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Translucent notification tray/shade?

I'm seeing a lot of screenshots with notification trays that are clear or translucent and I"m wondering how to do that... is it something you can change with a setting or are notification trays like other part of themes where you pick a different notification tray and install using the update.zip method and you can't just edit or change the opacity of your current tray/shade? Also is there some place where I can go that I can pick through several trays/shades? Any guidance on this is greatly appreciated.

itpromike said:
I'm seeing a lot of screenshots with notification trays that are clear or translucent and I"m wondering how to do that... is it something you can change with a setting or are notification trays like other part of themes where you pick a different notification tray and install using the update.zip method and you can't just edit or change the opacity of your current tray/shade? Also is there some place where I can go that I can pick through several trays/shades? Any guidance on this is greatly appreciated.
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are you referring to the DOCKS at the bottom of screens? or do you specifically mean the notification panels when you pull down the notification statusbar?
if you are looking for docks and have an eclair or froyo rom- you can download launcherpro from the market or online at launcherpro.com; then you can install the following by just downloading them from here or any place you find docks.
http://www.dropbox.com/gallery/9451596/1/Android Stuff/LauncherPro Docks?h=1c63c1

No not the dock I specifically mean the notification panel/status bar...

itpromike said:
No not the dock I specifically mean the notification panel/status bar...
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ok well as far as notification panel transparency, jaguirre1231 referred me to this page about it. i haven't used it yet personally because i dont really care much about it, but it should help you.
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/xeudoxus/47283-release-xultimate.html
it's the froyo transparency fix. goodluck .

u could just go old school and edit status_bar_background.png and status_bar_close_on.0.png in the drawable folder...

Adamsville MITM said:
u could just go old school and edit status_bar_background.png and status_bar_close_on.0.png in the drawable folder...
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ah true i forgot about that new png that is in froyo roms. (the second one which is the png behind the first one). that's actually much easier.

Anything like this for 2.1?

its exactly the same. they didnt rewrite and rename file names from 2.1 to 2.2..just find the png's you want from one theme and apply them to the framework however you know how to.
hell, i've taken images from Sense roms for HTC phones for my droid..

MYxdaUSERNAME said:
its exactly the same. they didnt rewrite and rename file names from 2.1 to 2.2..just find the png's you want from one theme and apply them to the framework however you know how to.
hell, i've taken images from Sense roms for HTC phones for my droid..
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i don't know if you've ever done any themes or where you're getting your info from, but that second image that he is referring to does not exist in 2.1, which is why so many of us had problems trying to make the notification panels transparent for the experion theme when the idea was first intro'ed. now, if you're telling him, that he can magically just drop that png in there when it serves no function, then i'd like to see it happen, lol. logically speaking, that is like saying, let's name this file poop.png and make it transparent and expect it to become transparent for that panel. just saying...

opasha said:
i don't know if you've ever done any themes or where you're getting your info from, but that second image that he is referring to does not exist in 2.1, which is why so many of us had problems trying to make the notification panels transparent for the experion theme when the idea was first intro'ed. now, if you're telling him, that he can magically just drop that png in there when it serves no function, then i'd like to see it happen, lol. logically speaking, that is like saying, let's name this file poop.png and make it transparent and expect it to become transparent for that panel. just saying...
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So are you saying transparent notification background can only be done on Froyo? Did you ever get it to work on the Experion theme?

Anymore ideas guys? I know this can be done on some level because I've seen this in many pictures in the home screen screenshot forum.

itpromike said:
So are you saying transparent notification background can only be done on Froyo? Did you ever get it to work on the Experion theme?
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Which experion theme are you speaking of?

volcomdesigns said:
Which experion theme are you speaking of?
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the first one that you were involved in (donut version) and the second one (eclair version). g1_lucky had asked both myself and david1171 about the notification panels countless times and how to make them transparent, and there was no way of doing so because that second image did not exist with that name. if it did exist, it was not in the framework folder, and at the time probably had to do with some xml for it to work. if you guys solved it, then go ahead and explain to this kid how you did so because to my knowledge there was never any such png in either donut or eclair frameworks.

I don't know how it's done, but I have a metamorph theme on my phone that gives me a transparent notifications pulldown. I'm on 2.1

E_man5112 said:
I don't know how it's done, but I have a metamorph theme on my phone that gives me a transparent notifications pulldown. I'm on 2.1
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interesting. can you please upload/post that metamorph here so i can crack it open and see what file is responsible for allowing it to be transparent. thanks .

opasha said:
the first one that you were involved in (donut version) and the second one (eclair version). g1_lucky had asked both myself and david1171 about the notification panels countless times and how to make them transparent, and there was no way of doing so because that second image did not exist with that name. if it did exist, it was not in the framework folder, and at the time probably had to do with some xml for it to work. if you guys solved it, then go ahead and explain to this kid how you did so because to my knowledge there was never any such png in either donut or eclair frameworks.
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Oh, I wondered about that, but wasn't sure if you were speaking of the theme I was involved in. Any progress with that by the way? Lucky kinda just disappeared on me some time ago, and the project died to my knowledge. I remember this issue coming up in the past, and I agree, I don't recall ever seeing any such image in the initial framework. To my recollection, it was a issue that never had been solved.
opasha said:
interesting. can you please upload/post that metamorph here so i can crack it open and see what file is responsible for allowing it to be transparent. thanks .
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I agree! I would like to see this as well, as I am really quite interested.

Samset Rom for the i9000 had it as well. I flashed my Captivate to the i9000 Rom and then flashed the Samset update.zip. Check it out in the appropriate forum.
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Samset Rom for the i9000 had it as well. I flashed my Captivate to the i9000 Rom and then flashed the Samset update.zip. Check it out in the appropriate forum.
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you would need to be more specific because his current samset rom 1.9 does not show any transparency in regards to what we are discussing. it would be helpful if you posted the actual thread's link here. thanks.

opasha said:
you would need to be more specific because his current samset rom 1.9 does not show any transparency in regards to what we are discussing. it would be helpful if you posted the actual thread's link here. thanks.
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I thought you were referring the pull-down notification panel and the ability to make it's background transparent. If so, Samset does that. Here is the Samset thread, look at th second picture in the first post for an example:
h++p://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=724576
MetaMorph Minimalistic Mod v1.2 also does this:
h++p://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=760106

keredini said:
I thought you were referring the pull-down notification panel and the ability to make it's background transparent. If so, Samset does that. Here is the Samset thread, look at th second picture in the first post for an example:
h++p://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=724576
MetaMorph Minimalistic Mod v1.2 also does this:
h++p://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=760106
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I have a feeling we are talking about the actual status bar.
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Or we're talking about having the status bar items translucent:

[Launcher Pro] [CUSTOM] Text Icons!!

I've been dabbling around with making text icons, so if anyone has any requests, i'll start making them for you. All i'm going to need is what you want them to look like, and a list of icons you want made. I.E. "Google Talk", "Google Mail", "Web Browser" and goodies like that. I'm also gonna need to know how you want things said, so make sure you spell it EXACTLY as you want it for your text icon.
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Nice. The cake-decorator of this surge of chef work, putting the icing on the cake!
Someone made some genericicons not too long ago. I liked that he had some catch-alls like wife, hubby, gf bf, etc.
Look forward to seeing your work.
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Icons
Maybe you guys can help me out... I've been looking for these icons and can't find them nowhere, if you can help
Big thanks
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SwimDrewid said:
Nice. The cake-decorator of this surge of chef work, putting the icing on the cake!
Someone made some genericicons not too long ago. I liked that he had some catch-alls like wife, hubby, gf bf, etc.
Look forward to seeing your work.
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Well ...give me a list of what you want, and i'll make em up, and tell me what you want them to look like ...if you want a specific font, let me know that too

Well since you are asking for specifics, I'll give ya some for a decent starting point. Right now I just use Tallmin icons (all white, since my dock/wallpaper color changes all the time. Thatd be a nice one to base work off of (google it). So nice white or light grey ones with some shadows would be nice.
Font? I don't know it all depends on the user and which font they flashed over. Haha. I think personally Russel squared would look nice (one of the ones included in the font changing thread) or any other ones that were in that thread. After all, those are the ones most people out there are using as their system fonts, so having them match wouldn't be a bad thing
Edit: Oh and as for which ones to make, Id take all the standards, Web browser, File Manager, Music Player, Call Dialer, Open Games, Open Navigation, Google Maps, SetCPU, Google Inbox (Or Google Mail, Gmail, etc etc) Text Messaging, Android Market, Take Pictures (or open camera) idk, like I said I use the tallmin ones, they would give you alot of good ideas for examples too, seeing as most of those icon packs have ALOT of different ones.

bobbyblack said:
Maybe you guys can help me out... I've been looking for these icons and can't find them nowhere, if you can help
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These might be it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=797194
EDITED:...I think those were created by a member who's account had been disabled, not sure if cause he was charging, could be 100% wrong about that, but am not wrong about Ultralinx's account being disabled, therefore the icons no longer being available, at least through this community!...lol nvmd, i found them
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=8317505...enjoy!

im using the dreamlyfe letters but if you somehow could create one that looks the same for xda forum that'd be cool

JungleJiujitsu said:
These might be it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=797194
EDITED:...I think those were created by a member who's account had been disabled, not sure if cause he was charging, could be 100% wrong about that, but am not wrong about Ultralinx's account being disabled, therefore the icons no longer being available, at least through this community!...lol nvmd, i found them
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=8317505...enjoy!
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Thnks a lot, my seach has ended. Because the link must be down, or I don't know how to load it.
Edit; I must don't kmow how to load from 2Shared, tried and tried and nothing
Here the link: http://www.2shared.com/file/batLkSPc/mirror_white.html
If somebody knows how thanks and can you post a mirror.

bobbyblack said:
Thnks a lot, my seach has ended. Because the link must be down, or I don't know how to load it.
Edit; I must don't kmow how to load from 2Shared, tried and tried and nothing
Here the link: http://www.2shared.com/file/batLkSPc/mirror_white.html
If somebody knows how thanks and can you post a mirror.
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at the very bottom click where it says "click here" next to save to PC, I know its a lil confusing took me a good 5mins to figure it out!

bobbyblack said:
Thnks a lot, my seach has ended. Because the link must be down, or I don't know how to load it.
Edit; I must don't kmow how to load from 2Shared, tried and tried and nothing
Here the link: http://www.2shared.com/file/batLkSPc/mirror_white.html
If somebody knows how thanks and can you post a mirror.
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Yeah, I know. I tried that about ten times and a no go.

bobbyblack said:
Yeah, I know. I tried that about ten times and a no go.
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At the very bottom right above "Download 2shared toolbar" link works, I just click and install a 2nd copy of it!

My bad for taking so long... I've been working on cooking a rom and totally forgot to check this thread lol... ill get to work on the text icons asap.
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JungleJiujitsu said:
At the very bottom right above "Download 2shared toolbar" link works, I just click and install a 2nd copy of it!
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I know Bro! It wasn't working for me yesterday, but it work today. Don't know why but "ITS ALL GOOD NOW" Thanks for all your help

n00b alert!!
okay so how do i install the icons? i downloaded the ones from the 2shared link.. i thought it was gonna be a zip file so i can install thru clockwork.. but i guess icons use a different method.. where do i copy the icons to? thanks..

y2bangali said:
n00b alert!!
okay so how do i install the icons? i downloaded the ones from the 2shared link.. i thought it was gonna be a zip file so i can install thru clockwork.. but i guess icons use a different method.. where do i copy the icons to? thanks..
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You need Launcher Pro and what you do is long press on the desktop>select shortcuts>applications>(Now you select the app you wanna place on your desktop)>then you should see a "Edit Shortcut" window and you can now "touch the icon to change" which will bring up the gallery and you should be able to see the folder containing the text icons. Navigate to the one you want to replace the default icon, hit OK and thats it!(Remember to erase the name under the icon in the "Edit Shortcut"). I created a folder on the root of my SD Card and named it "Icons" and I place all my icon folders in there and they always show up in the gallery whenever I go to replace the default icon! You do the same for the dock icons, just long press and follow the on screen menu's.

Edit: Nevermind, I used a file manager and finally found it. Sneaky Lil picture it is.
Ok. I want the Samsung Epic (touchwiz) application icon. If u could find it, that would be great
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Axura Specific Wallpapers/Boot Animations

I talked to Hans regarding a thread specific to the Axura ROM. We were getting some great ideas from people, and needed a place to put it all together, without cluttering up the ROM thread. So I got his blessing. Out of respect you know
If you have any yourself and are interested in displaying them here; go for it! There have been some great things being tossed around. I use the standard 960x800(Or very close to it). Personally I use Flikie to display my wallpapers, any new ones I download/create, I just go to my SD(Internal)/Flikie and copy them in the Wallpapers folder.
Most of the ones I have are images I have acquired from other locations, Flikie, Zedge, Deviant Art, etc. I just do my own bit of modifications to fit my needs. If I can locate the original creator, I will most definitely credit them. Please do the same.
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By kangi26 at 2010-12-08
By kangi26 at 2010-11-28
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By kangi26 at 2010-11-28
By kangi26 at 2010-11-27
This next one is my own photograph. So if you would like to use this one, please ask me for it. Thanks
By kangi26 at 2010-11-27

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Here are 2 bootanimations I did, Dr. Bogger was nice enough to convert them from the animated GIF's to the .zip file.
By kangi26 at 2010-12-08
By kangi26 at 2010-12-08
Using Root explorer, go to, System/Media/bootanimation.zip, and make a backup of this file. Copy the boot animation of your choice to your device and rename it bootanimation. Copy/Paste it to System/Media and select "Yes" to overwrite.
Reboot
Great job by dlfuse06 for making the blackhands into a Live Wallpaper. It's freakin' awesome! Just copy it to your device, and install it just like any other apk. I've renamed it to "BlackHandsLive"

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This space is for apks:
The JK3, JK4, JL3 modems and both SetiroN's kernels are all for use with CWM, which is there too
IF YOURE RUNNING VOODOO; MAKE SURE YOU DISABLE IT BEFORE FLASHING A KERNEL, MODEM, OR THEME
Go to sd/voodoo, and create a folder named "disable-lagfix" and then reboot

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Download Here:
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Thank, I forgot about that one!

kangi26 said:
Thank, I forgot about that one!
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No problem!

This isn't a wallpaper or boot animation, but it seemed like an appropriate place to post it. I've been making some slight alterations to the stock axura theme and thought some one else might want to use it. It mostly just changes the button presses from the ugly stock blue to orange. Just about everything in the system is orange to match (I like consistency).
It also has the AOSP lock screen instead of the modified android lockscreen. I like this better since I use a music player (Playerpro) that has lockscreen controls that uses the AOSP lockscreen sliders and I like consistency.
It also changes the tabs on the top of the phone and contacts app to a gray color instead of the blue.
The notification bar is the same that comes on Axura except I've put in the battery icons from beta 4. If someone likes the orange but wants the circle battery back, I'd be happy to provide that too.
You can just flash the file from CWM.

dontshakepandas said:
This isn't a wallpaper or boot animation, but it seemed like an appropriate place to post it. I've been making some slight alterations to the stock axura theme and thought some one else might want to use it. It mostly just changes the button presses from the ugly stock blue to orange. Just about everything in the system is orange to match (I like consistency).
It also has the AOSP lock screen instead of the modified android lockscreen. I like this better since I use a music player (Playerpro) that has lockscreen controls that uses the AOSP lockscreen sliders and I like consistency.
The notification bar is the same that comes on Axura except I've put in the battery icons from beta 4. If someone likes the orange but wants the circle battery back, I'd be happy to provide that too.
You can just flash the file from CWM.
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Screenshots.

It just 503'd Kangi
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C.C.W. said:
Screenshots.
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I'm working on it currently. I'm not really sure the best way to show the button press in a screen shot, but I'm going to take a few of the lock screen, notification bar, and the pull down. If you have any screen shot you'd like to see let me know.
I'd also like to point out that I didn't create any of these image files. I just pieced them together from other themes that I like.
Edit: Screen shots are up.

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It just 503'd Kangi
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Sorry, 503'd? I don't know what that is

It is when server is unavailable. Only went down for about 30 seconds though.
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It is when server is unavailable. Only went down for about 30 seconds though.
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Oh, yeah, got it. We're good?

Here are all of the wallpapers you posted above, as well as some others:
http://www.4shared.com/dir/F3hhpogJ/Wallpapers.html
EDIT:
Here is the Talking Alerts that was posted way back when RC1 thread was around:
http://www.4shared.com/file/-pjkFAAH/TalkingAlerts.html
Here are ALL of the bootanimations I have converted, as well as others:
http://www.4shared.com/dir/v1hDCVB2/Boot_Animations.html

Here's a space background that I use. Combination galaxy, anroid, axura. I made it, anyone is free to use it.

dontshakepandas said:
The notification bar is the same that comes on Axura except I've put in the battery icons from beta 4. If someone likes the orange but wants the circle battery back, I'd be happy to provide that too.
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I love everything that you did - but would prefer the circle battery. Can you provide that to me please.
Thanks!
Fed

Love it all!

I'm looking for the gingerbread icons with the green in them, wish i could find a screen shot but cant find em.....if you could find thoes that would be sweeeet

dontshakepandas said:
This isn't a wallpaper or boot animation, but it seemed like an appropriate place to post it. I've been making some slight alterations to the stock axura theme and thought some one else might want to use it. It mostly just changes the button presses from the ugly stock blue to orange. Just about everything in the system is orange to match (I like consistency).
It also has the AOSP lock screen instead of the modified android lockscreen. I like this better since I use a music player (Playerpro) that has lockscreen controls that uses the AOSP lockscreen sliders and I like consistency.
It also changes the tabs on the top of the phone and contacts app to a gray color instead of the blue.
The notification bar is the same that comes on Axura except I've put in the battery icons from beta 4. If someone likes the orange but wants the circle battery back, I'd be happy to provide that too.
You can just flash the file from CWM.
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If i wanted to go back to the regular theme how would i do that?

ifederov said:
I love everything that you did - but would prefer the circle battery. Can you provide that to me please.
Thanks!
Fed
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Here you go.

Far from a noob, but need some theming assistance...

Hi.
This thread was initially about changing the font colour which I have since achieved, but run in to a couple more issues that I can't seem to figure out. The image I've used for my notification area is set at 80% transparency in photoshop, but when viewed on the phone it's a solid image. I've tried creating a new image but get the same result.
I've used an image from my other theme which shows the transparency on my other theme but not this. I've used an image from another theme which in their screenshot shows transparency, but doesn't in mine. I thought it might be the services.jar, but having used the one from the other theme it's still the same, solid black on my phone, so I'm a little stumped?
I've also changed the stat_notify_sms image in contacts.apk, but it shows the default image when I get a message?
Like I said I'm not a noob, but could do with some pointers or suggestions?
Thanks

this helps you http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4113483&postcount=2

rori~ said:
this helps you http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4113483&postcount=2
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Thanks for the link, but I've still not managed to change it. Look at the image, to add code after the next instance of 00 00 1c puts me on the next line, when I do that I just get boot loops.

Sorted it, finally. I pulled each statusbar file from layout and went through them, so I've sorted the statusbar and the notification area. Could you point me in the direction of the operator text in the notification area?

XperiaX10iUser said:
Sorted it, finally. I pulled each statusbar file from layout and went through them, so I've sorted the statusbar and the notification area. Could you point me in the direction of the operator text in the notification area?
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should be statusbar_expanded.xml

rori~ said:
should be statusbar_expanded.xml
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Thanks for the suggestion, but I've been through all the statusbar xml's but still no change.

What am I missing.
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its in: status_bar_expanded.xml

rori~ said:
its in: status_bar_expanded.xml
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You're right, I couldn't see for looking.
Thanks for the assist!

Need a touch more help, in my eagerness to change the font colour I've changed something but don't know what. The image I've used for the notification backdrop I've set at 80% transparency, but on the phone it's showing as a solid image? which obviously isn't the look I'm after.
Any help as always, will be much appreciated.

XperiaX10iUser said:
Need a touch more help, in my eagerness to change the font colour I've changed something but don't know what. The image I've used for the notification backdrop I've set at 80% transparency, but on the phone it's showing as a solid image? which obviously isn't the look I'm after.
Any help as always, will be much appreciated.
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you set 80% transp. in photoshop?

rori~ said:
you set 80% transp. in photoshop?
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Yes, I've done the same thing I've done with other themes but for some reason it's not showing the transparency on the phone this time round...

Hi.
Had to to start from scratch due to Zdzihu releasing a beta2 for the X10, but this time round I'm having new trouble, I've edited the files but my operator text and clock is still showing black text. Can someone take a look at my files, I've checked and double checked but still I've got black text. Any help would be much appreciated.
I've attached my statusbar xmls from layout and my smali files.

Check out this thread-
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=831715
Hope this helps

dully79 said:
Check out this thread-
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=831715
Hope this helps
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Thanks, but the reason I'm asking is because I have already changed my smali file to white, but see no change, where as before I did, and I've changed my files in res/layout too, and while my notifications are white, the carrier remains gray, and can't figure out why it worked before but isn't doing now.
Thanks for the link, but doesn't really help me understand what the problem is now.

XperiaX10iUser said:
Thanks for the link, but doesn't really help me understand what the problem is now.
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Sorry, i thought point 3 might have helped.
You could try applying the original framework, see if changes apply, then re-applying your mod again.
I resolved a similar issue a few days back with that method, seems it just needed a kick up the arse.

dully79 said:
Sorry, i thought point 3 might have helped.
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That's why I've uploaded the files hoping some could take a look because I've changed every file like I did before, but the clock and the carrier text refuses to change, and don't really want to start from scratch for a third time.

As far as i know from cooking themes for dell streak, the rom itself needs to be set to allow transparent status bar etc... i presume you're working on the x10? If so to set the rom you're bootloader would have to be unlocked to customise a deoxidised rom, then you can have transparent built into themes. Please correct me if I'm wrong, its info i have read and hopefully will help you too

tina333 said:
As far as i know from cooking themes for dell streak, the rom itself needs to be set to allow transparent status bar etc... i presume you're working on the x10? If so to set the rom you're bootloader would have to be unlocked to customise a deoxidised rom, then you can have transparent built into themes. Please correct me if I'm wrong, its info i have read and hopefully will help you too
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Hi.
I'm not trying to make the statusbar transparent, I'm trying to make the statusbar font white, but what worked for me before just isn't working now and I can't figure it out. Any one who checks the files I've uploaded can see they have all been edited accordingly but the font colour just wont change.
The rom I'm trying mod is in beta stage 2, and the reason I'm having to start again is because the services.jar has changed from beta 1, and having changed the only instance of 0x100 in StatusBarIcon.smali, nothing is changing, so think I maybe missing something, but need a theming pro to take a look and point out what that might be. I've followed stericsons guide, I've watched TheFXNs vid, I've read dullys link, none of which are of any help with this issue, because I know I've edited what needs editing, but still stuck with black font in the statusbar.
There's a $10 or £5 donation for anyone who helps resolve this as I'm past the point of frustration now.

Take a look here
http://androidforums.com/droid-all-...notification-clock-pull-down-text-colors.html
Its a really good guide and whilst you've hit a brick wall you may find reading a different way might highlight the error
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also http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=908270

[MOD] Inverted Black Gmail - Update 2/9/11

I've gone through and inverted about 90 percent of the gmail app. The light stock app doesn't really flow with my theme. I've seen this asked for a few times around the forums so I thought I would share.
Copy to your internal SD card and flash with CWM Recovery.
Enjoy...
All your black on black HTML emails should be fixed now. If you're still seeing them let me know.
Download CWM flashable zip:
Dark Gmail
(updated black on black text fixed)
Dark Multi-Touch Keyboard​
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this looks amazing! thank you so much! ive been waiting for this for a while now. i just have to wait for the cwm zip so i can flash on the go lol

This looks awesome. Thanks!

I can't read any text in the body of an email. Presumably because it's black text on a black background. (Links show up as blue text)
I'm running Cognitionv2.3b8 with Darknesv2.5.1. I tried to get it back to the way it was by copying the Gmail.apk from the Cognition file into my system/app folder, but all that did was give me a force close every time I tried to open Gmail.
I'd rather have this work because it's awesome, but if I can't get the Black Gmail to work then how do I return it to it's previous state. (No, I didn't do a backup before installing. Yes, I know I should have)
Thanks in advance!

Johnny Paranoid said:
I can't read any text in the body of an email. Presumably because it's black text on a black background. (Links show up as blue text)
I'm running Cognitionv2.3b8 with Darknesv2.5.1. I tried to get it back to the way it was by copying the Gmail.apk from the Cognition file into my system/app folder, but all that did was give me a force close every time I tried to open Gmail.
I'd rather have this work because it's awesome, but if I can't get the Black Gmail to work then how do I return it to it's previous state. (No, I didn't do a backup before installing. Yes, I know I should have)
Thanks in advance!
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Uninstall with titanium back up and then download gmail from the market

Johnny Paranoid said:
I can't read any text in the body of an email. Presumably because it's black text on a black background. (Links show up as blue text)
I'm running Cognitionv2.3b8 with Darknesv2.5.1. I tried to get it back to the way it was by copying the Gmail.apk from the Cognition file into my system/app folder, but all that did was give me a force close every time I tried to open Gmail.
I'd rather have this work because it's awesome, but if I can't get the Black Gmail to work then how do I return it to it's previous state. (No, I didn't do a backup before installing. Yes, I know I should have)
Thanks in advance!
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Go into Titanium Backup and click on "Backup/Restore" at the top. Browse down to Gmail and click on it. Choose "Wipe data" then "Un-install !" and click "Yes". Reboot into ClockworkMOD Recovery and apply the zip. If you're still having issues repeat the steps to uninstall it, download Gmail from the market and I'll start looking into any issues. I re applied this mod about 100 times following these same steps and it works every time.

Just tested it out on my Captivate with Cognition 2.3b8 (no themes). Everything is readable. It even reset a problem I was having with Gmail notifications. I also like the new icon. This is nice!

THIS is why I love Darkness Mod. It looks freaking amazing and you and Reefer keep going the extra mile to make it as comprehensive and detailed as possible.

10tonhammr said:
THIS is why I love Darkness Mod. It looks freaking amazing and you and Reefer keep going the extra mile to make it as comprehensive and detailed as possible.
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I agree 100%...now if I can only get my BlackMarket to work again I've done everything. Clear data, clear cache, flash the theme over again, flash the icon tried the SGS tools market fix....I got nothing...same green icon & market now.

Looks way better than the stock gmail. Thanks for the flash fix. Maybe in your next version could the text be whiter? Not saying I don't love it, Just. Throwing it out there. I use the xda app and have it set to the black background and even in pretty bright sun the white lettering stands out real well is why I even mention it. Thanks again.
Sent from MY Perception 10.1 on XDA App

Could anyone please post the black keyboard (in the screenshot above) too.

RockRatt said:
Looks way better than the stock gmail. Thanks for the flash fix. Maybe in your next version could the text be whiter? Not saying I don't love it, Just. Throwing it out there. I use the xda app and have it set to the black background and even in pretty bright sun the white lettering stands out real well is why I even mention it. Thanks again.
Sent from MY Perception 10.1 on XDA App
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Sure thing. I'll make an all white version and add it to the OP tonight.
Sent from my SGH-I897 using XDA App

diablo009 said:
Could anyone please post the black keyboard (in the screenshot above) too.
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EDIT: Added to OP.

fritzgerald said:
EDIT: Added to OP.
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Thank you fritz for the quick reply.

fritzgerald said:
EDIT: Added to OP.
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Do I need to put these in only through CWM? Would these work if I pulled the apk files out of these zips and put them into my /system/app folder?

diablo009 said:
Do I need to put these in only through CWM? Would these work if I pulled the apk files out of these zips and put them into my /system/app folder?
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Should work. Give it a shot and let us know.

fritzgerald said:
Should work. Give it a shot and let us know.
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Oops, I already flashed via CWM

What a great idea! Thanks for doing this. I'll definitely try this out when the version w/white text is available!

Looks great!
Been waiting for something like this for a while! Looks great!

One small hitch: In some mails, am unable to see the text. Looks like the font colors needs to be updated somewhere in the apk file.