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Help with Phone.apk mod please

I want to edit the background of the dialer from black to white, but I cannot seem to find where it is, I've went through the source and can't find it. Can anyone help with this mod?
Thanks

Ima make a judgement call on this one and say if you can't find it, most likely you shouldn't be messing around with it

stefan.buddle said:
Ima make a judgement call on this one and say if you can't find it, most likely you shouldn't be messing around with it
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If you do not recognize the name, perhaps you should not make such assumptions.
Let me see if I can find the file name, give me a few.
Edit: As far as I can tell, there is no image file for the background. From the small bit of android programming I have attempted, I do seem to recall the default background color being black. I think you probably need to edit an xml file, but I could be completely wrong. I could not read the xml files with my phone, so I could not narrow it down at all. If you agree this is the way to go, and need to know how to decrypt xml send me a pm.

I know it is not an image, I've edited all the images. I have done an abundant amount of themes. I posted the question because I have spent a long time looking though the source. It is not an xml in the drawable, it is in the source somewhere. After looking though the source though, I am starting to think it is something at a higher level than the phone.apk of contacts.apk and maye be something from the system itself, since all the apps have a black background as the default.

Since I think it does default to black, have you thought about including a new background file into drawable, and writing it into the xml somewhere.

cloverdale said:
Since I think it does default to black, have you thought about including a new background file into drawable, and writing it into the xml somewhere.
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Haven't thought that far but that may be the best solution. There are a few white themes, and it could be a nice addition to them, or even to those without. I'll look into it more when I have some more time, unless there are some people that have time to help on this project

I need help please. I have the latest source from Cyanogen. I am trying to add something to the dialpad.xml but without even doing anything yet, when I start a new project from the code, I get a lot of errors, most I can just delete files and be ok with but I get
Description Resource Path Location Type
ERROR No resource identifier found for attribute 'contentDescription' in package 'android' dialpad.xml /DialtactsActivity/res/layout-finger line 126 Android AAPT Problem
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Its from the part of the code android:contentDescription="@string/description_image_button_pound"
I have spent days trying to figure out what the issue is.
Can anyone help?

lockscreen background

Im having some problems trying to locating the lockscreen background in the apks.
Anyone of you know where it is?
found the sliders in com.htc.resources\res\drawable-port-480x320, but still no background

Rightfoot said:
Im having some problems trying to locating the lockscreen background in the apks.
Anyone of you know where it is?
found the sliders in com.htc.resources\res\drawable-port-480x320, but still no background
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i i understand you correct you want to change your background? all you do isgo to a photo and long click/hold over it and there should be a selection where you can change it i don't remember exactly.
hope it helps

toomie05 said:
i i understand you correct you want to change your background? all you do isgo to a photo and long click/hold over it and there should be a selection where you can change it i don't remember exactly.
hope it helps
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Yes but then i gets very pixelated. I wanna morph it in to the correct apk

Rightfoot said:
Yes but then i gets very pixelated. I wanna morph it in to the correct apk
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Is the photo too small and it tries to enlarge it? that could be a reason

toomie05 said:
Is the photo too small and it tries to enlarge it? that could be a reason
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Sorry for being rude, but what is it you don't understand?
In every single post I made in this thread I've wanted to know where it is located, which apk or whatever file.
I know how to change it the usual way.

Rightfoot said:
Sorry for being rude, but what is it you don't understand?
In every single post I made in this thread I've wanted to know where it is located, which apk or whatever file.
I know how to change it the usual way.
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/system/etc/lockscreen/port

kendong2 said:
/system/etc/lockscreen/port
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thankyou! worked perfect, pulled files and pushed back new!

Could you tell me how you did that? With adb?
And what is the perfect size for images?
Thx

320x455 is the size of the images.
use
adb remount
adb push c:/htc_wallpaper_01_lockscreen.jpg /system/etc/lockscreen/port/
if you want the original images use
adb pull /system/etc/lockscreen/port/ c:/

And htc_wallpaper_01_lockscreen.jpg is the Screen i want to use, right?
Thx a lot

Yep that is the one.
EDIT: There are many backgrounds, looks like they intended for an album but never implemented it.

resize album menu?

hi there. don't know if that's the best section where ask about my question.
i am using smaller htc and manila menus on my diamond.
the menu in album is a lot bigger (and still green,will change it to grey asap).
i'd like to resize it like the others but i don't have a clue of the values to use to do it.
can someone help me with that? here's some screenshots of my idea..
htc menu (all ext apps)
manila menu (sense UI related)
album menu (not resized yet)
i know that the files to edit the album menu size are those ones:
ha_skin_l.xml
ha_skin_p.xml
and resize all the
ha_menu_focus_*.bmp files,which are the "menu bars".
but i don't know nothing about xml. they look like:
Code:
<imgview x="0" y="0" w="480" h="640" bgclr="220,220,220" img_dv_drm="ha_dv_drm.bmp" img_dv_drm_mask="ha_dv_drm_mask.bmp"/>
<menubar x="0" y="588" w="480" h="52" clr="255,255,255" selclr="100,100,100" bgclr="50,50,50" maskclr="175,175,175" img="ha_menubar_p.bmp" img_mask="ha_menubar_p_mask.bmp"/>
<popupmenu x="20" y="8" w="440" h="580" clr="0,0,0" fsize="28" fweight="550" bgclr="255,255,255" selbgclr="101,174,0" selfgclr="67,128,0" borderclr="100,100,100" disclr="116,116,116" itemshift1="23" itemshift2="40" itemheight="80" rows="7" navi_rows="6" img_arrow_up="ha_arrow_up.bmp" img_arrow_up_mask="ha_arrow_up_mask.bmp" img_arrow_up_dis="ha_arrow_up_dis.bmp" img_arrow_up_dis_mask="ha_arrow_up_dis_mask.bmp" img_arrow_dn="ha_arrow_dn.bmp" img_arrow_dn_mask="ha_arrow_dn_mask.bmp" img_arrow_dn_dis="ha_arrow_dn_dis.bmp" img_arrow_dn_dis_mask="ha_arrow_dn_dis_mask.bmp" img_arrow_rt="ha_arrow_rt.bmp" img_arrow_rt_mask="ha_arrow_rt_mask.bmp" img_arrow_rt_dis="ha_arrow_rt_dis.bmp" img_arrow_rt_dis_mask="ha_arrow_rt_dis_mask.bmp" img_nav_top="ha_menu_navi_none_t_p.bmp" img_nav_top_f="ha_menu_navi_none_t_f_p.bmp" img_nav_bottom="ha_menu_navi_none_b_p.bmp" img_nav_bottom_f="ha_menu_navi_none_b_f_p.bmp" img_focus_top="ha_menu_focus_t_p.bmp" img_focus_mid="ha_menu_focus_m_p.bmp" img_focus_bottom="ha_menu_focus_b_p.bmp" img_focus_top_hl="ha_menu_focus_t_h_p.bmp" img_focus_mid_hl="ha_menu_focus_m_h_p.bmp" img_focus_bottom_hl="ha_menu_focus_b_h_p.bmp"/>
<popupmenu_rotate x="30" y="8" w="580" h="420" clr="0,0,0" fsize="28" fweight="550" bgclr="255,255,255" selbgclr="200,200,200" selfgclr="171,171,171" borderclr="100,100,100" disclr="116,116,116" itemshift1="23" itemshift2="40" itemheight="80" rows="5" navi_rows="4" img_arrow_up="ha_arrow_up.bmp" img_arrow_up_mask="ha_arrow_up_mask.bmp" img_arrow_up_dis="ha_arrow_up_dis.bmp" img_arrow_up_dis_mask="ha_arrow_up_dis_mask.bmp" img_arrow_dn="ha_arrow_dn.bmp" img_arrow_dn_mask="ha_arrow_dn_mask.bmp" img_arrow_dn_dis="ha_arrow_dn_dis.bmp" img_arrow_dn_dis_mask="ha_arrow_dn_dis_mask.bmp" img_arrow_rt="ha_arrow_rt.bmp" img_arrow_rt_mask="ha_arrow_rt_mask.bmp" img_arrow_rt_dis="ha_arrow_rt_dis.bmp" img_arrow_rt_dis_mask="ha_arrow_rt_dis_mask.bmp" img_nav_top="ha_menu_navi_none_t_l.bmp" img_nav_top_f="ha_menu_navi_none_t_f_l.bmp" img_nav_bottom="ha_menu_navi_none_b_l.bmp" img_nav_bottom_f="ha_menu_navi_none_b_f_l.bmp" img_focus_top="ha_menu_focus_t_l.bmp" img_focus_mid="ha_menu_focus_m_l.bmp" img_focus_bottom="ha_menu_focus_b_l.bmp" img_focus_top_hl="ha_menu_focus_t_h_l.bmp" img_focus_mid_hl="ha_menu_focus_m_h_l.bmp" img_focus_bottom_hl="ha_menu_focus_b_h_l.bmp"/>
<prop_image>
i attached the full package for those who will try to help me (if any ) thank you

c'mon,nobody good at XML here?

etoy said:
but i don't know nothing about xml.
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Well, points for self-knowledge must be granted, you really aren't good at this.
Just play with the values man, just guess and try, starting with the "itemheight="80" rows="7" portion I would suggest.

cybermaus said:
Well, points for self-knowledge must be granted, you really aren't good at this.
Just play with the values man, just guess and try, starting with the "itemheight="80" rows="7" portion I would suggest.
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hi m8,i really don't want that someone else does the whole job for me. i always do my tests before begging for help,i already did some tests but without good results. i already tried both "itemheight" and "rows",as fsize (font size?) but i had no luck. i thought there's some other values that i ignored as less "visible" than those two that are the best candidates. that's why i said i don't know nothing about xml. btw thanks a lot for the reply,that's such an invitation to try again and again

etoy said:
btw thanks a lot for the reply,that's such an invitation to try again and again
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Thats OK, I can always blacklist you
Anyway, if you played with the values, and got no result, than I am afraid I am not going to be able to help. Other than maybe remarking: Did you restart the device after changing the values? It may need a restart to reread the file.

Custom Theme Components

Long time lurker, first time poster... I have been learning a lot really fast about customizing different aspects of the eris, but what I have been really searching hard for is a way to customize certain components to add to an already great rom. Right now I am running Eris_Official_0.8.1T2 btw. Anyways what I am really looking for is something like this forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=654852 Mostly the Launcher is what I really want to change but to be able to tweak everything else would be great too. If someone knows how to do this or can point me in the right direction to maybe even learn how myself I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks

unzip the rom files
system/framework/com.htc.resources
once in there go to
res/drawable-port-mdpi
the file named common_app_rosie_navbar.png
is the launcher, and thats the main thing u need to edit.
and also go to
system/apps/rosie.apk
one inside the apk go to
res/drawable-normal-mdpi
and
drawable-normal-port-mdpi
edit those to your liking

Wow I feel dumb now lol... Ive been poking around in com.htc.resources for a couple days now and completely overlooked that... Thanks alot... Only question I have now is how do I remove the word phone that overlayed on the launcher? I would post a screenshot of my home screen but since im a new user its not allowing me.
Thanks for the help

well I uploaded a photo to my album so if you feel like checking it out just go to my profile... Im starting to like the phone (icon and word) over the orb but if anyone knows how to remove the word for future reference please let me know... I am also trying to find out how to change the status bar's clock color, which searching around has brought me to editing the services.jar or services.odex file but Im still uncertain on how to do this. Any input would be great.

Im going to sound like an idiot, but i can't open the apk to edit, im missing something.. help?

Right click and open with winrar or 7zip. Once you have edited the images you will have to resign either the .apk or the rom. Depending on if you are editing the whole rom or not. Hope I was able to help

How can i theme the dialer

First, I apolgize if this belongs in the general section, I just wasn't sure where to post. I would like to change the look of my dialer (the one you hit the phone icon to bring up), specifically to the look of Jt's AOSP rom dialer posted by Captainkrtek and pictured below. I really can't find anything that says exactly what to change in the contacts apk to get it to look like that. Rather, everything I have done has failed miserably. can anyone give me a little insight into what I take from one to put into the other? Thanks in advance

the touchwiz dialer and aosp dialer don't line up right, you'll need some xml edits (DIP) and images and a bunch of other stuff.
the dialer is TabDialerActivity.apk (or something like that)

DialerTabActivity.apk and framework-res.apk

Big thanks to both of you. I have that apk on my phone, but the aosp rom doesn't, do they hide that somewhere else on aosp? I am just sifting thru the whole rom right now looking for the same files. Also, if they don't line up right, am I just wasting my time?

Fyrmedic654 said:
Also, if they don't line up right, am I just wasting my time?
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Well, it all depends on what you want. You might want to check Phone.apk also.

Eh, looked there but nothing matches up. I give up. Getting it like that may be more than my noob behind can handle right now. I'm still learning the ins and outs so, I may put this on the back burner next to my custom boot animation. Thanks again for the help. At least now if I find one I like in another theme, I will be able to change it