreen)
you ahve to zip in the contents of "your_theme" and name it mtz. then copy to phone and phone asks if you want to convert to new format. chooese yes and done
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This method is by far easy and quicker in my honest opinion

Alrighty then.
Now onto my next issue.
How hard would it be to take away the charging battery/status off this lockscreen and replace it with this kind of battery charging status?
As you can see, the default iPhone charging covers up the music controls and notifications when they come in. I want just the simple glowing bar above the unlocker like the other one.

if you have both manifests then you can swap in the battery section to the ls you want (look for "battery")
you have to copy the appropiate images to your ls and might have to change coordinates

Thanks Picard. That wasn't as hard as I thought.
I deleted all the battery images from the first one and put in the ones from the second.
Deleted the battery section in the XML and replaced it with the other.
Changed the coordinates and ****ing bam! I did it!
Edit; Fixed my coordinate mistake.

Screenshot location

Hey! Is there a way to change the default location of the screenshot? I can't use Google photos properly like this, it keeps on sync my screenshot folder.
Tnx.

Screenshot location can vary. For me it's Pictures/Screenshots. I can (and have) disallowed Google Photos from syncing that folder. Where do your screenshots go?

It's going to DCIM/screenshot.
And Google automatically backup this entire folder so, it's a problem for me.

guy6136206 said:
It's going to DCIM/screenshot.
And Google automatically backup this entire folder so, it's a problem for me.
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Make a file called .nomedia in the Screenshot folder and sync will ignore it. It will also mean it won't show up in gallery apps.

gavin19 said:
Make a file called .nomedia in the Screenshot folder and sync will ignore it. It will also mean it won't show up in gallery apps.
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Did not work, I have created a new folder named .nomedia and the gallery is still showing it.

guy6136206 said:
Did not work, I have created a new folder named .nomedia and the gallery is still showing it.
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A file, not a folder. Inside the screenshots folder make a file called .nomedia.
It's a built in method in Android to exclude folder contents from certain apps.

gavin19 said:
Make a file called .nomedia in the Screenshot folder and sync will ignore it. It will also mean it won't show up in gallery apps.
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gavin19 said:
A file, not a folder. Inside the screenshots folder make a file called .nomedia.
It's a built in method in Android to exclude folder contents from certain apps.
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Yeah had to download a new file manager to craft a file, but unfortunately the Google photos is still showing and backup my screenshot, even tho the gallery isn't showing them.

guy6136206 said:
Yeah had to download a new file manager to craft a file, but unfortunately the Google photos is still showing and backup my screenshot, even tho the gallery isn't showing them.
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Works fine for me. I made a new folder in DCIM, created the .nomedia file, then copy/pasted in some random pics. Google Photos doesn't see the folder at all.

gavin19 said:
Works fine for me. I made a new folder in DCIM, created the .nomedia file, then copy/pasted in some random pics. Google Photos doesn't see the folder at all.
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So you have root? Maybe it's connected to it, this is so weird

You can try pinsyncScreenshot app from play store

Did you resolve this? I have the same issue with my POCO F1 and it's driving me nuts

ranzzit said:
Did you resolve this? I have the same issue with my POCO F1 and it's driving me nuts
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Sad to say, but I solved it using "Auto File transfer Lite" (Search at google play)
It's not the best solution, but at least is an acceptable workaround IMHO.
Just hope some day Google allows to select DCIM subfolders to sync or Xiaomi to change screenshot folder destination.

Screenshots not showing in gallery
I faced an issue of , screenshots not saving in screenshot folder.but after deleting ' .nomedia ' file from the file manager i could now see the screenshots in my gallery

Guys! U can do one thing. I am also a xiomi user. Move the screenshot folder from DCIM and transfer it to another place. Then u can back up on google photos. It will only contain CAMERA folder images

H.A.(har****) said:
Guys! U can do one thing. I am also a xiomi user. Move the screenshot folder from DCIM and transfer it to another place. Then u can back up on google photos. It will only contain CAMERA folder images
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What will happen, if you make another screenshot after that?