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[REQ] Black Notification Bar for eclairOG rom

I was just wondering if any themer out there could make a simple black bar for eclairOG v1.11(preferrably somewhat glossy) with a round battery icon (used in MAT-Theme, I believe its made by kspec?)
A lot of people have been asking for a black bar in the thread so I figured id try to get a themer's attention. Thank you!

To make things easier for the theme devs heres the link to the ROM
EclairOG:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=620673
and this is the theme that contains the notification bar and battery icon, id like. Thanks!
MAT-Theme:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=5139150#post5139150
heres a screenshot of it:

OOhhh yes...Desperatly waiting for this

i am too, I really want it. i have really basic knowledge about theming, ive been trying to get it done myself, but all i get are bootloops...lol

I really hope someone does this haha. or a full sense/hero theme for eclair

lbsk8addict said:
I really hope someone does this haha. or a full sense/hero theme for eclair
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Id be happy enough with just the black bar. I managed to modify the framework-res.apk a lil bit but all it flashed was the battery, pulldown menu and the lil network icons, but the bar still comes up white even though i used the black images from the MAT theme, eclair is so much different than donut when it comes to theming, im not asking for much, just the black bar so hopefully someone will do it, because a ton of people are asking for it on the ROMs thread.

speedysilwady said:
Id be happy enough with just the black bar. I managed to modify the framework-res.apk a lil bit but all it flashed was the battery, pulldown menu and the lil network icons, but the bar still comes up white even though i used the black images from the MAT theme, eclair is so much different than donut when it comes to theming, im not asking for much, just the black bar so hopefully someone will do it, because a ton of people are asking for it on the ROMs thread.
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yaa i assume it will come sooner or later, hopefully sooner.
In my opinion, i bet bbuchacher will be the first to port one to his eclair ROM, since he did so with his Super D roms

lbsk8addict said:
yaa i assume it will come sooner or later, hopefully sooner.
In my opinion, i bet bbuchacher will be the first to port one to his eclair ROM, since he did so with his Super D roms
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boogieclair already has one but for some reason i cant get it to work..im a n00b at this which is why im asking for a seasoned themer to do this, cuz its a small project...

http://android-theme-minus.googlecode.com/files/eOG-new.zip
I haven't tested it. I really don't feel like spending the 30 minutes or so to set my unused G1(s) up to test it out, so nandroid before trying it.
It has the pull down, notification bar icons, and status bar from the MAT theme (all credit to the creators of the images used).
http://android-theme-minus.googlecode.com/files/simple_black_bar.zip
There are the images I used for it along with the steps I used for colorChangev3.jar based on what the images looked like.
You have to change statusbar_background.png to statusbar_background.9.png for the status bar to show up black.

david1171 said:
http://android-theme-minus.googlecode.com/files/eOG-new.zip
I haven't tested it. I really don't feel like spending the 30 minutes or so to set my unused G1(s) up to test it out, so nandroid before trying it.
It has the pull down, notification bar icons, and status bar from the MAT theme (all credit to the creators of the images used).
http://android-theme-minus.googlecode.com/files/simple_black_bar.zip
There are the images I used for it along with the steps I used for colorChangev3.jar based on what the images looked like.
You have to change statusbar_background.png to statusbar_background.9.png for the status bar to show up black.
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you sir, are EPIC! thank you so much for taking the time to make this! I flashed it, only the text turns white, but i found out why. In 2.1 roms, the system icons are no longer located in drawable. theyve been moved to drawable-mdpi. so i think if i move your images to mdpi itll work. ah, i didnt realize that statusbar_background had to be converted to a 9.png. Thanks this has been a great learning experience for me. Ive been fumbling around with the files and images all day and all of last night trying to get it to work. I think i can fix it myself. when I do finish, ill post it here and credit you and the original themer for MAT. Thank you very very much!

speedysilwady said:
you sir, are EPIC! thank you so much for taking the time to make this! I flashed it, only the text turns white, but i found out why. In 2.1 roms, the system icons are no longer located in drawable. theyve been moved to drawable-mdpi. so i think if i move your images to mdpi itll work. ah, i didnt realize that statusbar_background had to be converted to a 9.png. Thanks this has been a great learning experience for me. Ive been fumbling around with the files and images all day and all of last night trying to get it to work. I think i can fix it myself. when I do finish, ill post it here and credit you and the original themer for MAT. Thank you very very much!
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d'oh on my part. epic palmsmack. I theme my 2.1 nexus one, but completely forgot about the drawable-mdpi for the G1/MT3G. Well good thing I put the images up lol.

david1171 said:
d'oh on my part. epic palmsmack. I theme my 2.1 nexus one, but completely forgot about the drawable-mdpi for the G1/MT3G. Well good thing I put the images up lol.
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haha its okay dude, no big deal, ive learned enough in the past 24 hours that im able to move em to where they need to be and resign everything. thank you so much. I got it working!!! Im gonna take screenshots and upload everything in the next post..thank you so much!

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haha its okay dude, no big deal, ive learned enough in the past 24 hours that im able to move em to where they need to be and resign everything. thank you so much. I got it working!!! Im gonna take screenshots and upload everything in the next post..thank you so much!
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you're welcome. glad my five minutes of work could be of use.

[BlackBar Mod - eclairOG1.0-1.2]
I DO NOT take any credit for this.
The notification bar is from MAT Theme made by matata86
and was ported over to eclairOG by david1171
UPDATED!!!! - I found some files that were in the wrong folder, and 3 images that were missing. I moved and restored the proper files into the right places. GTalk no longer force closes, no slowdown, nothing. Everything should run fine now!
Screenshots:
Installation:
-Make sure you have no widgets on any of your home screens before flashing
-Boot into Recovery and flash normally as you would any other theme
-No Need to Wipe anything (If you really really wanna be safe, wipe dalvik, but you shouldnt need to)
DOWNLOAD HERE!!!
Oh, and i might make a couple more versions and use battery icons from other themes on xda. Thanks again david1171 for porting the black bar to eclairOG!

Nice work.
love that battery icon...
Just flashed it and running good so far
EDIT: Got the feeling, that it slows down the phone a bit...

Does your Beautiful weather widget has a transparent background?
speedysilwady said:
[BlackBar Mod - eclairOG1.0-1.2]
I DO NOT take any credit for this.
The notification bar is from MAT Theme made by matata86
and ported over to eclairOG by david1171
Screenshots:
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schtuka said:
Does your Beautiful weather widget has a transparent background?
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looks like it doesnt it? =P
no its just the normal semi transparent gradient black background, but because theres a black wallpaper behind it, it looks almost invisible.
@Che: are you sure its slowing down? My phone is still super fast, i havent noticed any slowdown at all...

for some reason when I install the notification bar I get a force close when I open a chat on gtalk

speedysilwady said:
looks like it doesnt it? =P
no its just the normal semi transparent gradient black background, but because theres a black wallpaper behind it, it looks almost invisible.
@Che: are you sure its slowing down? My phone is still super fast, i havent noticed any slowdown at all...
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Oh well, I was going to PM you for it. I think I know how to make it transparent, but I think the application needs to be resigned after replacing PNGs coz it didn't install. I tried signing made easy, but couldn't figure out how to make update-script.

schtuka said:
Oh well, I was going to PM you for it. I think I know how to make it transparent, but I think the application needs to be resigned after replacing PNGs coz it didn't install. I tried signing made easy, but couldn't figure out how to make update-script.
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yeah it needs to be resigned. I use stericsons autosign.bat file.
Check out the zip file i attached and look in META-INF < com < google < android < update-script and open it with Wordpad and you should get an idea of those work. theyre very simple. im not at my comp right now so i cant explain much about them right now.
and to anyone having problems with the black bar, ill see if i can find anything wrong with it and fix it.

ADW w/o app drawer icon

I have been trying to find a version of adw with now app drawer icon. I like the way the screen looks nice and clean with nothing on it. anyways I have found a cpl versions but cant get them to install through package installer, adb, or droid explorer. GRRRR whatever. Can someone edit the new version of adw with no app drawer icon for me pretty please with sugar on top. I tried to edit the .png and all that stuff but no luck. ( I suck). thanks anyonw who is willing to help me out on this

You didn't mention which version you needed. So, I made all three. I edited out the app drawer icon, just like you said. Anywho, if this isn't what you're looking for, let me know.
http://www.mediafire.com/file/75ff4vs79pl5fwe/adw_donut.apk
http://www.mediafire.com/file/5z4tz8m4cxmcjz4/adw_eclair.apk
http://www.mediafire.com/file/mqciyyoffoab8y5/adw_froyo.apk

ranhdrcewp said:
You didn't mention which version you needed. So, I made all three. I edited out the app drawer icon, just like you said. Anywho, if this isn't what you're looking for, let me know.
http://www.mediafire.com/file/75ff4vs79pl5fwe/adw_donut.apk
http://www.mediafire.com/file/5z4tz8m4cxmcjz4/adw_eclair.apk
http://www.mediafire.com/file/mqciyyoffoab8y5/adw_froyo.apk
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You are the freakin man!!!!!!!!!! thank you so much. One question exactly what file did you edit out? Was it as easy as deleting the icon or did u have to change the icon. And if I didnt mention it before.........thank you very much, I might actually get some work done today now

chrisgto4 said:
You are the freakin man!!!!!!!!!! thank you so much. One question exactly what file did you edit out? Was it as easy as deleting the icon or did u have to change the icon. And if I didnt mention it before.........thank you very much, I might actually get some work done today now
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The file(image) that looks like the icon u wanna get rid off
All u have to do is open the apk, make that image transparent/delete its contents and repack/resign the apk.

chrisgto4 said:
You are the freakin man!!!!!!!!!! thank you so much. One question exactly what file did you edit out? Was it as easy as deleting the icon or did u have to change the icon. And if I didnt mention it before.........thank you very much, I might actually get some work done today now
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Not a problem. I made every portrait and landscape MDPI and HDPI app drawer icon transparent. So, the files are still there. The specific files are "ic_tray_expand.png", "ic_tray_expand_pressed.png", and "ic_tray_expand_selected.png" Enjoy.

what software did u use to edit the png

chrisgto4 said:
what software did u use to edit the png
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I used GIMP.

ranhdrcewp said:
You didn't mention which version you needed. So, I made all three. I edited out the app drawer icon, just like you said. Anywho, if this isn't what you're looking for, let me know.
http://www.mediafire.com/file/75ff4vs79pl5fwe/adw_donut.apk
http://www.mediafire.com/file/5z4tz8m4cxmcjz4/adw_eclair.apk
http://www.mediafire.com/file/mqciyyoffoab8y5/adw_froyo.apk
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Thaaaanks!!!

Thanks again
chrisgto4 said:
You are the freakin man!!!!!!!!!! thank you so much. One question exactly what file did you edit out? Was it as easy as deleting the icon or did u have to change the icon. And if I didnt mention it before.........thank you very much, I might actually get some work done today now
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Hi there. First of all, I'd like to thank you again for providing the apk without the icon.
That said, and hoping I'm not asking too much, I wonder if you could do the same with the latest ADW version, since the previous is FC'ing a lot. I'd do it myself, but I'm no developer, just a noob scared of coding. lol
Thanks again

ranhdrcewp said:
You didn't mention which version you needed. So, I made all three. I edited out the app drawer icon, just like you said. Anywho, if this isn't what you're looking for, let me know.
http://www.mediafire.com/file/75ff4vs79pl5fwe/adw_donut.apk
http://www.mediafire.com/file/5z4tz8m4cxmcjz4/adw_eclair.apk
http://www.mediafire.com/file/mqciyyoffoab8y5/adw_froyo.apk
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Sorry, wrong quote before...
Hi there. First of all, I'd like to thank you again for providing the apk without the icon.
That said, and hoping I'm not asking too much, I wonder if you could do the same with the latest ADW version, since the previous is FC'ing a lot. I'd do it myself, but I'm no developer, just a noob scared of coding. lol
Thanks again

Need Help Theming Background Color in LauncherProPlus

Maybe what I am trying to do hasn't been attempted before but I'm stuck and hopefully, someone here is talented enough to help.
I am trying to change the background color of the LauncherProPlus widgets. It is clearly not an image in the res folder and I have been scouring the XML's to see what is driving the color to no avail. Does anyone know where I might have missed or where else to look? I'm thinking maybe I need to start looking through the smali files but would love if someone could provide a little direction.
Thanks.

okolowicz said:
Maybe what I am trying to do hasn't been attempted before but I'm stuck and hopefully, someone here is talented enough to help.
I am trying to change the background color of the LauncherProPlus widgets. It is clearly not an image in the res folder and I have been scouring the XML's to see what is driving the color to no avail. Does anyone know where I might have missed or where else to look? I'm thinking maybe I need to start looking through the smali files but would love if someone could provide a little direction.
Thanks.
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This link may help you get in the right direction

I am familiar with Benny879 as well as that thread and he hasn't been able to find what controls the background either. He posted that theme on the LauncherPro forums and I installed it optimistic that the background would be black but it is not the case. The image on his sight is a bit deceiving due to the background color but is actually a gray gradient.
So, I'm still searching...

okolowicz said:
I am familiar with Benny879 as well as that thread and he hasn't been able to find what controls the background either. He posted that theme on the LauncherPro forums and I installed it optimistic that the background would be black but it is not the case. The image on his sight is a bit deceiving due to the background color but is actually a gray gradient.
So, I'm still searching...
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My bad, misunderstood, I was wondering how to make it a different shade of transparent myself, so I guess we are after the same thing. let you know if I find anything

okolowicz said:
I am familiar with Benny879 as well as that thread and he hasn't been able to find what controls the background either. He posted that theme on the LauncherPro forums and I installed it optimistic that the background would be black but it is not the case. The image on his sight is a bit deceiving due to the background color but is actually a gray gradient.
So, I'm still searching...
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Found it, (I think) here is the link to the post with the answer. Hope it helps.

goldenstorm said:
Found it, (I think) here is the link to the post with the answer. Hope it helps.
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Yup, that's it. Make sure you decompile with Brut's apktool.

Awesome! Thanks to both of you. I had started to go through the smali files last night after having tried every remotely relevant XML.
I'll give it a shot this morning and post back my results. I haven't used Brut's APKTool but use APKManager which I believe is simply a script that utilizes the APKTool.

Actually, I take it back. It appears Signals23 has already accomplished and made available everything I was trying to do which was to make the background black.
So, I'll simply say thank you again, install his masterpiece, and pretend I'm the man.

okolowicz said:
Actually, I take it back. It appears Signals23 has already accomplished and made available everything I was trying to do which was to make the background black.
So, I'll simply say thank you again, install his masterpiece, and pretend I'm the man.
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You can be the man too.
In my last theme of the LP0.7.7.2, I added a png to the background, that way you have control over the whole thing. If you want to mess with that, let me know and I'll post instructions.

signals23 said:
You can be the man too.
In my last theme of the LP0.7.7.2, I added a png to the background, that way you have control over the whole thing. If you want to mess with that, let me know and I'll post instructions.
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Signals23 I love what you have done with the LP widgets, I haven't flashed yet, but it is amazing work!

goldenstorm said:
Signals23 I love what you have done with the LP widgets, I haven't flashed yet, but it is amazing work!
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Thanks. I'm just a theming hack though, Fede is really the man with LP.

[Q] Help create a Steampunk theme...?

Ok folks, my friend just got a hero and we were talking about why to root. I showed him several ROMs from this site and all the cool themes. We got to talking about how cool it would be if there was a STEAMPUNK themed ROM out there.
Here's the rub... I SUCK at theming.
I looked at the "buufed" rom and I like some of the style, but it's just not quite what I'm looking for. Props to the developer of that ROM because it's very thorough. This is the depth I'd like the Steampunk theme to have, but I just don't know how to do it. I've never built a ROM from the ground up, so I don't even know where to start.
Is anyone out there interested in a project like this, or could someone help me know what to do?
Thanks!
-mb

+1
A steam punk theme would be pretty awesome

It has begun...
Ok... I have a great deal of respect for all you devs and themers out there. This is a beast. Time-consuming and not very forgiving...
I have started working on my steampunk theme. Here are some screenshots of what I've done so far. By no means is this a complete theme. I am using ZenHeroFX 2.0 by nfinitefx45 as my base. Credit to all artists/devs for their work.
I have themed the notification pull-down as well, but I don't have a screenie of that yet. Also, I themed the stock sense rosie, but (again) no screencap yet. I'm curious what y'all think...
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Looks cool so far.

Wow. You're a fast learner! Here are some clear notification bar icons that I made. You can use them so that the black squares wont show up around the icons in the notification bar. Just unzip the zip file, and you'll see the folders that the icons are supposed to go into. Good luck!
http://www.mediafire.com/?nqe4mm2znhh <---- clear notification icons
(when I say clear, I mean that they are white with a clear background)

alexthearmo said:
Wow. You're a fast learner! Here are some clear notification bar icons that I made. You can use them so that the black squares wont show up around the icons in the notification bar. Just unzip the zip file, and you'll see the folders that the icons are supposed to go into. Good luck!
http://www.mediafire.com/?nqe4mm2znhh <---- clear notification icons
(when I say clear, I mean that they are white with a clear background)
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Awesome! Thanks. That file is really helpful! I'll post more screencaps when I can do some more work on the theme.
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This is looking really good. Here's another theme I found a while back that has some of the same elements of csrom and your current build. I've never used it, but maybe something in there will help you, or maybe this dev can help you.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=478570

wow! this looks ... awesome! not usually an "extreme theme" kinda guy, but this I would use!
sadly though, I am using CM6 or AOSP, so would not actually end up using it, but I will be watching this thread for S&Gs anyway. the end result should look spectacular.
if I could add one "suggestion"? Get rid of the "branding" (SteamMod in big letters on the lockscreen?), I would think ppl would rather have something less intrusive in the look. I know I would. something clean and mechanical. just a IMHO kinda suggestion, great work regardless!

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This is looking really good. Here's another theme I found a while back that has some of the same elements of csrom and your current build. I've never used it, but maybe something in there will help you, or maybe this dev can help you.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=478570
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Thanks for the link. There is some good stuff I might be able to use in there... credit to the creator of course!
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wow! this looks ... awesome! not usually an "extreme theme" kinda guy, but this I would use!
sadly though, I am using CM6 or AOSP, so would not actually end up using it, but I will be watching this thread for S&Gs anyway. the end result should look spectacular.
if I could add one "suggestion"? Get rid of the "branding" (SteamMod in big letters on the lockscreen?), I would think ppl would rather have something less intrusive in the look. I know I would. something clean and mechanical. just a IMHO kinda suggestion, great work regardless!
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No problem-o... I appreciate the suggestion. Funny thing, too... I was using some of the mods from this on my daily use, and I thought "I need to take off that lettering 'cuz it's getting on my nerves." I'm just going to use it as the splash screen when sense loads rather than on the lock screen.
I have to take a break from this for a couple of days, but hopefully I can work on it some next week. Here's where I'm going to have most of my problems... DISTRIBUTION. I can theme my own phone b/c I know what I'm editing... I just am not sure how to make it so others can use it without bricking their phone. Any ideas? I hate Metamorph... was thinking more of a flashable zip? Or maybe just a themed version of a full ROM? ??
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I may be way off, but I'm a Hero user and digital scrap "designer". I have photographed and extracted some Steampunk watch parts that you are welcome to use if you like for your theme.
http://www.scrappincop.com/search/label/Steampunk
The DL links are right below the pics for each post. Again, if I'm way off and you think my stuff sucks, disregard this post!
I love your theme btw!

I have abandoned this project... it was too big for me to take on. If anyone wants to pick this up...?

mbuchholz said:
I have abandoned this project... it was too big for me to take on. If anyone wants to pick this up...?
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that's too bad, one theme I was really looking forward to.
and no, dont know diddle about theming.

[ICONS] Dark Iconset preview

I am working on a new iconset so I wanted to post a preview.
If you guys like It I'll work on it.

Its look nice work on it ! (btw make pls 90x90 version .)

I like it! Only thing is I'm wondering if the icon will stand up when scaled down. Not a lot of people will use it in this particular size and I doubt if the white character itself will still be as nice as it is right now.
Maybe a somewhat more bold character will be more readable in a smaller scale. But the look itself I quite like for sure!

Here is a version with a different font

Looking forward to seeing more.

hope can have all set soon
Nice job pal..

ondris said:
I am working on a new iconset so I wanted to post a preview.
If you guys like It I'll work on it.
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Very nice!

Progress on these beauties?

Actually I have created some icons with different sizes to test it.
Bu I still don't know how should i write the name of the app, i mea for exemple "Preferences" or just "PREF"... or something else.

ondris said:
Actually I have created some icons with different sizes to test it.
Bu I still don't know how should i write the name of the app, i mea for exemple "Preferences" or just "PREF"... or something else.
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Or simply may you put a white icon on your perfect black square. I think it would help some cases

ondris said:
Actually I have created some icons with different sizes to test it.
Bu I still don't know how should i write the name of the app, i mea for exemple "Preferences" or just "PREF"... or something else.
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Theres other text icons out there, maybe do the same as them?
But one suggestion would be FONE.

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Theres other text icons out there, maybe do the same as them?
But one suggestion would be FONE.
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Really, use FONE for Preferences? Handy. And use CALC for the dialer then?