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Well i have pretty much finished FadetoBlue and now taking a small break before starting my next theme. I am banging my head trying to remember where the boot image is. I know i have seen them somewhere but can not remember where. So i figured why not ask the forums, but at the same time give info on where the images are located inside the apks. I know a lot of the images are easily figured out by the name, but i want to find and explain the tougher ones that the names don't make as much sense, also things like if you change the dialer in contacts.apk, you should also change the dialer in phone.apk.
Common Image names:
.9.png - These images are used for items that will stretch. These can be difficult to edit.
btn_ - Buttons, there are a lot of different buttons and they have different states. The most common are Normal, Longpress, Disabled(when it is linked to an editbox that has nothing in it yet, Selected(When highlighted and pressed with trackball) and Focused(When scrolling over with trackball)
pressed_application_background_static.png - This image has to do with pressing an app icon on the home screen or in the launcher
focused_application_background_static.png - This image has to do with using the trackball to scroll over app icons on the home screen or in the launcher.
ic_menu - these are all the files you seen when you hit Menu in various apps.
stat_notify - Notification alerts that are found on the top bar.
stat_sys - Icons for Battery, signal strength, wireless, connections. Also on the top bar.
status_bar - These all have to do with the images you see when you drag your finger down from the top of the screen.
title_bar - this is the bar where all of the Notifications pop up on.
Most common changes: Aside from icons.
Framework-res.apk -has the majority of UI images, Notification icons,
Contacts.apk - You see these images when you hit the green call button, press the contacts or phone icons, Has some of the same images as Phone.apk
Launcher.apk - Has the Clock, Folders, wallpapers and some Google Search widget images.
Phone.apk - You see these images, after you dial a number and call them. You should make the same changes here as in Contacts.apk
Icons:
AlarmClock.apk - res\drawable\ic_launcher_alarmclock.png
Browser.apk - res\drawable\ic_launcher_browser.png
Calculator.apk - res\drawable\icon.png
Calendar.apk - res\drawable\app_calendar.png
CalendarProvider.apk -res\drawable\app_icon.png
Camera.apk - res\drawable\ic_launcher_camera.png
com.amazon.mp3.apk - res\drawable\icon_application.png
com.android.term.apk - res\drawable\app_terminal.png
Contacts.apk -res\drawable\ic_launcher_contacts.png & ic_launcher_phone.png
Email.apk -res\drawable\icon.png
GDataFeedsProvider.apk -res\drawable\app_icon.png
Gmail.apk -res\drawable\ic_launcher_mail.png
GmailProvider.apk -res\drawable\ic_launcher_mail.png
GoogleSearch.apk - Has a drawable folder but no icon?
gtalkservice.apk -res\drawable\app_instant_message.png
IM.apk -res\drawable\ic_launcher_im.png
ImProvider.apk -res\drawable\ic_launcher_im.png
Launcher.apk -res\drawable\ic_launcher_alarmclock.png & ic_launcher_gallery.png & ic_launcher_home.png
Maps.apk -res\drawable\ic_launcher_maps.png
MediaProvider.apk -Has a drawable folder but no icon!
Mms.apk -res\drawable\ic_launcher_smsmms.png
Music.apk -res\drawable\app_music.png
MyFaves.apk -res\drawable\myfaves_app_icon.png
PackageInstaller.apk -res\drawable\icon.png
Phone.apk -res\drawable\app_voicemail.png & ic_launcher_phone.png
Settings.apk -res\drawable\ic_launcher_settings.png
SettingsProvider.apk -res\drawable\ic_launcher_settings.png
SetupWizard.apk -Has a drawable folder but no icons!
SoundRecorder.apk -res\drawable\ic_launcher_soundrecorder.png
Street.apk -Has a drawable folder but no icon!
Superuser.apk -res\drawable\icon.png
Sync.apk -res\drawable\app_icon.png
SystemUpdater.apk -Has a drawable folder but no icons!
Talk.apk -res\drawable\app_instant_message.png
TelephonyProvider.apk -res\drawable\ic_launcher_phone.png
TmoImPlugin.apk -res\drawable\ic_im_logo_* This has icons for AIM,Yahoo and MSN. They show in IM list.
Vending.apk -res\drawable\ic_launcher_androidmarket.png
VoiceDialer.apk -res\drawable\app_voicedialer.png
VoiceSearch.apk -res\drawable\app_voicesearch.png
YouTube.apk -res\drawable\ic_launcher_youtube.png
Reserved...
Just incase =)
cheers for this, very useful to budding theme developers
i think if you look in framework-res and go to assets then images for the boot images
Sorry about the delayed reply, i kind of lost the thread =) thanks Kron!
Woot!
Someone like a mod should sticky this thread.
Thanks for the list.
Great list, I basically found this out all through just going through and looking at the images, but a single post with all the images would be great for all the new theme makers who are starting to come in and contribute. Thanks for posting this!
I second for a sticky.
This would have saved me many many hours when I was just starting out with this theme business. Very useful post!
Thanks for the info.
I tried looking for the pictures icon location but can seem to find them... The one in the launcher.apk was for the wallpaper icon. Any clue?
yellow heel said:
Thanks for the info.
I tried looking for the pictures icon location but can seem to find them... The one in the launcher.apk was for the wallpaper icon. Any clue?
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Sorry for the delayed reply, I didnt get the question at first so i didn't answer, then forgot about it.
But you will find the ic_launcher_gallery.png in Camera.apk and Launcher.apk. I believe by changing the one in the camera it will change it where you want.
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Sorry for the delayed reply, I didnt get the question at first so i didn't answer, then forgot about it.
But you will find the ic_launcher_gallery.png in Camera.apk and Launcher.apk. I believe by changing the one in the camera it will change it where you want.
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Thank you, I will give that a shot.
Quick Question...
After a long time searching,(i didn't want to make a new thread for this if there was one already opened) I have a question...
I want to be able to edit just the launcher.apk or the drawables in framework-res.apk to be able to hold all the default launcher-app icons.
Basically, is there a way to place all the icons for the stock apps in one of those 2 above mentioned files and when opening the app tray, those icons show up as opposed to the ones in the individual .apk's?
any help on this would be nice. i'm tired of searching. lol
temporizer said:
After a long time searching,(i didn't want to make a new thread for this if there was one already opened) I have a question...
I want to be able to edit just the launcher.apk or the drawables in framework-res.apk to be able to hold all the default launcher-app icons.
Basically, is there a way to place all the icons for the stock apps in one of those 2 above mentioned files and when opening the app tray, those icons show up as opposed to the ones in the individual .apk's?
any help on this would be nice. i'm tired of searching. lol
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Currently, NO there is no way to do this on the way the android files are pulled to and from the system.
However, I believe Cyanogen has an idea to implement an easier way to skin the default system app's icons than the system we have now. This is one of the things he has on his list of 'to-do' for the Experimental builds if I remember correctly.
Until he's able to pull this off, we're stuck editing individual apk's. It sucks since there is a higher probability of something breaking doing this. Hopefully Cyanogen can get something working soon. It'd make my job a lot easier.
Gah again with the double post, mods please delete.
prash said:
Currently, NO there is no way to do this on the way the android files are pulled to and from the system.
However, I believe Cyanogen has an idea to implement an easier way to skin the default system app's icons than the system we have now. This is one of the things he has on his list of 'to-do' for the Experimental builds if I remember correctly.
Until he's able to pull this off, we're stuck editing individual apk's. It sucks since there is a higher probability of something breaking doing this. Hopefully Cyanogen can get something working soon. It'd make my job a lot easier.
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Thank you Prash for the response.
That makes sense, and i know that cyanogen is working on implementing the standalone icon feature.
The ONLY reason I ask this is because of a post that stericson made a while ago:
Stericson said:
General Info:
Every .apk contains the images relating to itself. However, every apk has the ability to use the images in framework-res.apk. The images for every apk is located inside of itself. To find these images open up the apk, you can rename it to .zip or open it with an archiver of your choice, winrar, winace, etc. Then after opening the apk open the folder called res and inside of that there are folders that are named Drawable, drawable-land, drawable-port, etc. This is where the images are stored.
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so, i thought that icons could be pulled from there as well...
thanks for this, i attempted to theme cyans theme template the other day and didn't know where to start. This is going to be very helpful!
DAKIDD236 said:
thanks for this, i attempted to theme cyans theme template the other day and didn't know where to start. This is going to be very helpful!
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i am glad my old posts are still helping people, i just hope this old info is still good. I am tinkering with theme'n again so its possible that i will be updating any changed info, or using the second post of this thread for the new info.
got a question.
i have JACxROM v1.3r2. all i want to do is change the battery icon at the top. i found the image after i change it do i have to do anything else or can i just flash it to my phone
saprano614 said:
i have JACxROM v1.3r2. all i want to do is change the battery icon at the top. i found the image after i change it do i have to do anything else or can i just flash it to my phone
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just resign and you're good to go
jonnybueno said:
just resign and you're good to go
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how do i resign
REWARD:
Any skinner that creates and either posts or sends me a valid OMC theme to publish gets the full app for free!
One More Clock! has been on the market for a few weeks, and recently I've added a powerful skinning engine to the app. However, what's a good skinning engine without skins? The first place I thought of was XDA.
So without further ado:
The app is available on the market as One More Clock Free... the apk is also attached.
1) Add one OMC widget to your home screen. Then click on the clock to get to the options screen.
2) Click on "Widget Theme" to download the starter pack. After that is done, you will have an /OMC folder on your sd card.
3) Click on "Enable/Disable Widget Sizes" from the prefs screen and enable Theme Tester. Back out until you get back to your home screen.
4) The attached 4 tutorials can then be unzipped over the existing content in the OMC folder.
5) Look at the 00control.xml file in each of the four folders for a detailed tutorial on how OMC skinning works!
The OMC Theme Tester (the Raccoon) is a handy tool for rapid tweaks and changes to your theme:
1) Once you have a valid basic xml file, copy the theme folder to the SD card using ADB explorer or similar.
2) Fire up the OMC theme tester on your phone/emulator, and select your theme from the list.
3) the 4x2, 4x1 and 3x1 widgets are rendered onscreen and re-read from sdcard every 3 seconds.
4) make any changes you have for the fonts, bitmaps or 00control.xml file from your computer, and push to the phone via ADB to see the changes instantly!
When you're happy with the theme, just zip up the theme folder and rename the extension to .omc .
To offer downloads of the theme to paid users, after you upload the .omc file, rename the http:// to omc:// and https:// to omcs:// . OMC (paid version) is configured to automatically install any themes found at an omc: link, no download/unzip required.
Thanks!
I guess I can go first, too...
Since I laid down a reward for skinners, I guess I should prove OMC to be worth your time. Here you go (Iron Indicant)... this theme was created in 2 hours over the last two days (mostly photoshopping the background).
The clock face rotates with the time of day. There aren't many clock widgets out there that can render that...
Or this one (Hello Droid) - just something fun and different. Can I interest anyone?
Or how about this (Vertical)?
And second...
Here's a theme that a tester submitted to me earlier. Anyone interested?
And third.
Just one more for today - Dyma Dynamics.
Customizing an app with icons of choice:
App considered in example: Settings.apk
Archive software: winrar
Image editor: GIMP Portable
Download and install software needed, if not already present:
An image editor that lets you work on images, a little advanced preferred so the transparency of icons is not lost. I used GIMP portable version since this won't create any registry entries and would be un-intrusive on my system.
Winrar to extract files from the app.
Copy the Settings.apk from /system/app folder to some temp folder, say /sdcard/temp using an app like Root Explorer
Connect the phone to computer and copy this app from temp folder to computer
Download and install winrar on computer
Note: I used winrar, you can use any archive manager of your choice as long as you can open the apk file with it
Open Settings.apk with winrar
Enter the folder "res"
You will find a few folders here. Copy the folder "drawable-hdpi" to desktop.
Open this folder and turn on image previews.
This folder contains the icons used in the app. Select the icons you want to update.
Creative part here: Search for icons that appeal to you, or you feel would appeal to public if you plan to release it public. Don't worry abt the size, but ensure they are atleast 96x96.
Sizes as per my preference:
App icon as seen in app drawer: 96x96
Internal icons in settings: 64x64
The (b) above may not always hold good. You could try with one size, and then try resizing to best fit the app you are working on.
Open the icon you downloaded in GIMP and resize it.
On toolbar: Image --> Scale Image --> Type in the width and height you want (pref in pixels to be accurate) and click "Scale"
Save the file.
Give this file the same name as the icon you want to replace.
Repeat steps 11 through 13 to resize all the icons you want to replace.
Please make sure the icon that is visible in app drawer is atleast 96x96.
Copy these new icons into the "drawable-hdpi" folder overwriting the existing files.
Open Settings.apk with winrar
Enter the folder "res"
Enter the folder "drawable-hdpi"
Drag and drop all the icons in our "drawable-hdpi" on desktop into this folder in winrar
Close winrar (it is auto saved).
Move the "drawable-hdpi" to recycle bin (do not delete it at this point)
Open Settings.apk again in winrar, and extract the "drawable-hdpi" folder to desktop.
Open this folder and make sure all the icons are present in it as per the updating you just did.
Move this file to phone to some location say /sdcard/temp
Open root explorer and move this file to /system/app
You might consider backing up the current Settings.apk file to Settings.bak before copying the new file there (it is always recommended to backup the existing app in case you wanted to revert)
Thats' it. You now have a new look settings app.
*** All standard 'messing with system outcomes' disclaimers apply ***
Word of caution. Non stock apps may not update correctly in the market after doing this.
whiteguypl said:
Word of caution. Non stock apps may not update correctly in the market after doing this.
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I don't think this could cause an issue 'cos all I am updating here are some images, not any XML or anything.
Edit: I haven't so far tried it on any apps I bought from market so far.
Great write up...
Thanks for doing this...It takes the mystery out of changing things around some.
Mac
I was actually looking into this and am very glad you put up a tutorial. Thanks a lot!
If you simply want to change the app icon on the homescreen as opposed to the app drawer, download Desktop VisualizeR. Great and simple app that allows you to pick and choose icons for different apps. Really fast to do if all you want is home screen and don't care about app drawer.
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I was actually looking into this and am very glad you put up a tutorial. Thanks a lot!
If you simply want to change the app icon on the homescreen as opposed to the app drawer, download Desktop VisualizeR. Great and simple app that allows you to pick and choose icons for different apps. Really fast to do if all you want is home screen and don't care about app drawer.
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Yea. Changing just the home screen icon can be done even through Launcher Pro shortcuts. This changes the icon whole. This way it gets changed with the new one in the drawer, and retains the new one even when u create a shortcut wherever u want.
nice write up diablo.
this will help people who might want to make a theme, or customize their phone or whatever, but have no idea where to start.
di11igaf said:
nice write up diablo.
this will help people who might want to make a theme, or customize their phone or whatever, but have no idea where to start.
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Thanks dilli.
Did u like my settings app customizations? Would it be worth considering to put them into our green and blue themes?
Nice write up but for making only minor changes, such as with swapping out a few images, isn't it much easier and faster to just use ninjamorph?
newter55 said:
Nice write up but for making only minor changes, such as with swapping out a few images, isn't it much easier and faster to just use ninjamorph?
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This is assuming with no tools. Just the basic editors. And like I said, this is my first step, and I don't even know any tools.
im trying to install these signal bars.
ive tried following these steps but going into framework-res instead of apps for the signal bars, but when i went to paste the folder back into the framework-res / res folder it just made a copy outside of the framework-res and nothing has changed
bignate78 said:
ive tried following these steps but going into framework-res instead of apps for the signal bars, but when i went to paste the folder back into the framework-res / res folder it just made a copy outside of the framework-res and nothing has changed
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Open framework-res.apk in winrar. Browse to the folder u want within winrar. Drag and drop the files there.
If u can wait abt an hour, I can upload my version of customized 3.0 FF ROM. Incidentally I have customized a couple icons in framework-res.apk, and happen to include the same signal icons. U could use my framework apk if u wanted to.
Will this change anything on my phone besides the signal bars?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App
bignate78 said:
Will this change anything on my phone besides the signal bars?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App
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Nope. Only a few more icons here n there like changing some icons to green that were initially with no color. Changed the sync icon. Rest all the same.
Unrar the file and u will get an apk file. Copy this into /system/framework folder on ur phone using an app like root explorer, and reboot immediately (ignore any FCs).
Cause I dnt want to change what's done to my phone besides the signal bars.
And thanks a ton for the help!!
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App
bignate78 said:
Cause I dnt want to change what's done to my phone besides the signal bars.
And thanks a ton for the help!!
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App
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U can extract the files from the apk and compare the images between existing and this one. Hardly any changes.
Let me recall:
1. Sync icons
2. Wifi icons
3. Some icons color changed to green, and some error icons to orange (these were colorless earlier)
diablo009 said:
U can extract the files from the apk and compare the images between existing and this one. Hardly any changes.
Let me recall:
1. Sync icons
2. Wifi icons
3. Some icons color changed to green, and some error icons to orange (these were colorless earlier)
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ok cool let me look at them and if i like them could you possably change the colors?
bignate78 said:
ok cool let me look at them and if i like them could you possably change the colors?
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10char
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is there anyway i can send my framework and have you change the bars and basically change what would be green in yours to blue in mine?
Hi,
Can anyone explain how one changes the icons in the notification bar?
More specifically, the 3G icon, Signal Strength, and the notification for a new text message?
Also, I know you can change the carrier name to whatever you like with apps like "CCname" and etc. but I've also seen that people have changed it into actual pictures or .png. Any help?
Thanks
I'd like to know more about this too!
The icons are usually found in framework-res.apk/res/drawable*** and begin with "stat". The email notification depends on what app your using but is also found in res/drawable***. You can change them using metamorph.
Hope this helps.
So do you mean I should use a program like APK Manager, and open up the framework apk? What does metamorph have to do with it? Sorry, don't know anything about this.
Unzip the theme you're using, and navigate your way through the SystemUI folder.
If your theme doesn't come with custom icons, download a theme that does (I use Buuf as a base, because it effectively themes /everything/) and see what naming scheme you require for your custom icons.
Replace the icons in the theme you're using, in the correct folder, and rezip as an .mtz.
Not sure if it's the /best/ way to be doing things, but is working well enough for me. I'm finding it rather easy to create a whole custom theme by simply replacing elements from buuf, with my own, and removing those I want as default.
Edit: I too would like to know about carrier icons, however! haha.
Antennas said:
Unzip the theme you're using, and navigate your way through the SystemUI folder.
If your theme doesn't come with custom icons, download a theme that does (I use Buuf as a base, because it effectively themes /everything/) and see what naming scheme you require for your custom icons.
Replace the icons in the theme you're using, in the correct folder, and rezip as an .mtz.
Not sure if it's the /best/ way to be doing things, but is working well enough for me. I'm finding it rather easy to create a whole custom theme by simply replacing elements from buuf, with my own, and removing those I want as default.
Edit: I too would like to know about carrier icons, however! haha.
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this is how i was told to do it by another extremely helpful gentleman, the carrier icon i would like to know as well
Does anyone know what a sms notification is called? Can't find it in any of the themes for miui. The closest I find is "chat" and i'm assuming thats for google chat
Easiest thing to do is get your rom zip and unpack all the frameworks and apks in apps using 7zip.
Then do a search for "stat" you'll be presented with the icons that appear in your status bar, then you can highlight them to see what apk they came from and edit as you please.
You don't need to use apk tool/manager as your only doing simple edits.
Metamorph will only replace the images you want so you dont need to flash/push a full apk.
Theres threads how to use metamorph, I think one might be a sticky at the top of this section. Its childs play to use it.
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Does anyone know what a sms notification is called? Can't find it in any of the themes for miui. The closest I find is "chat" and i'm assuming thats for google chat
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It depends what app your using for SMS.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA Premium App
the way i have done it today was to take the theme file and open it with 7zip(i just opened the archive, i didnt extract it) and go to folder systemui>res>drawable hdpi>stat_notify_sms.png or whatever file you want to change, then i would delete the file that i wanted to change and add the renamed file that i wanted to the archive. it has to match the stat_notify_sms.png name, or whatever the image is that your changing, or it will not work. then i just put it into dropbox and dl'd it to my phone and installed it
the only downside for me was that i couldnt change that image to the little ribbon that i wanted to. other than that i was able to change the signal bars, the wifi bars, and the 3g bars, but the sms wouldnt change for me, neither would the gmail.
I'm using the stock sms from miui.
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the way i have done it today was to take the theme file and open it with 7zip(i just opened the archive, i didnt extract it) and go to folder systemui>res>drawable hdpi>stat_notify_sms.png or whatever file you want to change, then i would delete the file that i wanted to change and add the renamed file that i wanted to the archive. it has to match the stat_notify_sms.png name, or whatever the image is that your changing, or it will not work. then i just put it into dropbox and dl'd it to my phone and installed it
the only downside for me was that i couldnt change that image to the little ribbon that i wanted to. other than that i was able to change the signal bars, the wifi bars, and the 3g bars, but the sms wouldnt change for me, neither would the gmail.
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For Gmail notification you will have to put
stat_notify_email.png here
com.google.android.gm->res->drawable-hdpi
if these folders do not exists create them.
For changing SMS notification icon changing stat_notify_sms.png under
com.android.mms->res->drawable-hdpi
will change SMS notification icon
Hope this helps.
Ok, Just to be clear.
First, I find a pre-made theme, and change the .mtz to .zip so I can open it.
Then I find the icon i want to replace and change it with the exact name.
Then I compress it back to a .zip.
Then I rename the .zip into a .mtz.
Should that work?
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Ok, Just to be clear.
First, I find a pre-made theme, and change the .mtz to .zip so I can open it.
Then I find the icon i want to replace and change it with the exact name.
Then I compress it back to a .zip.
Then I rename the .zip into a .mtz.
Should that work?
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find theme
right click>7zip>open archive
find the icon you want to replace and change it with the exact name
i have to delete the icon im replacing from the archive before i put the new icon in its place first
smokin901 said:
For Gmail notification you will have to put
stat_notify_email.png here
com.google.android.gm->res->drawable-hdpi
if these folders do not exists create them.
For changing SMS notification icon changing stat_notify_sms.png under
com.android.mms->res->drawable-hdpi
will change SMS notification icon
Hope this helps.
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the gmail still didnt work for me
jeffng09 said:
I'm using the stock sms from miui.
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If your on stock odds are its in the framework, never ran miui so I'm not too sure.
Where can I find the battery icons at? I like in the systemui and framework-res folders and I can't find anything
bodybombs said:
the gmail still didnt work for me
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Have you tried "stat_notify_gmail.png" in the framework?
dully79 said:
Have you tried "stat_notify_gmail.png" in the framework?
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yeah i themed everything i could find relating to gmail lol
SubyWill said:
Where can I find the battery icons at? I like in the systemui and framework-res folders and I can't find anything
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systemui>res>raw should be it
As always, use at your own risk!
Quelle
BecauseI know I'm not theonly one whowants tounderstandit a lot,I'll showyoua way.Inspirationand ideasI got from this article. Huawei EMUI Themes gestalten und verändern [Teil 1]
What is needed:
- 7zip
- Sublime Text 3
Here we go. The prerequisite is time to rest and work accurately!
After you have installed the two programs are set to go.
Think up a folder where the issues come in here (.hwt). Always works only with copies!
Here you should create a subfolder with the topic name you now. There you unpacked the topic. Go into that folder and subfolders again sets each with the appropriate name. example:
com.android.settings = com.android.settings e
So you keep track of things.
The repeated her with the topic, which ye icons, etc you want to have.
Now comes the actual act. Take the issue of the want to edit it, in my case, Edward Returns.hwt and clicks it right (not extract!), Just select Open.
Next, locate the com.android.settings and open it again.
Here again open the res folder. Here delete the contents (click there and delete right).
Now we take the topic from which we want the icons. Also re-open and click through to the folder res. Now we select the content and push it, hold by the left, into the folder from another topic. We confirm the prompt with Yes. Now is the content in the other folder. Now we can both close, confirm the prompt with Yes and we already did it. Only on Mate7, select and look the topic. If you want, you can even assign a name. For the description.xml with Sublime Text 3 Open Notepad and then copy into the theme.
You can also use your own icons here on size, format and name eighth! It is also possible to take files from other themes if they do not exist.
Of course, goes even more, color etc, but you will still need to edit the corresponding .XML files.
Here are a few paths:
- Contacts com.android.contacts
- Gallery com.android.gallery3d: Here lies the Gallery widget.
- Player com.android.mediacenter: Here the player is widget.
- Settings com.android.settings: Here is what you see under settings and submenus.
- Links com.android.systemui: Here is what you see Status Bar / Benarichtigungen / Verküpfungen.
- Designs com.huawei.android.thememanager: Here is what you see under Themes.
- Clock / weather widget
com.huawei.android.totemweather / res
drawable-nodpi: Here are the wallpapers
drawable-sw360dp-xxhdpi: Here are the symbols
- Icons icons: This is what you see on the homescreen icons.
Thanks , i would like to create a theme for me, a dark one, simple and clear but unfortunately, i really didnt understand the procedure Is it possible for you to make a step by step guide ? Taking the default theme and changing it ?
I need one with dark toggle background, and white toggles, the one selected blue or red.
Than the notifications background black and white text and icons.
on settings , dark background and white text + icons.
So sorry i dont understand , i would have tried to make some themes
Thanks !
For the font you need to edit the corresponding XML files. This is tedious. It is easier to look for the best ducks already in coarse threads and replace only the background, symbols etc is.
A Guide for the XML I'm not going to write, which is too complex, as there is also still required Chinese.
You can read here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-7/themes-apps/mod-thememessages-notification-panel-t2973486
Or here keeping an eye out for suitable topics.
http://www.android-hilfe.de/root-cu...7/654285-themes-der-grosse-themes-thread.html
Fooox1 said:
For the font you need to edit the corresponding XML files. This is tedious. It is easier to look for the best ducks already in coarse threads and replace only the background, symbols etc is.
A Guide for the XML I'm not going to write, which is too complex, as there is also still required Chinese.
You can read here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-7/themes-apps/mod-thememessages-notification-panel-t2973486
Or here keeping an eye out for suitable topics.
http://www.android-hilfe.de/root-cu...7/654285-themes-der-grosse-themes-thread.html
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Thank you dude !
cool instruction
i also want to edit this specific theme Edward Returns for my Ascend p7, the theme is as of now only for Mate 7 it cant be found on p7 online themes, so i downloaded this theme and installed on my p7, everything is as it should be except the icons, the system Apps icons are well, but the apps that i have installed their icons dont fit in the icon frame of the theme, they are bigger than the theme icons so they come on top of the frame, but some of the Apps that have smaller icons i can see the icon frame of the theme behind them. So i wanna know if it is possible to resize the icons so they fit the icon frame? and how it can be done?
Thanks in advance :good:
Unpack theme, edit icons and then copy the unzipped not matter.
Does anyone know how to change the background color in Messeges? i have a really cool theme but there is some error in its Messages App the background is white while the timestamp in the left side is also in white color so i can read the time... i dont know which line in themes.xml should i change????
Unfortunately, I do not quite understand you. The background images are. Just as the symbols of the timeline. About the xml you lay down only the text color and the assignment.
can you help me of that modified whatsapp called WhatsMaap changing icon cause it looks so bad because the whatsapp icon is circle so there is a black or green background the app icon
this is the app dude : https://plus.google.com/communities/111022663413469989470
I need to modify the text colour of notifications into NOTIFICATION PANNEL.
Not the standard text you find below email notification or whatsapp notifications, just the ones poping up with text surrounded by circle and asking to close a particular application consuming too much battery, for example.
Actually these notifications text are in black and, since the background is black, they aren' t readeble at all, while the others notifications (i.e. whatsapp notifications, email notifications, etc. etc.) are properly in white (see picture attached).
Considering that I need to keep the background as black, I would need to modify the notifications text colour only, from black to....white, or light blue, or other which result more readable on the black background.
I tried to edit and modify the hwt file, as well as the XML file contained into the com.android.systemui file, but unsuccesfully.
Can you explain me which file and line I must modify in order to have fixed this?
None can help me??? Fooox1, Kolembo,Hannanzikrea, please assist.
I've edited the stat_sys_battery_15.png file on a theme, but every time my phone goes down to that level the battery icon reverts to stock. All other times the battery icon displays the custom one. Anyone know why and/or how to fix this?
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I've edited the stat_sys_battery_15.png file on a theme, but every time my phone goes down to that level the battery icon reverts to stock. All other times the battery icon displays the custom one. Anyone know why and/or how to fix this?
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You should add another .png file with name stat_sys_battery_15_new.png and stat_sys_battery_7_new.png
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You should add another .png file with name stat_sys_battery_15_new.png and stat_sys_battery_7_new.png
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Okies, thanks. I thought they were extraneous and deleted them... Then forgot all about them lol
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My modified dark theme
https://drive.google.com/folder/d/0Bw1wBQi9rn3WMnc1cHQ0eVNUQTQ/edit
Here's my modified theme Dark Knight v3.2.9. Some bug fix for Honor 6.