so im trying to teach myself how to make morphs so i can make my own themes. i downloaded gimp and the white invert bar mod for metamorph. i unzipped it and started to edit the images i wanted. i figured out the statusbar_background is the image u edit to change ur status bar color. but for some reason anytime i try to edit the image i cant. i try to fill in an area with say red and it just goes a dark grey color. this also happens wenever i try to edit the 3g images and so on.(wenever i try to use the colorize option on gimp it says can not edit rng layers or something like that). but if i try to edit the status_bar_header_background.9 image i can edit it fine. can someone help me and tell me wut im doing wrong. ive sat here for hours searching and trying to figure it out on my own. sorry if this is not in the rite section i wasnt sure were to post that it would get read
is the image set to grayscale instead of RGB?
my personal recommendation would be to create a new image of exactly the same dimensions, do whatever you want to it and save it with the appropriate name.
There are lots of tuts about changing text color (colorchanger,..),
but I haven´t found one for changing the size.
F.ex, I wanna change a widgets text size...
-> I decompile, get my smali file, but don´t know which are the text size lines
Can anybody tell me what lines are for the text size?
Thanx
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(If there´s already a thread, which I haven´t found yet, please let me know )
Does anyone know how to change the color of the text on buttons? Ive been messing around with my phone a lot and have somehow changed the color to white and now I cant see the text on buttons. I'm running kaos froyo but all of the framework-res has been replaced. I have tried colorchanger.jar but it doesn't control these colors and I cant seem to find what file it is?
I have found a great looking theme that has all it's graphics in the drawable-hdmi folder. The only thing I need to do to use them is resize them to same size as the corresponding file for our phone, correct? Basically spinner_black.png has to be the same dimensions as the original.
Also I want to take the spinner, wait, icon out of the NFL mobile app and use it in my theme. I have been reading a lot and trying to figure this out on my own. I am now able to read all xml files in plain readable English and am able to convert it back to binary. I still don't know what all the java means but I'm trying to learn that now. Does anyone know any easy way to find what I'm looking for or should I just wait and figure it out with the knowledge of more java.
For those who are interested the resources.arsc file found in framework-res.apk is where the control of the color of buttons is located. I dont know how to decompile it into readable form yet but that is what controls colors and size of images for some things. Colors for the notification bar is held is services.jar so at least Im making some headway. I will keep posting small things I find here to help anyone wanting to make there own themes.
P.S. My **** is starting to look really sweet
Did you figure it out?
I just started messing around with making themes. I know how to modify the xml, png, and .9.png files; but am having problems with the text under the quickpanel icons (ie. wifi, bluetooth, gps, vibrate, orientation).
What files do I need to modify to change the text color under the quickpanel icons? I'm assuming it's in the twframework-res.apk, but I looked through all the xml files and didn't see where to change the text color.
If anyone has some insight, please advise. Thanks
mod777 said:
I just started messing around with making themes. I know how to modify the xml, png, and .9.png files; but am having problems with the text under the quickpanel icons (ie. wifi, bluetooth, gps, vibrate, orientation).
What files do I need to modify to change the text color under the quickpanel icons? I'm assuming it's in the twframework-res.apk, but I looked through all the xml files and didn't see where to change the text color.
If anyone has some insight, please advise. Thanks
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I have done some themeing before, and although I never have changed the text you are asking for and dont know where it is, I can tell you that the first thing you need to do is. Decompile the framework. This is because many xml's are hidden in the apk format. Searxh for apk manager to do so.
After decompiling look in twframework-res\res\layout\status_bar_expanded.xml
Each item will have something like android:textColor="@color/tw_colorXXX"
Then look for that in twframework-res\res\values\colors.xml
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I have done some themeing before, and although I never have changed the text you are asking for and dont know where it is, I can tell you that the first thing you need to do is. Decompile the framework. This is because many xml's are hidden in the apk format. Searxh for apk manager to do so.
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I know how to decompile and modify the xml files and I use apktool (apkmanager is just a wrapper for apktool).
CuriousTech said:
After decompiling look in twframework-res\res\layout\status_bar_expanded.xml
Each item will have something like android:textColor="@color/tw_colorXXX"
Then look for that in twframework-res\res\values\colors.xml
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I already modified the status_bar_expanded.xml colors and still the text doesn't show up correctly (changed all colors to #ffffffffff).
Maybe it's not the text that is the problem but the png background, but changing the status_bar_background.9.png didn't fix it.
Here's the screeny of what I am trying to fix.
I've seen that before. LOL What do you want it to look like?
You sure you didn't modify the text in \res\values\strings.xml?
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I've seen that before. LOL What do you want it to look like?
You sure you didn't modify the text in \res\values\strings.xml?
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the text in strings.xml is correct. I just want the text to show
Change them all back to the orginal in status_bar_expanded.xml which should be android:textColor="@color/tw_color001"
That just made the text black, any other suggestions?
I think it might actually be the tw_quick_panel_black_bt.png - I'll modify the png and see if that helps.
tw_color001 should be white.
The background for it is status_bar_header_background_01.png which is where the text is drawn over.
I got it. It was the status_bar_extended.xml, but it was the size dpi which was causing the problems. Thanks for all the help. See screeny
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Can someone tell me how to change the notification text color? What is its corresponding value in the XML files? Thanks.
Just did a search. Looks like you have to get into the classes.dex in services.jar and modify StatusBarIcon.smali
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=549309
Oh, or did you want the notifications in expanded?
In twframework-res\res\layout\status_bar_expanded.xml look at the lower section where you'll see android:textColor="#ffffffff" which is hex for white (ARGB), about 3 times. Leave the first FF alone. That's alpha channel.
CuriousTech said:
Just did a search. Looks like you have to get into the classes.dex in services.jar and modify StatusBarIcon.smali
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=549309
Oh, or did you want the notifications in expanded?
In twframework-res\res\layout\status_bar_expanded.xml look at the lower section where you'll see android:textColor="#ffffffff" which is hex for white (ARGB), about 3 times. Leave the first FF alone. That's alpha channel.
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The text in the expanded notifications panel. Thanks! Exactly what I was looking for.
Andriod version text background color
Please help,
I want to change the text background, or to make the background text transparent, in the "Android version" where it write "Zombie Art by Jack Larson".
I searched for several days, but I did not found the solution.
I searched in the framework.jar\smali\com\android\internal\app, in PlatLogoActivity.smali.
I changed there the color code, but not working.
I know that the color code, it is smali color code.
Or is it a .png file in the framework-res.apk to which I must to changes its color?
Can anyone help me?
Thank You.
beegeero said:
Andriod version text background color
Please help,
I want to change the text background, or to make the background text transparent, in the "Android version" where it write "Zombie Art by Jack Larson".
I searched for several days, but I did not found the solution.
I searched in the framework.jar\smali\com\android\internal\app, in PlatLogoActivity.smali.
I changed there the color code, but not working.
I know that the color code, it is smali color code.
Or is it a .png file in the framework-res.apk to which I must to changes its color?
Can anyone help me?
Thank You.
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Solved.
The file to which needs to be changed the color it is "toast_frame.9.png" in framework-res.apk.
The color changes also in another place, but this is not a problem.
It's just nice.
Below it can see how it looks.
Of course, also the text must be changed in framework.jar\smali\com\android\internal\app, in PlatLogoActivity.smali.
By the way, I can not believe that no one knows which file must had changed the color.
But, perhaps the SGA S5830 no more represent an interest for developers.
However, in many countries SGA S5830 is a smartphone very appreciated and used.
Thanks all.
Without you, I would not have succeeded.
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