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Round Battery Meter from BakedSnack in Other ROMs?

So I'm finally settling down on a ROM configuration I like. I'm currently using the following:
DamageControl 3.2.3
DroidX Boot Screen
Rotary Lockscreen
ADW Launcher
It's a great combination, but the one thing I miss right now came from the BakedSnack 9.6 ROM and that's the 6 segmented round battery meter in the status bar. Anyone know how to get that or at least something better than the default battery icon?
Thanks!
PSULightingGuy
Total Geek/Nerd, Proud EVO 4G owner, Android n00b.
P.S. This is a duplicate thread from androidforums.com, just figured it might help to ask here as well...

Theme the battery yourself, the icons you need to change are located in the framework-res.apk file, or wait a day or two whilst im making a video tutorial on how to change the battery

Here's a morph of it
download metamorph from market(free)
drop zip in AndroidThemes folder on sdcard
i take no credit for this i only created the morph the actual icons were created by brandenk
http://www.mediafire.com/file/uwz0k1mwtzm/Circle_Batt.zip <<download

icegad said:
Here's a morph of it
download metamorph from market(free)
drop zip in AndroidThemes folder on sdcard
i take no credit for this i only created the morph the actual icons were created by brandenk
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Thanks! Works Beautifully! This makes my dream theme almost complete! Next step, is there a way to bundle a set of updates (I have the zip files) into one zip I can flash over any ROM? Anyone point me to a link about building flashable zips? Time to learn to do these on my own...

So Bump... This isn't working as well as I thought... I ran it all day and it worked fine for the first half of the battery life, but it then went all the way down to 22% while still showing half battery (3 of 6 bars)... Sigh... Anyone else?

PSULightingGuy said:
Next step, is there a way to bundle a set of updates (I have the zip files) into one zip I can flash over any ROM? Anyone point me to a link about building flashable zips? Time to learn to do these on my own...
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yes you can its really simple!!
if you have more than one zip to flash, you have to extract all the apks keeping the exact position of them
(if app apk -> system/app or framework apk -> system/framework)
try to download any rom or theme, open the zip and you will see how it works!!
keep in mind that you need the updater-script --> (download any theme and copy the whole directory "meta inf" in your new flashable zip.
once you have meta inf and system/app system/framework (or anything else) into your zip, Sign it!!!
signing is really simple too!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=473580
read all!!!!!!!
then..
i've downloaded this battery stats themed (thank to icegad who made the metamorph) but, android 2.1 has the icons located in a new directory, not drawable-hdpi but drawable-mdpi. so, that archive posted by him doesnt work!
you have need to change that letter if you are using 2.1.
right now im on 75% so i dont know if i've got your problem too.. hope no
I dont speak english very well, but I hope you understand anyway ^^

icegad said:
Here's a morph of it
download metamorph from market(free)
drop zip in AndroidThemes folder on sdcard
i take no credit for this i only created the morph the actual icons were created by brandenk :c<<download
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meta-morph doesn't work on 2.2

[Q] Getting started on making themes.

Clicking the wiki just now gave me a 404 error and the sticky is a bit long and just a bit outdated in terms of the links.
What programs, apps, vids, etc do I need in order to make themes?
I have been flashing themes left and right and each have their goods and bads. The biggest bad is there doesn't seem to be a well done red theme which I would like to do. I have tried enamored but the notification icons kill it for me.
So again, are there any up to date tutorials on making themes? Thanks in advance for any help.

+1 to that
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A quic and dirty how to
lovethyEVO said:
Clicking the wiki just now gave me a 404 error and the sticky is a bit long and just a bit outdated in terms of the links.
What programs, apps, vids, etc do I need in order to make themes?
I have been flashing themes left and right and each have their goods and bads. The biggest bad is there doesn't seem to be a well done red theme which I would like to do. I have tried enamored but the notification icons kill it for me.
So again, are there any up to date tutorials on making themes? Thanks in advance for any help.
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heres the How to
An apk is really just a zip file... apk stands for android package (if i remember correctly). So treat it like a standard zip file.
Youll need a pint program to make changes I use gimp its free so get it here
TIP: Your first theme should really just be a mixing and matching of other themes to get use to the process.
TIP: d/l and look at other themes and see what the have done, using the same process below you can port and mash themes. To see what is themed go to the res/drawable-xxx folders and sorte the png's in there to newest at the top and you'll see what they have changed.
TIP: system/app/xxx.apk are where most apps that are themed are contained in these apks you'll find a res folder and in there you have a bunch of folders. you really on need to look in the drawable-xxx ones mdpi, no-dpi, land and so forth. these pngs make up the apps look and feel changing them will theme the app.
You'll need apk manager this will allow you to sign zips which makes them flashable. get that here
Now get your favorite Rom and make a folder. In that folder make 2 folders one called packed the other called packed. Take your rom and unzip it in the unpacked folder. and then take the original zip and move it to the packed folder.
Next go into the unpacked folder and nav to system/framework.framework-res.apk (this holds the bulk of the android png that make up all the stuff most people change to make a theme) take this apk and unzip it in this folder and then make a copy of the apk and move the copy to the packed folder.
Now when you want to make a change to the framework-res.apk use the unpacked as a reference. us the packed as the change dir, you do this by opening but not unzipping the apk you want to change and just dragging the files you are replacing into the apk, this will replace them. You might want to make a a 3rd folder sorta of a master copy if you ever mess up the packed roms. Remember that in all three of the dirs created you want to keep the dir structure the way you extracted it from the rom and theme.
Now that you have an altered framework-res.apk you can just push it to system/framework folder (i think) and reboot and your changes are in. I never do this since flashable is easier to manage I make a flashable.
A flashable is like a rom but allot smaller, so d/l one of my themes and take the zip file and place in in a folder next to the packed and unpacked folder call it something like staging. now unzip apk manager into the top dir next to 4 other folders you just made.
Now my theme zip can be renamed to whatever you want, your going to use it as a place holder for signing flashable zips. go into the theme zip and delete ever thing in the system folder except the framework folder then go into the frame work folder and delete everything, if you have apps your theming just make the system/app.
Your flashable zip folder should only have a a meta-inf folder and a system folder, the system folder should only have a framework and or app folders. Now drag your altered framework-res.apk into the flashable zip system/framework folder you just cleaned out.
Ok now you have to sign it, copy that flashable zip to the place-apk-here-for-signing folder, this should have shown up when you unzipped apk manager into the folder the also contains unpacked and packed folders.
Now click on the script.bat and you'll see a bunch of option you can do option 16 to sign your zip. it takes a second or two and the date should get updated on the flashable.zip file in the place-apk-here-for-signing folder.
Now you have your new them ready to install. if your changing something else find the apk and replace framework-res.apk in these instruction and it works the same. note that most app reside in system/app so you next to take that into account.
Keep the questions reasonable and I'll answer then.

Thanks simmons. For the most part I have been doing the open apk without extracting and replacing png files. The one thing that I cant seem to get is changing the battery icon...it never sticks. Anyways, do the themes always have to be signed? I know amon 1.8 can flash unsigned zips but do the themes have to be signed always? I will be taking my laptop to work tonight to practice what you outlined. Thanks again.
EDIT: I noticed some themes have com.htc.resources.apk alongside framework res and some have services.jar. What are these for?

No they don't have to be signed but people will complain cause most people don't have the eng spl, it all so protects you from flashing bad stuff. If your only changing the standard 5 battery icons thus method always works.
The services.jar usually room specific and changes things like lock screen behavior mixes These with other roms will cause boot loops be careful.
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Simmons thanks for answering so far.
My last question is to theme the entire phone is it basically the resources, framework, and services.jar files that need to be edited? I understand the apps would be themed themselves and then just included as part of the zip file right?

lovethyEVO said:
Simmons thanks for answering so far.
My last question is to theme the entire phone is it basically the resources, framework, and services.jar files that need to be edited? I understand the apps would be themed themselves and then just included as part of the zip file right?
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well the service.jar is compiled and therefore can't necessarily be themed you can't hack it or mod it by decompling it or you can change it by compiling changes you made from source but for the sake of normal themes its not needed.
as for the resources I assume your referring to the resources.arsc which is basically a set of compiled xml files. In here it where you can change stuff like how many pngs are associated with the battery status icons (think of circle batter mod which has one icon per percentage instead of the 0 10 20 40 60 80 100 ? icons in the normal aosp rom) changing this can be done with the apk manage by decompiling the framework-res.zpk, making the change and compiling back. but I wouldn't recommend it to a beginner.
The problem with the above is you take the chance of the theme not be cross-rom compatible. For you normal theme all you need to change are the pngs in the res folder of the framework-apk, however somethings like the launcher or the dialer still reside in the app folder and have there own apk.
Oh and I have no question limit.

ASimmons said:
well the service.jar is compiled and therefore can't necessarily be themed you can't hack it or mod it by decompling it or you can change it by compiling changes you made from source but for the sake of normal themes its not needed.
as for the resources I assume your referring to the resources.arsc which is basically a set of compiled xml files. In here it where you can change stuff like how many pngs are associated with the battery status icons (think of circle batter mod which has one icon per percentage instead of the 0 10 20 40 60 80 100 ? icons in the normal aosp rom) changing this can be done with the apk manage by decompiling the framework-res.zpk, making the change and compiling back. but I wouldn't recommend it to a beginner.
The problem with the above is you take the chance of the theme not be cross-rom compatible. For you normal theme all you need to change are the pngs in the res folder of the framework-apk, however somethings like the launcher or the dialer still reside in the app folder and have there own apk.
Oh and I have no question limit.
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Simmons, thank you very much. Every answer you give is clearing things up more and more for me. I have decompiled a frameworkres before when I was trying to get the circle batt mod onto the odex stock rom so I am not too unawares there. What I want to do is theme the colors on anything and everything along with making the transparent windows such as when you confirm actions and the transparent notification pull down. Are these really accomplished with simply changing the pngs or do I have to edit the xml files? If I must edit the xml files, are there key files to edit or would editing one xml affect another?

lovethyEVO said:
Simmons, thank you very much. Every answer you give is clearing things up more and more for me. I have decompiled a frameworkres before when I was trying to get the circle batt mod onto the odex stock rom so I am not too unawares there. What I want to do is theme the colors on anything and everything along with making the transparent windows such as when you confirm actions and the transparent notification pull down. Are these really accomplished with simply changing the pngs or do I have to edit the xml files? If I must edit the xml files, are there key files to edit or would editing one xml affect another?
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The xml files really just hold names for the pngs. So for example the pngs for the battery have there names store in the xml (cant remember off hand which one of the decompiled xml from the resource.arsc.. strings??) file and then as the value value next to that filename for what percent to show that specific png at.
But 95% of your theming only involves changing the png files. So to have a clear notification back ground look in the framework-res.apk/res/drawable-mdpi/status_bar_background.png or you want to change the button to unlock your phone framework-res.apk/res/ic_jog_dial_unlock.png or to change the status bar framework-res.apk/res/statusbar_background.9.png
TIP: if you see a png with 9 in the name like xxxx.9.png its basically a stretchable png where the side that you want stechable has a one pixel wide line running the length of the png as a border this tells android that the png should stretch that side until it fills the screen.
9 patch explanation

So aside from editing the xmls for the battery percent everything is just replacong pngs? Thats awesome.
When it comes to apps like the internet browser for example, where would I find the apk? I'm assuming theming the apps is just like themeing the phone in that I just replace the .pngs right? Again your answers are very much appreciated and definitely making things seem easier. Thanks.

Hiya all.
I'm a noob at this too and I want to change the icons of some of the apps installed on my phone and theme a couple of widgets that am using. I have two questions:
1) In the system/app folder of the phone almost all the apps have a xxx.apk and a xxx.odex file. In order to change the png files in the apk does something need to be done with the odex file too?
2) Can I change the png files in the apk files in data/app the way you described above?
Sorry if the questions are noobish
From my Galaxy S loonie-phone

lovethyEVO said:
So aside from editing the xmls for the battery percent everything is just replacong pngs? Thats awesome.
When it comes to apps like the internet browser for example, where would I find the apk? I'm assuming theming the apps is just like themeing the phone in that I just replace the .pngs right? Again your answers are very much appreciated and definitely making things seem easier. Thanks.
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To theme the browser you can alter the Browser.apk in the system/app and using the direction I posted it works the same way.
And if you make a theme pm me so I can check it out.

Fireloon said:
Hiya all.
I'm a noob at this too and I want to change the icons of some of the apps installed on my phone and theme a couple of widgets that am using. I have two questions:
1) In the system/app folder of the phone almost all the apps have a xxx.apk and a xxx.odex file. In order to change the png files in the apk does something need to be done with the odex file too?
2) Can I change the png files in the apk files in data/app the way you described above?
Sorry if the questions are noobish
From my Galaxy S loonie-phone
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1. My theming expertise is more with AOSP roms but its my understanding that you should be able to theme a sense rom in the same way by de-odexing a rom. And yes any and all apps are themable if it has a png files in it you can unpack it alter the png's and put them back in the original apk, which overwrites the original png's and resign it and then flash or reinstall it.
2. Yes you can. any and all apks can be themed in the manner I described. for odexed roms search the forum for de-odexing techniques.

Thx for the answer. I'll search about deodexing
From my Galaxy S loonie-phone

Thanks for all the great tips I just got finished porting a theme thanks to all the help!

shanesol said:
Thanks for all the great tips I just got finished porting a theme thanks to all the help!
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awesome pm some screenies or the op here I'd like to check it out.

ASimmons said:
awesome pm some screenies or the op here I'd like to check it out.
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It's a simple black/white matte theme called Invertnito. It was made for Sapphire but I like CM too much to give it up lol

ASimmons said:
awesome pm some screenies or the op here I'd like to check it out.
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Looking to have some sort of base by this weekend. I have just been mix/matching pngs I like from other themes as well as trying to make my own pngs and figuring out the transparency/borders effect. Taking my time but still want to come out with something for critique.

shanesol said:
It's a simple black/white matte theme called Invertnito. It was made for Sapphire but I like CM too much to give it up lol
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Nice Job.
lovethyEVO said:
Looking to have some sort of base by this weekend. I have just been mix/matching pngs I like from other themes as well as trying to make my own pngs and figuring out the transparency/borders effect. Taking my time but still want to come out with something for critique.
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Well I'm not much of a critiquer since most of the themeing stuff I've done doesn't go over so well around here (I dont like dark colors, black, dark blue blah blah) really its up to what you like, I made a couple of themes based on what I liked and left it at that. But I'll be glad to look at it and dont forget to make sure that if you use some elses stuff you give them there props in your ops and pm them a warning you going to use it, unless they specify different this is all you should need to do..

ASimmons said:
Nice Job.
Well I'm not much of a critiquer since most of the themeing stuff I've done doesn't go over so well around here (I dont like dark colors, black, dark blue blah blah) really its up to what you like, I made a couple of themes based on what I liked and left it at that. But I'll be glad to look at it and dont forget to make sure that if you use some elses stuff you give them there props in your ops and pm them a warning you going to use it, unless they specify different this is all you should need to do..
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Definately making note of whose work I use. Though it's kind of hard because my favorite notification icons I have seen in two diff themes and neither one of them mention who was the artist for them. But still keeping at it. And like you I dont care about dark colors unless its used to contrast the main theme color. I'm working on a red theme and there will be some parts that will have a darkish background to help the red border colors and/or text pop more. In time though. Your first post here was definitely a great shove in the right direction.

[Theme] Windows Phone 7 2.0 theme update for ThrottleLauncher by Jpso

Hi All,
After some tuning and minor bugs corrections, i finaly got a working Windows Phone 7 2.0 theme for TL.
My update is based on the original theme and the addons from FireSlave.
To use the theme,
1. Install TrottleLauncher_1.2.1 in your device memory
2. unpack the given TrottleLauncher.zip in your PC
3. Replace \Program Files\ThrottleLauncher in your device with the one unpacked.
4. reboot then enjoy.

Jpso said:
Hi All,
After some tuning and minor bugs corrections, i finaly got a working Windows Phone 7 2.0 theme for TL.
My update is based on the original theme and the addons from FireSlave.
To use the theme,
1. Install TrottleLauncher_1.2.1 in your device memory
2. unpack the given TrottleLauncher.zip in your PC
3. Replace \Program Files\ThrottleLauncher in your device with the one unpacked.
4. reboot then enjoy.
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For which resolution?????

rjrocks said:
For which resolution?????
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it's WVGA. testing...
Thanks

drupad2drupad said:
it's WVGA. testing...
Thanks
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Ok tried it.
Nice theme, good inclusion of all mods.
However, TL keeps re-loading and re-starting every 5-7 seconds after I soft-reset my phone!
Any ideas?

QVGA please!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My phone config is:
HD2 - WVGA
Energy Leo 28244 Sense2.5 FRA.Cookie.2.0 sencity
Radio 2.15.50.14
Extra added softwares:
S2P
Duttys Jetcet Print HD2
Emu48hd3
eWallet-PocketPC
metro.arm300
CurrencyConverter.v1.3
SkypeMobile
sb_v6.1
SWYPE_3_9_10_10
TomTom_7.910.9185
SpbTV2
Astronout Win7 SMS Skin latest 653
manalasWindowsLockScreen V4
Advise:
You have to wait sometime for about 40s after reboot.

Hello All,
I found installation mistakes in the original post. This will avoid the side effet reported by drupad2drupad.
1. Do not overwrite TrottleLauncher.
Here is the workaround to use the theme.
1. Install TrottleLauncher_1.2.1 in your device memory
2. unpack the given TrottleLauncher.zip in your PC
3. copy WindowsPhone7_2 to your device \Program Files\ThrottleLauncher\Setups\
4. Replace the content of \Program Files\ThrottleLauncher\plugins\ by the one unpacked.
5. Unpack fonts.zip then copy the contents in the device folder \windows
That's all folk

Jpso said:
Hello All,
I found installation mistakes in the original post. This will avoid the side effet reported by drupad2drupad.
1. Do not overwrite TrottleLauncher.
Here is the workaround to use the theme.
1. Install TrottleLauncher_1.2.1 in your device memory
2. unpack the given TrottleLauncher.zip in your PC
3. copy WindowsPhone7_2 to your device \Program Files\ThrottleLauncher\Setups\
4. Replace the content of \Program Files\ThrottleLauncher\plugins\ by the one unpacked.
5. Unpack fonts.zip then copy the contents in the device folder \windows
That's all folk
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Thanks for that!
Few other things I have noticed are:
The 'my applications' tile is not in English and the icons or links in that hub are linked to no application! There is also no way to link them or edit them so that they will open any application. Is there a fix for that?

drupad2drupad said:
Thanks for that!
Few other things I have noticed are:
The 'my applications' tile is not in English and the icons or links in that hub are linked to no application! There is also no way to link them or edit them so that they will open any application. Is there a fix for that?
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i can see that someone with xml coding knowledge is gonna have to have a look over this and see what is going on...
this theme is a pain in the a$$
it is probably the most complex TL theme ever made... bound to have... issues..
if even one character in the code is wrong ... sends the whole thing into chaos..
ill take a look later

Well possible to do better, but actually you don't need to have a strong xml experience to customize the applications links.
You just have to copy the pages\applications.xml on your PC, then modify the links by editing the file in Notepad++ or any xml editor of your choice.
Then write it back on your device.
See howto in the image.
Point (2) is the path to the exe or shurtcut that starts the application.

thanks!!!
but it's a little slow on my x1

facebook???
facebook hookup?

and why everytime i click on a message in the sms hub and text back and go back to the home screen, throttlelauncher has an "unexpected error"???

need to work out the bugs man!!! and re-release...

rjrocks said:
For which resolution?????
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I test it on my qvga just need to gathered

Jpso said:
Hi All,
After some tuning and minor bugs corrections, i finaly got a working Windows Phone 7 2.0 theme for TL.
My update is based on the original theme and the addons from FireSlave.
How can i update the weather i live in Auckland, NZ
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[MOD] Customize Sense 3.0 Lockscreen Background [How To + Requests!!]

Hi everyone!!
I saw that there were threads on customizing the lockscreen rings but there were none on changing the background in our Desire HD forums
So.......
Here's a tutorial on how you can edit the background on the Sense 3.0 Lockscreen!!
First and Foremost, DO A NANDROID BACKUP!!!!! I am not responsible for any mistakes that you make or if anything happens to your phone.
Now we can start the tutorial!!
Download the m10 tools from here
Using Root Explorer (Or any other file explorer) go to system/app and copy the Idlescreen_Weather.apk to your sdcard.
Copy this apk to your computer and open m10editor.exe
Once the m10 program has opened up, click on load and browse to the Idlescreen_Weather.apk
Once it has loaded, go to the m10 files tab and select the decode images box on the bottom.
Double click on Lockscreen_weather_bg.m10 and it will ask you if you wish to decompile it. Click on yes and wait for it to decompile.
Now you will be brought to another tab where you can see Textures. Under this you will see 3 more textures.
Click on any one of the textures and you will see the background image. Right click the image and click on Show in Explorer.
The folder containing the png will open up. Replace that image with your image making sure that the file you are copying has EXACTLY the SAME name.
NOTE: Your png should be exactly 540x960. Also you will have to invert your picture vertically. This can be done with any photo editing program. I use Photoshop for this.
Then once you have replaced all the 3 background with whatever pictures you want, go back to the m10 program and go to the Start tab. Here you can link the path to the Android SDK if you have so that you can zipalign it and push it to your phone. Then tick the Zipalign APK box(Only do so if you have linked the Android SDK to the program). Then click on save.
If you didnt link the Android SDK to the app, you can still manually zipalign it. In order to do so, download the Android SDK and browse to the tools folder.
Open a cmd window here.
Type:-
zipalign -f -v 4 (name and path of your file).apk outfile.apk
Rename the new apk that has been created from outfile.apk to IdleScreen_Weather.apk
Now you can either push this apk to your phone or copy and paste it using Root Explorer ( or any other file explorer) or you can make a flashable zip out of it.
To make a flashable zip, download the blank update.zip that i have attached in this post. Then open it with winrar or winzip etc.. and then copy the apk file into the system/app folder in the update.zip
DO NOT EXTRACT the update.zip
Then you can flash this zip file normally from recovery.
Also make sure that if you are copying the file to the system/app, set the permissions as RW-R--R
Now reboot and enjoy your new lockscreen background!!
This will also work for the Friendstream, Stocks or any other lockscreens. Only the file name will be different.
I will be taking requests, so if you want any particular background just attach the pictures and i will make it for you as soon as possible
This is a modification of McLabia's thread in the Thunderbolt Forums. A huge thanks to him for making such an amazing tutorial!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1160206
A big thanks to seo, Krzysiec and all the other devs who helped in porting the sense 3 lockscreen to our devices.
Thanks to Lee for his awesome Leedroid ROM!!
Thanks to Flemmard and DiamondBack2010 for their m10 tools!
If I've missed out anyone who has contributed to this, please tell me and i will add their names.

MODS and Requests
Here I'll upload all of my mods and requests of the other members with screenshots.
Stock Weather
{
"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"
}
Sombreo Galaxy
Day to Night
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--->
More coming soon!!

Second Post update with one more lockscreen Background
If you like my work please hit the thanks button.

great guide m8! and thanks for uploading others requests aswell
thanks again buddy
...also just wondering are sense 3.5 files m10editor'able? lol , as i wont be home for a few hours to try
take care buddy

Thanks man been looking for this for a while could u make one with a transparent background?

SmokeyMcBong said:
great guide m8! and thanks for uploading others requests aswell
thanks again buddy
...also just wondering are sense 3.5 files m10editor'able? lol , as i wont be home for a few hours to try
take care buddy
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Thanks mate!!
Yes they should be.. but I haven't tried editing them yet. Will try and let u know...
scottie720 said:
Thanks man been looking for this for a while could u make one with a transparent background?
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I did try making one fully transparent but instead it gave me a white background... Ill try experimenting with different levels of transparency and see if they work...
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Sense 3.5
..also just wondering are sense 3.5 files m10editor'able? lol , as i wont be home for a few hours to try
take care buddy
Thanks mate!!
Yes they should be.. but I haven't tried editing them yet. Will try and let u know...
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I just tried with Sense 3.5 files (RCMix3d Bliss v1.3)
--> copied Idlescreen_Weather.apk and opened it with the M10 Tool.
--> ticked the "decode image" box
--> double clicked the "Lockscreen_weather_bg.m10"
--> decompiled it.
Can't "right click --> "show in explorer" anywhere in "editor tab".
I might do something wrong, dunno!!
SEE ATTACHMENT!!

You are amazing posting this i kust sales it to 1 themer and now you explained it al youre good mate!!
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jensaberglund said:
I just tried with Sense 3.5 files (RCMix3d Bliss v1.3)
--> copied Idlescreen_Weather.apk and opened it with the M10 Tool.
--> ticked the "decode image" box
--> double clicked the "Lockscreen_weather_bg.m10"
--> decompiled it.
Can't "right click --> "show in explorer" anywhere in "editor tab".
I might do something wrong, dunno!!
SEE ATTACHMENT!!
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Hmm yeah even i tried and im getting the same issue as you. No you are not doing anything wrong
I think the m10 tools arent able to fully decompile the sense 3.5 files properly yet, it needs a fix. The devs might release a fix soon, i hope
Rolando88 said:
You are amazing posting this i kust sales it to 1 themer and now you explained it al youre good mate!!
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lol.. Thanks... Glad i could help

Added Stock Weather to the second post just in case anyone wants to switch back to stock.
NOTE: All those trying to use this tutorial with the official Sense 3.0 Build or the ported Sense 3.5 Build, it will not work. The m10 tools are unable to decode the images in the new m10 files. The developers of the m10 tools are aware of this and are still trying to find a solution.
Give them some time.

mohit1234 said:
Hi everyone!!
I saw that there were threads on customizing the lockscreen rings but there were none on changing the background in our Desire HD forums
So.......
Here's a tutorial on how you can edit the background on the Sense 3.0 Lockscreen!!
First and Foremost, DO A NANDROID BACKUP!!!!! I am not responsible for any mistakes that you make or if anything happens to your phone.
Now we can start the tutorial!!
Download the m10 tools from here
Using Root Explorer (Or any other file explorer) go to system/app and copy the Idlescreen_Weather.apk to your sdcard.
Copy this apk to your computer and open m10editor.exe
Once the m10 program has opened up, click on load and browse to the Idlescreen_Weather.apk
Once it has loaded, go to the m10 files tab and select the decode images box on the bottom.
Double click on Lockscreen_weather_bg.m10 and it will ask you if you wish to decompile it. Click on yes and wait for it to decompile.
Now you will be brought to another tab where you can see Textures. Under this you will see 3 more textures.
Click on any one of the textures and you will see the background image. Right click the image and click on Show in Explorer.
The folder containing the png will open up. Replace that image with your image making sure that the file you are copying has EXACTLY the SAME name.
NOTE: Your png should be exactly 540x960. Also you will have to invert your picture vertically. This can be done with any photo editing program. I use Photoshop for this.
Then once you have replaced all the 3 background with whatever pictures you want, go back to the m10 program and go to the Start tab. Here you can link the path to the Android SDK if you have so that you can zipalign it and push it to your phone. Then tick the Zipalign APK box(Only do so if you have linked the Android SDK to the program). Then click on save.
If you didnt link the Android SDK to the app, you can still manually zipalign it. In order to do so, download the Android SDK and browse to the tools folder.
Open a cmd window here.
Type:-
zipalign -f -v 4 (name and path of your file).apk outfile.apk
Rename the new apk that has been created from outfile.apk to IdleScreen_Weather.apk
Now you can either push this apk to your phone or copy and paste it using Root Explorer ( or any other file explorer) or you can make a flashable zip out of it.
To make a flashable zip, download the blank update.zip that i have attached in this post. Then open it with winrar or winzip etc.. and then copy the apk file into the system/app folder in the update.zip
DO NOT EXTRACT the update.zip
Then you can flash this zip file normally from recovery.
Also make sure that if you are copying the file to the system/app, set the permissions as RW-R--R
Now reboot and enjoy your new lockscreen background!!
This will also work for the Friendstream, Stocks or any other lockscreens. Only the file name will be different.
I will be taking requests, so if you want any particular background just attach the pictures and i will make it for you as soon as possible
This is a modification of McLabia's thread in the Thunderbolt Forums. A huge thanks to him for making such an amazing tutorial!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1160206
A big thanks to seo, Krzysiec and all the other devs who helped in porting the sense 3 lockscreen to our devices.
Thanks to Lee for his awesome Leedroid ROM!!
Thanks to Flemmard and DiamondBack2010 for their m10 tools!
If I've missed out anyone who has contributed to this, please tell me and i will add their names.
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Hi,
I followed all the instructions and i'm using flashable zip. The background image changed to the one that i uploaded but there is no weather animation at all and keep changing from one background image to another background image.
The only think i didn't do is to set permission as RW-R--R. Any idea how to do it.
Also do i have to rename the blank _update.zip or just leave it alone.
Thanks in Adv......

how we can Customize sense 3.0 lock ring
for 2.3.4 and 2.3.5 ?

ted77usa said:
Hi,
I followed all the instructions and i'm using flashable zip. The background image changed to the one that i uploaded but there is no weather animation at all and keep changing from one background image to another background image.
The only think i didn't do is to set permission as RW-R--R. Any idea how to do it.
Also do i have to rename the blank _update.zip or just leave it alone.
Thanks in Adv......
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Hmmmm... That's weird. Which ROM are you using??
Try going to the weather app and updating the weather. That might fix the problem.
If you have used the flashable zip then there is no need to change permissions. And yes you can rename the zip file to whatever you want. Even if you keep it the same it doesn't make a difference.
alirez_sos said:
how we can Customize sense 3.0 lock ring
for 2.3.4 and 2.3.5 ?
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As said in post #10, the m10 tools are unable to decode the images in the newer m10 files in the newer bases. The devs of the m10 tools are aware of the problem and are working towards a solution.
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mohit1234 said:
Hmmmm... That's weird. Which ROM are you using??
Try going to the weather app and updating the weather. That might fix the problem.
If you have used the flashable zip then there is no need to change permissions. And yes you can rename the zip file to whatever you want. Even if you keep it the same it doesn't make a difference.
As said in post #10, the m10 tools are unable to decode the images in the newer m10 files in the newer bases. The devs of the m10 tools are aware of the problem and are working towards a solution.
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I'm using virtuous unity v1.27 with orkorolev and amresh blue theme with leedroid kernel and leedroid daemon set.
Is 2.3.3 base matter in this case or shoud i update to unity v2.35 (2.3.4 base) first...?.....

ted77usa said:
I'm using virtuous unity v1.27 with orkorolev and amresh blue theme with leedroid kernel and leedroid daemon set.
Is 2.3.3 base matter in this case or shoud i update to unity v2.35 (2.3.4 base) first...?.....
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hmm..i dont think that would be a problem. The 2.3.3 base is fine. No need to upgrade. If im not wrong, the m10 tools do not decompile the images properly in the newer bases. (I dont know about unity v2.3.5)
Did you try updating the weather from the weather app? Have you changed anything else except for the weather png??
Try wiping dalvik cache from recovery.
Otherwise, if those dont work, upload your idlescreen_weather.apk and give me the background you want to put. Ill try and mod it for you

mohit1234 said:
hmm..i dont think that would be a problem. The 2.3.3 base is fine. No need to upgrade. If im not wrong, the m10 tools do not decompile the images properly in the newer bases. (I dont know about unity v2.3.5)
Did you try updating the weather from the weather app? Have you changed anything else except for the weather png??
Try wiping dalvik cache from recovery.
Otherwise, if those dont work, upload your idlescreen_weather.apk and give me the background you want to put. Ill try and mod it for you
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wiped dalvik cache....now work like a charm.....thanks

ted77usa said:
wiped dalvik cache....now work like a charm.....thanks
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Cool! No problem. Glad to help

mohit1234 said:
Cool! No problem. Glad to help
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Hi,
this morning when i unpluged the charger from phone ....the background keep doing the samething like before....keep changing from one image to another image...... but last night work just fine....any idea what cause it.....?
and when i get home i will send u the link and if u have time would you look at it....?
Thanks in ADV.....

ted77usa said:
Hi,
this morning when i unpluged the charger from phone ....the background keep doing the samething like before....keep changing from one image to another image...... but last night work just fine....any idea what cause it.....?
and when i get home i will send u the link and if u have time would you look at it....?
Thanks in ADV.....
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hmmm.. thats very strange. I have never got such a problem so im not sure whats the cause of it. Try clearing Sense data, that might fix it.
Otherwise upload your idlescreen_weather.apk and the wallpaper you want and ill try it for you.

mohit1234 said:
hmmm.. thats very strange. I have never got such a problem so im not sure whats the cause of it. Try clearing Sense data, that might fix it.
Otherwise upload your idlescreen_weather.apk and the wallpaper you want and ill try it for you.
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thank you so much for helping me.... the first zip files is the one i made...
the original weather wallpapper have three different image...like morning...afternoon....and night.....but do u think because i only changed 2 image that's y cause the image keep changing back and forth...?

[THEME] [W]QVGA SENSATIONAL 1.0 IPhoneToday plugin theme

SENSATIONAL 1.0 IPHONE TODAY THEME
FOR [W]QVGA
Hello...once again....my frnds
I have come up with a new theme inspired by the new trends in htc sense
As you know htc sense is a very beautiful interface and a theme with it ....i always wanted to do...
This theme is based on htc sense 2.1 and sense 3.0
as some of the elements you will see belong to those versions
Screenshots are attached below.....say me how they are..
Installing Your Theme..
hey its very simple
1. download the attachment below (which is our theme)
2. extract the file and inside you will get a folder named "iPhoneToday"
3. just copy this folder in your main memory or sd cards in /program files/ and replace the existing iphonetoday folder. (before copying quit iphonetoday)
4. From my iphonetoday folder copy the fonts from the folder named "fonts for clock and date" and paste it into your /windows/fonts/ folder ...
5. restart the iphone today plugin ....(the desktop version) not the plugin one
and feel the SeNsAtIon of SENSE 3.0
the theme has some icons linked to other programs which are in my device ..so when u use the theme edit all icons to your programs on your device...and the dockbar at the bottom has three icons ..leftmost is the next page command, middle one is the dialer link(i use iconsoft phonex) and the right most is the options link for iphone today....u can customise them to your likings..
you can also put alternate dockbars at the bottom....
i have uploaded various dockbars which can be found in : ICONS/sensation 1.0 iphonetoday/STATUS BAR AND DOCKS/ Folder.......
CHEEEERS.....
MY NEXT THEME [M I U I METALLIC] on iphonetoday
Stay tuned......
.......................................
Your theme is below.....

Looks interesting, will try it today...

ok ok ok ok ok ok + 100

This theme is bad,bottom bar/It isnt beautiful

Axel40k said:
This theme is bad,bottom bar/It isnt beautiful
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hey.....bro...i am sorry ..am...just a beginner in theming..... but for your problem of the bottom bar for not looking nice .....i have uploaded a fresh clean bottom bar for you to use...so please use this bottom bar as ur background in bottom bar options.....and see if it looks nice....
your file is below

Looks very good...but with my german custom rom every other shortcut doesn't work.
Not usable for me...

holybabel said:
Looks very good...but with my german custom rom every other shortcut doesn't work.
Not usable for me...
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no...holybabel you can edit every icons link...to any program you want ....just press and hold on the icon ....it will take you to edit options...from dere in the "Execute : _________" box browse which program you want to link with dat icon ...and press ok and save....do this for every icon with your program and den your programs will launch with those icons....hope this explanation helps you.... do reply

hey buddy........
is it for the non touch windows mobile also??

vishwajeet19 said:
hey buddy........
is it for the non touch windows mobile also??
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hi...vishwajeet....hey..its for touch screens only.....