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Why doesn't the dialer change? help please!

ok so i am building a theme from scratch, so far everything has been fine. But i have only done files in framework-res.apk and Launcher.apk. Tonight i made some changes to the phone.apk and no matter how i import those files into phone.apk the phone still has the original dialer!
I have tried opening update.zip, then opening phone.apk, dragging the files in, hitting yes on saving update.zip, sign update.zip.
I have also tried dragging the files into phone.apk, sign it, then drag phone.apk into update.zip and signing that, everything but the phone.apk changes show up on my phone.
Am i missing something?

go into your contactsapk/drawable finger. hopefully that will do the trick 8)

That did it, thank you very much. Doesn't make much sense to me. You'd figure phone.apk would affect the dialer and contact.apk would effect contacts...maybe im being to literal though.
But thanks for the very fast reply and here is a screen shot =)

Oh the fun...... Building from scratch is a very good Idea. I applaud you, and the buttons look very nice.
Stericson

wow that is looking nice! I remember having the same question on my first thing, some of the simplest things are in the strangest placed

Thanks stericson do I get a standibg ovation?
Jdwme Yeah I've noticed how weird the system can be
The screenshot makes them look low res they actalually look better on the phone
Hopefully ill have a release this weekend

Ya sure did! I look forward to it.....
Stericson

Help with asop keyboard.

Ok so i downloaded a copy of the asop keyboard. I themed it out like i wanted and flashed it. Well after restart and long pressing to change input it gives me two android keyboards to choose from. The first is the stock for some reason and works great. The other is the one i themed out which works great as well but has no dictionary in it. Every word I type it tryies to change to a Proper name is sue or bill. Anyone know what i did wrong. All I did was change the color of the keys and such and i did that in the latinIME.apk

Drop this is /res/raw in LatinIME.apk Unzip first of course...

VinceOB said:
Drop this is /res/raw in LatinIME.apk Unzip first of course...
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thanks vince. hey any luck with my htc contacts text color. i think its in the color folder but dont know which one

[SOLVED] Desire Lockscreen

Hey there guys,
As the title says, i am meaning to ask about the HTC Desire lockscreen.
Our 2.1 Roms, including the ones from the HTC Legend, whenever you want to unlock you pull down the bar and the transition pulls down the lockscreen picture down as well.
On the HTC desire though, you just pull down the bar, and it unlocks in a better (for me) transition. The lockscreen picture stays intact, and the bar is just pulled down. I seem to prefer that.
Here's a video showing this @ 1:01.
Is this possible to achieve?
TIA
EDIT: 14/6/2010
Thanks to HomerSp (many many props) Desire lockscreen is now available!
Get it HERE as an update.zip.

Well..
Everything is possible! And I totally agree with you.

Yes, would be very nice. Perhaps a theme could resolve this or hopefully the official 2.1 will include this.

Now that we're three, anyone mind giving us a hint? I'll try and work on it myself if needed.

Gotha be something in the HTCLockscreen.apk !!
Hax some there making the lockscreen "wallpaper/background" not following the unlock bar. Instead you make it stand still and fadeout to the homescreen when unlock has been done.
Don't ask me how to do this tho

really liked it !
now , we are four

the lockscreen would be nice if it wre to be for the 2.1 roms

Also (thought I might add this in, might be some help), when answering a call only the bar slides down (not the background).
About whether this will be in the official 2.1, I'm not sure if this any indication of what to expect but on the HTC Wildfire (2.1 and similar specs to our Hero), the lockscreen is the same as the one we have in 1.5 (ie bar + background, not just bar).

My guess its just a modified HTCLockscreen.apk

Lennyuk said:
My guess its just a modified HTCLockscreen.apk
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lol me2, hasn't anyone just tried it? i was expecting to be hit with problems when opening this thread, just make a nandroid backup and push the file to /system/app.

kendong2 said:
lol me2, hasn't anyone just tried it? i was expecting to be hit with problems when opening this thread, just make a nandroid backup and push the file to /system/app.
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Yea figured as much as well, thing is i have no idea if, due to the difference in screen size, it would get affected ( i suppose it will).
And due to me not knowing HOW to edit apk's, thought maybe i'd ask first.
I'll be uploading in a while the Lockscreen.apk off of MCR ROM for the Desire. My ROM isn't deodexed, so I can't test it, if any of you guys wanna give it a try, please do so and let me know. Nandroid first, as kendong said.
edit. just remove the HTCLockscreen.apk from system/app/ and push this one via adb.

Well, as noone tried it, i did a nandroid and cooked a Villain rom 5.5.0 with the APK integrated in it.
Freezes on boot. Ill try again and get a logcat, see if someone can help out.

I like the collapsing effect we have on 1.5..

Ok so instead of a cooked rom, i went ahead and installed 5.5.0 Villain Rom today, and removed the normal HtcLockScreen.apk via adb, and pushed the new one.
As expected, same as above, it wouldn't boot. I've got a logcat now.
Anyone mind giving this a look?

I am still not giving up here.
Decompiled the apk's via the APKTool, and i am "trying" to compare the two. Anyone with more knowledge please help me out.
Here are the two decompiled apk's. One from VR 5.5.0 and the other one from the Desire.
I do believe that this might be a problem with /system/frameword/com.htc.resources.apk. If it is, i have no idea how to fix it. This guess is based upon the fact that most themers update that particular apk in order to move from old framework rosies to new ones (1.5 =>2.1).
ANY help is appreciated.

There are 4 changed files located in DesireLock\smali\com\htc\lockscreen
HtcLockScreen$1.smali
HtcLockScreen$5.smali
HtcLockScreen.smali
R$string.smali
Comparing these would probably come up with only the bar going down as these files are smalled then the original hero lockscreen.

xinos said:
There are 4 changed files located in DesireLock\smali\com\htc\lockscreen
HtcLockScreen$1.smali
HtcLockScreen$5.smali
HtcLockScreen.smali
R$string.smali
Comparing these would probably come up with only the bar going down as these files are smalled then the original hero lockscreen.
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You based this on the file size difference, didn't you?
Well, substituting the files from the old lockscreen to the new desire lockscreen, then recompiling would make it work, you believe?

If all the other requets are the same, then yes it should be just a few lines actually. But i have no idea what the other differences between say the dialer, or other functionality the desire lockscreen adds/remove's.

I really want this too

Wouldn't it be easier to get the desire lockscreen.apk and put the graphics from the hero into the apk-file and edit the layout so the images fit into the screen?

How would you change dial-pad (themed)?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9102683&postcount=80
These are winmo cabs, any way to put one of those into a ROM, either a flashable zip, an APK, a CM7 theme via tmobile theme chooser?
I'm especially interested in the bottom left Houston Texans one.

highly unlikely wihtout changing the scripts etc in the cab file adn then rebuilding it

Thats sucks

I'm talking about putting that image on a CM7 dialer. So it shouldn't be THAT hard right?
Sent from my HTC HD2 using XDA App

i did respond to your pm...but i see you are very eager to get this done.
overall, no it isn't hard. but the best way, i dunno.
the dialer is in two locations, really - contacts.apk (com.android.contacts) and phone.apk (com.android.phone) in cm7 roms. look for:
dial_num_*_wht where * = a number, etc. (they are pretty obvious)
the hard part - getting the images to look as you please. (always the hardest thing, i guess).
then to get it on your phone. many theme apks won't simply allow you to drag/replace in the apk (anastasdroid always gave me errors when i did that.)
so options:
1- decompile/recompile the above system apks with your edits and push to your phone / replace in your rom
2.a- decompile/recompile your favorite theme with your edits and install the theme
2.b - make your own theme (though then no other theme)
3- try metamorph to push your files to your apk (this would make more sense to me)
the above makes sense in my head; hopefully it will to you.
if you can edit images, i am more than willing to help - or as i wrote in the pm, when work evens out i will be glad to help.
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edit - one concern i see is that the numbers on the cm7 dial pad seem spaced out. at least on hdpi. that may make it less of a statement as the above cab.

Ill try it out and see what happens
Sent from my HTC HD2 using XDA App

lol, it is indeed the hardest part to get the image looking like the pic.
I will try using Photoshop and MS paint p) and see what I can get to.
I will update this post soon.
Edit :
*1- Tried on my phone, normal background hasn't changed. Pulling attachments (for now).
*2- Now the app won't even start and there is no signal, lol.
*3- It's no use, even though I changed the background, but it keeps the phone off having signal. sorry, you'll have to have a professional do it for you .

orangekid said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9102683&postcount=80
These are winmo cabs, any way to put one of those into a ROM, either a flashable zip, an APK, a CM7 theme via tmobile theme chooser?
I'm especially interested in the bottom left Houston Texans one.
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You should PM Nando. He's starting to branch into droid and I would bet hard cash he can figure it out.

xan someone teach me how to edit the phone.apk?

can some help? i want to theme it myself. thanks

U shoud use the apk manager ....to uncompil the phone apk....then change the png images and the last to compile again the phone apk.

keiheep17 said:
..... i want to theme it myself.....
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Hi,
what do you want to modify??
If you want to change some grafics in the "phone.apk" then you also have to modify the "contacts.apk".
Which Rom do you use?
Greetz Paki

Do you think that in order to change the dialer pad shall change the png in the contacts apk?!?!?!....it seem strange but.....i will have a look.... it may be you have right....
....yep...u had rigth....

does it require deodexing? I'm on the Optimus Black and Froyo, suppose the same settings apply. I just want to replace the butt ugly backgrounds which are red and green during calls...

There was one guide in russian in only left google cache now.
http://webcache.googleusercontent.c...нтакты"&cd=1&hl=lv&ct=clnk&gl=lv&client=opera
I've tried and found the right places to mod, it is easy, but could decompile the phone.apk correctly on windows...(errors). I was too lazy to install linux... also AngelofMors has modified phone and contacts apk till version 20l... on 4pda.ru
I use them, sync up high res 400*400 pics from social sites and have superb in call screen photos for my friends...