Hi Guys,
is it possible to change android (magic) taskbar color/theme for the device without root access?
I don't like the boring white, I want black taskbar with white font.
any suggestion will be appreciated .
thanks
I would like the same my device is rooted though
Draxter said:
I would like the same my device is rooted though
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dont think it is possible if you aren't rooted. If you are rooted open up the update.zip file you are using as your rom using 7-zip, go to where framework drawable folder is. Open status bar and change its colour, drop it back in and resign app. There are instructions how to do this in themes section of Dream.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=473580
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=471586 I use post number 6 the way i do it.
I'm using the Vodafone rom... I don't think I can get my update.zip from that? I rooted my device with haykuro's stuff in this tutorial.
http://android-dls.com/wiki/index.php?title=Magic_Rooting
I want to keep my Dutch XT9 so I can't flash anything else but smartphone france or my stock vodafone...
all the drawables should be in the root-me rom. open it and have a look for them.
But if they aren't I will brick my device by flashing a wrong framework...
no you wont. All you do is open it and drop in the .pngs you want, then resign it. they will be there in the rom- if not look at one of the other roms- Rogers, or daldroid will have them.
If it does go in to boot loop reboot into recovery and flash the last working rom you have until you figure out what went wrong. The only thing you are changing is the pngs. you shouldnt go intoa bootloop doing this- i have done a heap of theming for myself for the G1 and each time i got a boot loop it was cos i was playing around with services.jar and xml files. each time i just rebooted into recovery and reflashed previous working rom.
The thing is, I don't know which ROM I have... I have rooted my magic by using the android-dls tutorial with haykuro's stuff. There are still some vodafone relics left. I still have the vodafone shortcut, and i still have support for Dutch XT9.
http://android-dls.com/wiki/index.php?title=Magic_Rooting
I haven't made a Nandroid backup and I don't know how to make a backup either so... There is only one alternative, flashing Smartphone France firmware, it has Dutch support. I wouldn't mind trying out that one but that'll be the first time that I flash firmware onto my Magic so I'd like some guidance on MSN with that
Drawer
Im looking for the application drawer button in the res folder that is inside framework... found the status/notification bar and all icons but can't seem to find the app drawer button... i want to change it to a darker grey and make the notification bar black...
the app drawers are in launcher.apk
Easiest/safest way of changing the graphics I have found was to:
1. Connect your phone via USB and make sure you have the drivers installed
2. do adb remount
3. Do a adb pull on /system/framework/framework-res.apk for example
4. Open the apk with something like winrar etc
5. Locate the png files you want to change and extract them
6. make modifications to the files
7. pop back to the apk
8. do an adb push of the file back to the device
I've done this with fairly few apk's such as the launcher.apk and framework-res.apk and never had to resign the file =o)
The advantage is that you are using the file from your phone that you know works =o)) certain apk's don't even need a restart such as the Launcher.apk, I did alot of modding with the app drawer without ever needing to restart the phone.
This is good for changing the images but things like changing the clock color is ALOT harder, it requires you to edit the services.jar file with a hex editor =o(
Hope this helps.
Draxter said:
the app drawers are in launcher.apk
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Ok, i did find the file in the launcher.apk, i edited it and all the other files and now need to resign in linux... was looking for the SignApk.jar in the SDK and didn't find it... also tried JF's testsign.jar and didnt work... can anyone point me in the right direction so i can resign the file using test keys in linux.
Thanks,
If you just changed the png's you shouldn't have to resign it
fxn said:
If you just changed the png's you shouldn't have to resign it
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What about the hour and date font in the status bar... if i change the notification area to black it wont automatically switch to white text... do you know where i can find the parameters to change it?
Some of the text like notification texts etc are held in framework-res.apk xml files in the drawable folder if I remember correctly.
The clock is the difficult one as it is inside services.jar file, its a serious pain in the back side, the dream forum has more info about it but it involves opening up files in hex editor and changing the hex code directly there
I'll be having a look at this and see if I can make step by step guide of this but it is seriously a pain!
Any idea which XML's in framework-re.apk (or other location) hold the various notification font colour(s)?? I can't seem to find it.
Hi,
I am trying to get the transparent power control widget look (without any lights, just transparent icons that change from translucent to opaque as they are toggled off and on).
I applied the metamorph, but that didn't appear to work. I then used AndExplorer to copy my Settings.apk file to my SD Card to manually change the PNGs, however what I found was that metamorph HAD done its job correctly and changed those PNGs to the transparent ones. However, even after rebooting when I add the Power Control Widget the Cyanogen 'stock' grey w/ blue lights widget appears.
How can I get this to work correctly for me?
I have attached my Settings.apk file.
For reference, I am running CyanogenMod 5.0.8-DS.
I am trying to apply this mod: ht tp://ww w.droidforums.net/forum/droid-themes/31939-mm-extra-clear-power-control-widget.html
Same here. Looks like it's being applied to the system but nothing changes when I reboot the phone. Someone help please.
The only thing I can think of is that maybe the Power Control Widget icons are now being stored in a different location...
Slingshot377 said:
The only thing I can think of is that maybe the Power Control Widget icons are now being stored in a different location...
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I've found a way to do it. You need Ninjamorph and do it manually. I guess it's created for the hdpi phones and you need to copy the image to the mdpi folder.
The image you need to edit is in system/app/settings.apk. Open it with Ninjamorph and go to res/drawable-mdpi and change the appwidget_bg.9.png with a 68x68 transparent image. (You can just copy it over from the zip file and resize it in Ninjamorph). After that press finish project to apply the changes and you are done!
Yup, those are the images I replaced as well. This is very confusing...
Anyone have a solution?
Well, that link you posted to the metamorph, replaces the background file in: Settings\res\drawable-hdpi
Then upon checking your Settings.apk you posted, it confirmed that it was placed to the drawable-hdpi
And since you are using the Dream/Sapphire branch, your phone will not use that directory, it uses Settings\res\drawable-mdpi
So your solution would be correctly placing it in Settings\res\drawable-mdpi and not Settings\res\drawable-hdpi
I'm running FR008, and I can't find any red status bar icons to flash. I can't get MetaMorph to work, plus flashing is so quick and easy anyway. Anyone know where to get some?
drblack2013 said:
I'm running FR008, and I can't find any red status bar icons to flash. I can't get MetaMorph to work, plus flashing is so quick and easy anyway. Anyone know where to get some?
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You can try UOT kitchen...I don't think they have any...if you're looking for stock icons, but red. just pull framework-res.apk or email it to yourself (/system/framework/framework-res.apk) (<- i think, could be a little off because i'm going off memory) unzip it with WinRAR, open up each image with your image manipulation program of your choice, change the color. Easy way for this in photoshop, is to just change the hue/saturation whic, i believe is access through ctrl + u or alt + u. Metamorph won't work because of S-OFF.
Thanks! I didn't even think about changing them in the actual zip file.
Post the file if you get it done.
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Credits
T-Mobile - Theme Engine
Haxzamatic - Theme engine guide, Templatebread source, original code/images for indeterminate progress.
nhnt11 - Non-linux theme engine guide
chrfb - Ecqlipse2 icon set from which various images are used
CyanogenMod Team - ROMs, source files, porting T-Mobile theme engine
@djdarkknight96, @AMac2583, @Wysie_Soh, @JsinLegacy, @anderwebs, @JAquirre1231, @Montalbert, @teamsilence23 - Helping out with various things at various time whether or not applicable to this project
World population - anyone anywhere who has influence me either implicitly or explicitly
About
This theme is HDPI only. If someone wants to port to MDPI then go ahead.
This is pretty much a port of my Minimalist theme to the T-Mobile theme engine that is used in CM7.
The biggest difference in this and Minimalist is that this has widget backgrounds. The backgrounds are a rectangle which is black with 25 percent transparency; there is also an inverted version of that for widgets with black text. There are also a few layout files that are not able to be utilized in Facebook,apk, GenieWidget.apk, Gmail.apk, and Vending.apk, so they look slightly different than in Minimalist.
The Calendar edits from Minimalist are not included in the theme because of current limitations in the theme engine, but it is available to flash by itself.
There are a few things in framework-res.apk that are not themed at certain times by the theme engine and the lockscreen is not themed. There is a morph that will allow to theme those items, and it must be applied every time you flash a new ROM. It also has my modified Ubuntu Clockopia.ttf included.
The Ubuntu font that is used in Minimalist is included to be flashed, and it must be flashed every time you flash a new ROM.
You may get an error about assets missing, ignore it and apply the theme.
There are over 2000 resources included in this theme that I had to type.
If you want to use this as a base for your theme, then feel free to use it.
I have attached the full sized version of the screen shot used as the preview image, for more screen shots, go view one of my Minimalist threads as it looks close enough to that.
MinimalistBread: because this theme require layout .xml edits, you MUST apply the MinimalistBread_Layout_Morph.zip for this theme to work properly.
There is no wallpaper in this theme by default, so it should not replace your wallpaper, but sometimes there is a bug where some random image from the theme will be set as the wallpaper after applying the theme.
Change Log
Thread
10-24-2011
Updated call_detail.xml for Contacts.apk to fix messed up looking call details screen in MinimalBread_Full_Morph.zip.
10-04-2011
Added MinimalBread_Full_Morph which is the MinimalBread, lockscreen, and layout morphs combined.
Added Newer version of Calendar.apk for anyone getting odd looking images in monthview.
08-16-2011
Added link for themed Calendar based off of 2.3.5.
08-12-2011
Added links for MinimalBread Launcher Pro Plus Widgets Theme
08-09-2011
Added an overlay morph to make all the status bar icons blue.
08-08-2011
Updated MinimalBread_Layout_Morph to include conversation_list_activity.xml from Gmail version 2.3.5.
07-24-2011
Updated MinimalBread_Morph.zip to include screenshot image in power menu.
06-30-2011
Updated Swype Files to Version 3.6.84.26668 of Swype.
06-06-2011
Updated Calendar.zip to 2.3.4 base instead of 2.3.3. Also, color of the text should flow better.
05-31-2011
Changed package name of testsigned .apk to com.david1171.minimalbreadtest so there should be no odd market errors.
05-03-2011
Updated MinimalBread_Morph.
Updated white_gb_status_bar_icons to include current battery images and current download/upload images.
04-25-2011
Updated MinimalBread_Morph again.
Updated MinimalBread_Calendar to the latest Calendar.apk from CM 7.0.2.
04-24-2011
Updated MinimalBread_Morph and MinimalBread_Layout_Morph. Adds media images for lockscreen and text color in call log details respectively.
04-18-2011
Added lockscreen morph with tabs and icons themed.
Added several overlay files so you can customize theme to your liking.
MinimalBread
Version 1.7.0.1
Fixed signature error. You may still have to uninstall then reinstall, sorry.
Version 1.7.0
Themed SetCPU.
Updated Market to 3.1.5 images.
Fixed some images in YouTube.
Fixed headphone icon in status bar.
Version 1.6.9
Themed UberMusic
Added a few widget images for Launcher Pro to compliment the Launcher Pro Widgets theme
Version 1.6.8
Added a few images to Gmail
Updated Gmail .css files to version 2.3.5's files
Version 1.6.7
Themed 3.0.26/3.0.27 Market
Version 1.6.6
Themed Google+
Themed Reddit Is Fun
Themed ZipThemer
Version 1.6.5.1
Added additional 4G status bar images in SystemUI.apk
Changed Talk.apk images for talk bubbles.
Themed Screen Filter
Version 1.6.5
Added PlayerPro Widgets and various other parts of PlayerPro.
Added PlayerPro Pure White Skin (Download and select this for a fully themed PlayerPro).
Fixed notification pulldown widget buttons to work completely with indicator turned off option.
Version 1.6.4
Fixed 4G status bar icons.
Partially themed 2.3.4 Google Talk (aka Talk2.apk or Google Talk with Video/Voice chat enabled)
New wifi, sync, alarm clock status bar icons.
Possible fix for status bar incoming call icon.
Version 1.6.3
Made scrollbars two pixels thick instead of one.
Themed gReader and gReader Pro.
Made SMS/MMS status bar icons smaller.
Edited Gmail status bar icon.
Edited Google Voice SMS status bar icon.
Edited a few other various status bar icons (Music, headphone, maybe a few other minor ones that I cannot recall right now).
Edited the add icon for the menu (and in a few other places it occurs).
Added a two images to framework-res for when keyboard is being used in landscape.
Version 1.6.2
Themed SoundRecorder.
Themed DownloadProviderUI.
Themed Notes by Yuli.
Themed Google Reader.
Themed Google Listen.
Very minor changes to Gmail.
Version 1.6.1
Removed Superuser since theming it caused it to force close.
Added a few images in Contacts.
Added a few images in framework-res.
Very minor edits to SystemUI.
Version 1.6
Added/Fixed images in Browser.
Themed Superuser.
Themed Subsonic. NOTE: Use Black theme.
Themed Andoku.
Made smoother updload/download images.
Made different indeterminate progress images.
Made new star images.
Minor changes to Talk.
Minor changes to Google Search.
Minor changes to framework-res.
Minor chagnes to SystemUI.
Soft buttons for status bar for Tablets themed.
Version 1.5
Made in-call buttons match dialer
New menu icons
Made icons in Camera match zoom icon better
Few minor visual changes
Version 1.4.1
New dialer - if you don't like the new one, visit the site linked below and I will soon have a method up to restore the old one.
A bunch of small various changes, nothing major to note, but it may be a while before I have time for another update, so I figured I would release current work as is.
Fixes some menu icons in google voice.
Signapktic themed.
SwypeInstaller themed.
Version 1.4
Added Google Voice
Edited more images in framework-res
Edited more images in Contacts
Edited more images in Phone
Edited airplane mode icons to be an airplane
Edited unchecked check boxes to be blank
Edited image in Facebook that annoyed me
Version 1.3
Added Talk
Added Plume
Added ADW Ex
Added ADW.Launcher
Added Dev Tools
Added Root Explorer
Fixed image bug in Settings
Version 1.2
Fixed bug where Gmail images were not being used
Made Gmail quick reply buttons white
Added torch widget
Added renderfx widget
Added TweetDeck widgets
Added progress_horizontal.xml
Version 1.1
Added CDMA status bar signal icons
Made fully_connected status bar icons white instead of blue, and made the regular status bar icons a gray
Version 1.0
Initial release
MinimalistBread
Version 1.0
Initial release
Downloads
MinimalBread
Now on the Market
If you have installed a non-market version of this theme, then you will need to uninstall it before installing the market version.
Google Voice may force close while applying the theme, but it does not matter since you have to reboot after applying the theme anyways.
Revert to system theme if having trouble downloading/installing update from the Market
If you can't install from the market for whatever reason, then just download the test-signed .apk from below in the Overlay section of this post.
Free and Donate versions are the exact same except for the package name
Free Version: http://bit.ly/ew6Ead
Donate Version: http://bit.ly/gh8PGz
MinimalistBread Version 1.0
MUST apply MinimalistBread_Layout_Morph.zip
Not updated due to lack of demand coupled with the fact that I do not use it.
http://bit.ly/fZWM8V
Install Instructions
Install
Go to Theme Chooser
Select MinimalBread
Apply
Reboot
Update Instructions
Go to Theme Chooser
Select System
Apply
Install Update
Go to Theme Chooser
Select MinimalBread
Apply
Reboot
MinimalBread_Full_Morph
Added 10-24-2011.
Includes MinimalBread Morph, MinimalBread Layout Files, and MinimalBread Lockscreen.
Updated call_detail.xml for Contacts.apk to fix messed up looking call details screen.
Gmail updated to 2.3.5.2.
Has Ring styled lockscreen themed.
Updated to include smaller ring image for when having multiple custom apps.
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Install Instuctions
Set MetaMorph delay to around 1000 (My exact number is 1054) then press Close (Press menu then select settings after Metamorph has been launched to access this)
Press Unzip/Extract new theme
Navigate to where you have MinimalBread_Morph.zip located
Select the file
Press close on the on the pop up that appears
Press Apply all!
The device may freeze up at this point, if it does freeze up, then wait about 30 seconds, then pull the battery and boot your phone
If you device randomly reboots, then set the metamorph delay to 5000 and reapply just the .apk's that it either rebooted on, and if there were any that did not apply when it rebooted, then apply those as well.
MinimalBread Layout Morph
Updated file 04-24-2011
Makes the text in the call log details of a call white instead of black in the header.
Makes the text for the Torch widget and RenderFX widget have white text
This is not required, but does provide a few nice extra edits
Gmail must be in /system/app/ under the exact name Gmail.apk.
http://bit.ly/fAA5tt
MinimalistBread Layout Morph
Updated 08-08-2011 to include updated conversation_list_activity.xml from Gmail 2.3.5.
This is REQUIRED for MinimalistBread to function properly.
Facebook and Gmail must be in /system/app/ under the exact names Facebook.apk and Gmail.apk respectively.
http://bit.ly/qAsF5y
Install Instuctions
Press Unzip/Extract new theme
Navigate to where you have MinimalBread_Morph.zip located
Select the file
Press close on the on the pop up that appears
Press Apply all!
The device may freeze up at this point, if it does freeze up, then wait about 30 seconds, then pull the battery and boot your phone
If you device randomly reboots, then set the metamorph delay to 5000 and reapply just the .apk's that it either rebooted on, and if there were any that did not apply when it rebooted, then apply those as well.
Minimalist Lockscreen
Full Lockscreen with tabs and icons - http://bit.ly/dVBKRx
Just the lockscreen icons - http://bit.ly/dVj33T
Install Instructions: PLEASE READ!!!
Set MetaMorph delay to around 1000 (My exact number is 1054) then press Close
Press Unzip/Extract new theme
Navigate to where you have Minimalist_Lockscreen_Icons.zip located
Select the file
Press close on the on the pop up that appears
Press Apply all!
It WILL force close com.android.phone when it applies the Phone.apk, I do not know of any way around this.
While the force close pop up is on the screen, another pop up menu will appear behind the force close pop up and the buttons will say either Continue? or Stop; you must quickly press Force close on the force close pop up, then press Continue? on the other pop up menu; it will then start applying the framework-res.apk
The device may freeze up at this point, if it does freeze up (mine did), then wait about 30 seconds, then pull the battery and boot your phone
Everything should be applied now; if it is not, then go back and apply the .apk that did not apply
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MinimalBread Calendar
Use for either MinimalBread or MinimalistBread
Updated 09-29-2011; added 10-04-2011.
If you have an odd bar in your calendar app using an old version of this, then this should fix that.
http://bit.ly/pYnE90
Install Instructions
Place file on sdcard
Reboot into recovery
Flash file
Reboot
Redo this anytime you flash a new ROM
Ubuntu Font
Use for either MinimalBread or MinimalistBread
http://bit.ly/i78FHb
Install Instructions
Place file on sdcard
Reboot into recovery
Flash file
Reboot
Redo this anytime you flash a new ROM
MinimalBread Launcher Pro Plus Widgets Theme
Free and Donate versions are the same.
Free Version - http://bit.ly/nXNKyp
Donate Version - http://bit.ly/ogDRlB
MinimalBread Themed Swype
These are for the 3.6.84.26668 beta of Swype.
Added just a flat black version with no buttons only letters.
Screenshot (too big for me to want to place directly in thread): http://bit.ly/fRi8RJ
GrayBG is on the left, MinimalBread is in the middle, LightBG is on the right.
These are ONLY QWERTY layout.
There are two ways to get this.
Method One (requires apk manager and knowledge of how to use it):
Download one (or all, just depends on which ones you want) of the following files: GrayBG | MinimalBread | LightBG | Flat Black
Get the com.swype.android.inputmethod.apk (sometimes has -1 or -2 before .apk) from /data/app/ and put it on your computer.
Drag the files from the above .zip file into the swype .apk file using your favorite archiving software (I prefer 7-zip).
Put the themed swype .apk into the place-apk-here-for-signing folder of apk manager.
Run apk manager and press 16 to sign the .apk.
Uninstall the current version of swype on your phone.
Install the edited version.
Anytime, either right after installing or at any time swype stops "swyping," then you will need to re-license swype through the swype installer.
Method Two:
PM/email me and give me some time to respond (specify which version, or if multiple version desired, say so).
Uninstall the current version of swype on your phone.
Install the edited version.
Anytime, either right after installing or at any time swype stops "swyping," then you will need to re-license swype through the swype installer.
MinimalBread Overlay Files
MinimaBread_Overlay_Morphs - Contains all of the files for ease of access.
battery_percent - Adds battery percentage (0-100) to the battery icons in the status bar.
black_pulldown_background - Changes the blue transparent background to a black of the same transparency (75%).
blue_fully_connected_status_bar_icons - Changes the status bar icons from white/gray when connected to google servers/not connected to google servers to blue/white respectively.
menu_icons_old - Replaces the menu icons with the old styled menu icons.
menu_icons_old_white - Replaces the menu icons with the old styled menu icons colored white. (NOTE: some of the icons will be invisible in certain places after applying this.)
new_menu_icons_white - Replaces the menu icons with icons that have been colored white. (NOTE: some of the icons will be invisible in certain places after applying this.)
new_menu_icons_white_black_background - Replaces the menu icons with icons that have been colored white and have a black background behind them so that they are visible in all places.
old_dialer - Replaces the dialer/incall buttons with the old images.
white_gb_status_bar_icons - Updated to include battery/download/upload images on 05-03-2011. Changes the status bar icons to the stock GingerBread status bar icons that have been themed white. (NOTE: not connected to google servers icons are 50% transparent of the connected to google servers icons, also the google voice status bar icons are just plain stock.)
white_mb_icons_data_battery_signal_apply_over_white_gb_icons - This is to only be used after using the white_gb_status_bar_icons overlay. It restores the MinimalBread data, signal, and battery (without battery percentage) status bar icons.
blue_status_bar_icons - Makes the status bar icons blue.
About
The files allow you to customize the theme to your liking based on either user requests/suggestions or on things that have changed through the theme.
There are a few different ways that you can go about applying these files, based on your comfort with working with .apk files.
Method One is written specifically for Windows, I assume similar directions would work on any other OS.
Test-signed copy of the latest Market release - 1.7.0 - http://bit.ly/qpl5aw
Method One
Advanced users (with simplified down instructions)
Requirements: ADB, APKManager, 7-Zip (or equivalent software), morph .zip files on computer, MinimalBread.apk found above, or current market release from /data/app/.
Step 1: Get apk from above or get the apk off of your phone, if you get the apk from above skip to step 3.
Step 2: If you are stubborn and not using the apk from above, then do the following
Code:
adb shell ls /data/app/
(look for com.david1171.minimalbread.apk it may have a -1 or -2 before .apk)
(the following command will place the apk in your working directory, if you do not want it there, then specify which directory you would like it to be placed in)
adb pull /data/app/com.david1171.minimalbread.apk MinimalBread.apk
Step 3: Open the .apk file with 7-Zip.
Step 4: Open each of the morph .zip files that you want to add to the .apk.
Step 5: Go into the MinimalBread folder and drag and drop the res folder from each morph .zip files that you want to use into the root directory of the .apk file.
Step 6: After adding all of the files to the .apk close the 7-Zip window.
Step 7: Drag and drop the .apk file in the place-apk-here-for-signing folder of APKManager.
Step 8: Start APKManager (run Script.bat)
Step 9: Enter 16 (sign an apk) into APKManager and press enter.
Step 10: Once it has finished signing the .apk, then you can install the .apk. If you have any previous version of the theme installed, then first uninstall that version.
Step 11: Install the .apk by either placing on your sdcard and installing like any .apk or with the following command
Code:
adb install -r MinimalBread.apk
Method Two
Easiest way if not able to do method one.
Requirements: ADB or Terminal, Zip Themer, morph .zip files on sdcard
Step 1: Run the following commands from with ADB or through the terminal
Code:
(if using ADB)
adb remount
adb shell
(if using terminal a.k.a. kicking yourself in the groin)
su
(or whatever the command to remount your /system partition as rw is for your phone)
mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
(rest of the commands will work with either ADB or terminal)
ls /data/app/
(look for com.david1171.minimalbread.apk it may have a -1 or -2 before .apk)
mv /data/app/com.david1171.minimalbread.apk /system/app/MinimalBread.apk
(use cp instead of mv if mv does not work)
Step 2: Open Zip Themer
Step 3: Press +Theme
Step 4: Navigate to where you have the morph .zip files stored on your sdcard
Step 5: Repeat Steps 3 and 4 as many times until you have all the morphs you want added, when done, proceed to Step 6.
Step 6: Press *Output
Step 7: If the name of the output file is satisfactory, press done and go on to step 8, otherwise, change the name of the output file to your liking.
Step 8: Press Build It!
Step 9: Create undo file if you feel the need to.
Step 10: Once Zip Themer has made the .zip file, then uninstall any version of MinimalBread in /data/app/.
Step 11: Reboot into recovery
Step 12: Select the .zip file that you created with Zip Themer.
Step 13: Flash it.
Step 14: Reboot your phone once the file is done being flashed.
Step 15: Open the Theme Chooser, apply MinimalBread, and reboot when finished.
Method Three
Most annoying way (to me at least)
Requirements: Requirements: ADB or Terminal, MetaMorph, morph .zip files on sdcard
Step 1: Run the following commands from with ADB or through the terminal
Code:
(if using ADB)
adb remount
adb shell
(if using terminal a.k.a. kicking yourself in the groin)
su
(or whatever the command to remount your /system partition as rw is for your phone)
mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
(rest of the commands will work with either ADB or terminal)
ls /data/app/
(look for com.david1171.minimalbread.apk it may have a -1 or -2 before .apk)
mv /data/app/com.david1171.minimalbread.apk /system/app/MinimalBread.apk
(use cp instead of mv if mv does not work)
Step 2: Uninstall any version of MinimalBread located in /data/app/.
Step 3: Apply the .zip files with MetaMorph (there are several different places in this post that document how to use metamorph, another one is redundant).
Step 4: Reboot your phone once you have applied all of the morphs that you would like to apply.
Step 5: Open the Theme Chooser, apply MinimalBread, and reboot when finished.
F.A.Q.
Q. Why are there morph files?
A. There are certain aspects where the theme engine does not work, such as: the lockscreen, the power menu, and layout .xml files.
Q. Why is my lockscreen transparent after applying MinimalBread Morph?
A. It is designed that way to keep a minimal look. There is a morph that will give you lockscreen tabs and icons or just icons if you so desire.
ill take that..thank you very much
Fantastic, your Desire themes are great, and the transistion to theme Chooser is a welcome one.. thanks
been waiting for this, cant wait to try it out, is your keyboard theme included in apk? if not can you add the zips to OP.
Beautiful. Exactly what i have been waiting for.
very nice theme, only two comments.
1) when a google account is sync'd, the status icons go from white to blue (which kinda seems to throw off the overall feel of the theme), can this be changed so they stay white?
2) the only way I can see my lockscreen is to use the "Lense" lockscreen (sliding tab and both rotaries show nothing, they still work, just don't show anything)
example of blue icons:
example of no lockscreen:
I like this look...definitely gonna try this
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Kaik541 said:
very nice theme, only two comments.
1) when a google account is sync'd, the status icons go from white to blue (which kinda seems to throw off the overall feel of the theme), can this be changed so they stay white?
2) the only way I can see my lockscreen is to use the "Lense" lockscreen (sliding tab and both rotaries show nothing, they still work, just don't show anything)
example of blue icons:
example of no lockscreen:
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The lockscreen slider are supposed to be transparent to keep the theme as minimal as possible
And I agree with you about the icons not really fitting in with the theme it puts me of using it. Just need to ask the dev nicely and he might change them for us.
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Yeah no likey the blue icons. Keep them white. Maybe grey for no Google services and white once connected?
Been using this theme on other devices for awhile, love the themed gingerbread keyboard, keep up the good work dev.
Mytouch 4g / CM7 / Faux Kernel / Minimal Bread Theme
I do however wish something can be done with market colors as it makes my transparent market not attractive ...
Mytouch 4g / CM7 / Faux Kernel / Minimal Bread Theme
Beautiful theme. Only thing I feel needed changed is the progress bar (present in the browser, music app, etc.). All the rest is minor stuff like system incons.
Otherwise, great work. My main theme as of now.
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in my device the dial and contact menu background are all blue! please can you put a black background in the phone menu? i cant find what icon it is..
Nice dude, look perfect and complete really good my Theme, THX
After uploading all the work for this yesterday, I realized I could still make a version with transparent widget backgrounds, it would just require a morph to move the modified layout .xml files over and the modified apps to be in /system/app/. I will work on it when I have time and make a separate theme for the transparent widget backgrounds.
cjward23 said:
The lockscreen slider are supposed to be transparent to keep the theme as minimal as possible
And I agree with you about the icons not really fitting in with the theme it puts me of using it. Just need to ask the dev nicely and he might change them for us.
Sent from my awesome DZ
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I can work on making the status bar fully icons white and the regular ones a dark gray.
smonme said:
I do however wish something can be done with market colors as it makes my transparent market not attractive ...
Mytouch 4g / CM7 / Faux Kernel / Minimal Bread Theme
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I have never used a transparent market, so I'm not sure what all would have to be done to get it to work properly. I recommend decompiling the MinimalBread.apk, delete res/xml/com_android_vending.xml, open colors.xml and delete all the color lines that start with vending, then go into the drawable folders and delete everything that has "com_android_vending_" in the name. After you do that, recompile the .apk, sign it, then uninstall the version you have installed now, then install your modified version. That way the Vending.apk will not be touched by the theme, so anything you have done to your Vending.apk will be left alone.
EggoEspada said:
Beautiful theme. Only thing I feel needed changed is the progress bar (present in the browser, music app, etc.). All the rest is minor stuff like system incons.
Otherwise, great work. My main theme as of now.
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Whenever I was adding progress_horizontal.xml to the theme, it would cause the now playing screen in the music player to force close, I know it is that exact file because I removed every call to the music app from the theme and it still force closed, then removing the .xml but leaving all the music edits worked fine. That is why there is the morph in the OP that themes the progress_horizontal.xml along with other things that the theme engine is not capable of for the time being.
oppip93 said:
in my device the dial and contact menu background are all blue! please can you put a black background in the phone menu? i cant find what icon it is..
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I do not know what you are referencing. Can you take a screen shot?
doesnt matter i replace some icon and have done! but thank you anyway
Updated the OP with more info and downloads.
Awesome, twas just about to start building a themeengine port from your source this evening when I saw this.
Nice one mate. glad you moved to this one. hard to apply updates from you on Minimalist since its on major release only, and i'm using nightlies.
great job as always!
I have put MinimalBread in the market now. I will not put MinimalistBread in the market since everything needed for it to function properly cannot be included in the theme engine. There is a free and donate version of MinimalBread but both are the exact same except for the package name.