I have a quick question on creating a bootscreen animation
I have 2 .gifs that I would like to combine into an image. I've downloaded a few animations off of this forum, off the bootscreen repository. I've struggled through transparency issues (hint: in photoshop, select "Save for web and devices" and un-check transparency). I've sort of figured out update-script by copying one I downloaded off here, successfully signed stuff, and I've actually seen my gifs pop up (but all messed up and off center, with transparency issues stated above). So i changed the XML in textedit and set both X & Y cropping to 0.
My problem is that as soon as my boot1.gif finishes, the screen goes black and boot2.gif doesn't show. in addition, any boot.mp3 sounds immediately stop.
Both boot1.gif and boot2.gif are 320x480
I have both .gif files set to repeat forever, and had the first one set to repeat once and there is no change.
files are attached: boot1.gif, boot2.gif, and my update.zip
relevant xml file:
Code:
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<BootConfiguration>
<BootAnimation
image="/system/media/bootscreen/boot1.gif"
image2="/system/media/bootscreen/boot2.gif"
loopimage="/system/media/bootscreen/boot2.gif"
audio="/system/media/bootscreen/boot.mp3"
useAudio="0"
/>
</BootConfiguration>
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If someone could just take a look at this and tell me what I've done wrong that would be exceedingly helpful
Boot1.gif ........................................................... boot2.gif
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warning this update.zip is not necessarily in working condition. It won't mess up anything too important on your phone if you do flash it (will probably mess up your bootscreen), but I just wanted to be sure to post this warning !!
I will look at it in a bit. I am mobile at the moment.
Also, did you use Image Ready?
no. photoshop
rt1oo said:
no. photoshop
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Mine were doing the same thing. What pseudo had told me is that photoshop optimizes the image, after you create. Open the gif in gimp then go to filter animation and un-optimize. A new windo will open then do the file save as boot1 and file extension gif and you should be all set.
heres a flashable zip of the second image, the first has a 403 forbidden message.
edit: saw the update.zip i unoptimized in gimp and resigned, should work for yo
hey thanks I looked around and found that there were a few options in PS, original vs. optimized and so I selected original. I'll see if this works...booting now...
all the xml was right though?
...flashed my own zip now, it was a success! thanks very much for the optimization tips!
rt1oo said:
hey thanks I looked around and found that there were a few options in PS, original vs. optimized and so I selected original. I'll see if this works...booting now...
all the xml was right though?
...flashed my own zip now, it was a success! thanks very much for the optimization tips!
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np. you cant unoptimize in PS. You'll have to dl gimp and do it its the only way I could get to work. at least its free. and weird as it sounds its deoptimizing, actually makes a lil bigger.
I have CS5... and was able to. it's working now anyway
Did you get everything worked out?
yep it's all great. Thanks!
Related
I am trying to make a clear genie-widget from the ported 1.5 version. I unzipped the apk but can't find the background.
This is my first attempt at modifying a widget and I am obviously missing something here...can someone point me in the right direction?
thanks
EDIT: Got it done. Both files available below
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If I had to guess, it would be widget_bg.9.png in the drawable folder?
I do agree that it looks like the most likely suspect. So it's expanded allowing for different resolutions?
*I'm away from my comp or I'd give it a go
Here you go, drop these 2 images into the correct folders, like in the zip. They work fine for me using metamorph
I tried the two files but they were not the correct png's. I figured out which image to modify (appwidget_bg.9.png in /res/drawable-mdpi), and then spent a few hours learning the ins/outs of .9.png images and the correct method of signing apk's.
So, after rigorous testing I present:
geniewidget_clear_1.5.apk (first post)
nice work!
tstack77 said:
I tried the two files but they were not the correct png's. I figured out which image to modify (appwidget_bg.9.png in /res/drawable-mdpi), and then spent a few hours learning the ins/outs of .9.png images and the correct method of signing apk's.
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The files work fine on mine, but im running 2.1 so guessing there's the problem, i didnt read initially that you wanted it for the 1.5 version sorry. Glad you got it sorted.
djmace said:
The files work fine on mine, but im running 2.1 so guessing there's the problem, i didnt read initially that you wanted it for the 1.5 version sorry. Glad you got it sorted.
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No worries. You actually helped in pointing me in the right direction to look in the drawable-mdpi folder. I wanted to make an apk anyway for this instead of using metamorph...of course I had no idea how much work was involved though with signing/.9.png/eclipse
just curious, but what clock and blutetooth etc.. widgets are those, would like to get them
jonny#1 said:
just curious, but what clock and blutetooth etc.. widgets are those, would like to get them
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Clear HTC widgets HERE
Foundhttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=588351 in the CDMA section so nandroid first.
Hi,
Have been seeing quite a few people with modified message counters... eg:
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"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
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"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
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Was wondering if anyone had instructions as to how to do this? Had a search through the forum, but didnt find much on it
Any Help is appreciated
Many Thanks
Calico
If you install this app you have a folder called "com.kanokgems.smswidget"
which you can find at you sd-card/data.
Then just place your images in the sms unread folder in the data folder on your sd card, it will show up under custom images from SMSUnread settings menu
Nice screen
This method works in that it shows the image I've created to be used in Desktop Visualizer. The problem I am coming up with is when the image shows up on the screen it is much smaller than what it would normally show up.
It's a 1x2 size image.
Any ideas? Stretching it on the screen hasn't worked.
^^ Make the icon bigger in the first place? instead of trying to stetch it out later.
Is the email icon really only limited to gmail? I have 2 accounts i check frequently... neither of which are gmail lol!
rudygetz said:
This method works in that it shows the image I've created to be used in Desktop Visualizer. The problem I am coming up with is when the image shows up on the screen it is much smaller than what it would normally show up.
It's a 1x2 size image.
Any ideas? Stretching it on the screen hasn't worked.
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Adb pull the app (uninstall it after), open with winrar, mod the apk with your own icons, you can either mod the assets folder or Res/drawable-hdpi/mdpi holder. Use 48x48 or 72x72 icons. Sign the apk. Install it normally. You can do all this using apk manager.
Ganii said:
If you install this app you have a folder called "com.kanokgems.smswidget"
which you can find at you sd-card/data.
Then just place your images in the sms unread folder in the data folder on your sd card, it will show up under custom images from SMSUnread settings menu
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I have never once seen this folder in root explorer. astro. on a pc....etc after installing this app...I tried creating it and that didnt work,
creating the folder worked for me
just to make sure you're putting the folder in /sdcard/data right?
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I have never once seen this folder in root explorer. astro. on a pc....etc after installing this app...I tried creating it and that didnt work,
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Excatly the same....any idea ?
Is it possible to create your own answer screen ?? I have a bad ass idea and I would like to get to work on it but IDK if anyone has done it yet, I've tried searching but no luck with finding anything for anyone who has Galaxy S captivate. I hate the stock answer screen its so damn boring...
I believe what you're looking for would be in /system/phone.apk (or possibly in /system/dialeractivitytab.apk). Try tearing one of those apart and see what you can come up with.
jmtheiss said:
I believe what you're looking for would be in /system/phone.apk (or possibly in /system/dialeractivitytab.apk). Try tearing one of those apart and see what you can come up with.
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I'm a little new at this by "tearing" you mean unzip?? I am going to look in those folders and try just that.
It is gonna be in the phone.apk
You can approach it two ways:
1. If you want to just do image editing, use 7zip and extract the apk's into new directories. Edit the images (probably in /res/drawable-hdpi), and then put them back into the original .apk file with 7zip.
2. Using a tool like apktool or apkmanager, decompile the apk. Then edit the files in the directories it creates, and recompile the apk.
Has anyone been successful at changing this?? --->
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jmtheiss said:
You can approach it two ways:
1. If you want to just do image editing, use 7zip and extract the apk's into new directories. Edit the images (probably in /res/drawable-hdpi), and then put them back into the original .apk file with 7zip.
2. Using a tool like apktool or apkmanager, decompile the apk. Then edit the files in the directories it creates, and recompile the apk.
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Thanks, LOL you just gave me a ton to google
Yes alot of that has been changed. If this is your first attempt at theming an app might I suggest starting here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=908270
robm1911 said:
Yes alot of that has been changed. If this is your first attempt at theming an app might I suggest starting here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=908270
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Well if anyone wants to know here is an image of it slapped together, I really just slapped it on LOL if anyone would like to be a part of this I would gladly accept the help.
Well to further explain my idea if anyone wants to take it up, the image of the contact would appear on the left and no image on the right just fuzzy as if bad reception like
before answering would look like this, of course instead of codec would be a phone number >
After reading everything I wont be able to do this until I get a new PC and that wont be for a good while :/ (my laptop is too crappy)
This is a little experimental, but here's a little something if you get bored:
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Splash Changer is an application I wrote that uses Heathcliff74's Root Tools SDK to replace the splash image on your phone. This is the image between your OEM logo and the animated Windows Phone splash screen. Usually this is an ugly carrier logo, but on custom ROMs, it'll probably be more branded.
Either way, it's easy to change. Here are the instructions. If there's significant demand for this app, I'll make a more streamlined (easier to use) version of it.
Download the splashchanger.zip file. Do not extract this.
Make some custom splash images. You need a 480x800 image, in Windows BMP format. Paint makes these files, for example.
Open it with a ZIP file utility, such as WinRAR or 7-Zip File Manager.
Add your BMPs into the splashes folder, with the built-in ones.
Deploy the entire splashchanger.zip file. To do this, you may need to type *.zip into the deployment chooser, and press enter. It should appear and be deployable. (XAPs are zip files, in case you didn't know.)
Download:
http://windowsphonehacker.com/articles/experimental_splash_changer-04-25-12
Enjoy~
Awesome stuff as always man! Gonna have to check this out! Thanks!
Oh, duh. This only works on rooted phones. Sorry for my Lumia : 0
I adore your app ideas.
Nice little app
On my Focus S, the ATT splash still comes after I changed it though
He-he, of course big thanks to Jaxbot for the app but I have a question to the app fans: how often you guys rebooting your handsets?
P.S. Jaxbot, nothing personal of course! I like and appreciate your work.
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He-he, of course big thanks to Jaxbot for the app but I have a question to the app fans: how often you guys rebooting your handsets?
P.S. Jaxbot, nothing personal of course! I like and appreciate your work.
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strange, rebooting frequency increased exponentially after I installed this
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He-he, of course big thanks to Jaxbot for the app but I have a question to the app fans: how often you guys rebooting your handsets?
P.S. Jaxbot, nothing personal of course! I like and appreciate your work.
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I have to reboot my phone now and then, gets too messed up with my experiments Other than that...
never
It's just the thought that counts.
Thanks for the kind words, everyone!
Hello,
Something is bothering me when I'm watching a video :
when I hit the volume keys, this volume popup is coming in front of the video, and stays there for ages
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I would like to edit the background and make it transparent. I'm pretty sure it's located in res\drawable-hdpi
but if someone knows which file it is, that would help me a lot
thanks !
Should be in framework-res.apk or SystemUI.apk.
Just view the folder and look for this png?
Maybe it's used by other dialogs too, so there could be more than one part. (top, middle, bottom)
And if you're not lucky, other dialogs are transparent too after this. ;o
I did open the "framework-res.apk"
I got a lot of files in it :laugh:
I did not find anything looking like it, only these ones maybe ... ?
is it a sigle png file or maybe these tiny squares put together ... I should test
On mine its dialog_full_holo_dark there are other dialogs that use it though...if you don't want to affect them you'd have to edit volume_adjust.xml to point to another image
If you can decompile your framework check that xml to confirm
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ok thanks,
can I just extract the xml from framework-res.apk on my computer, edit it, and then add it again + adb push the new framework-res.apk ?
edit : looks like I need to read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1427959
ok, in the XML volume_adjust.xml (once I decompiled the file), I found this :
android:background="@drawable/dialog_full_holo_dark"
yeah there is a bit involved in decompiling but its worth learning how to do it, especially with 9.pngs
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I have errors when I try to recompile, so I'm gonna go with replacing the PNG file with a transparent one, and just replace the png withing the APK using winrar. I made a backup. Time to adb :silly:
well, it doesn't change anything
(and I wipped cache+dalvik)
damn
Hmm that's weird, here's a compiled image I found on my phone if you want to try with that to test. If that works it must be something to do with the image you used, if that doesn't work it must be something to do with the process your using to push it to your phone not working.
http://db.tt/K2uTCdey
If you decide to give compiling another go...assuming you've got your environment and paths set up correctly and you've not changed the 9patches, the errors you're getting may be just plural errors? If that's the case you just need to go through values and change line 79 on each one so they're like %d %%d instead of %d %d (sorry that's a bit vague)
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Edit: If you get stuck with it post your framework and i'll do it for you.