Need help with the progress_horizontal.xml
In 2.2 i believe it pointed to a png which was easy to just change that.
But now in GingerBread its moved to xml coding.
I know how the change the colors... thats easy.
But what I need help with is to change the thickness.
Would like to have it from the normal stock thickness to something "skinnier"
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Hi Guys
How do you make buttons have a transparent look? I have seen both some mods and roms that have made the sense launcher/navbar buttons transparent and or translucent. I have contacted the creators of the mods and roms and asked how they accomplished their effects but my requests for help have gone unanswered.
I imagine that the effects are made possible by an entery in one of the xml files I just don't know which files I should be looking at and what to be looking for inside those files.
Help would be greatly appreciated.
You need to find the PNG files that you want to change and create them so that they are transparent.
As an example, /system/framework/com.htc.resources.apk has a file called "lockscreen_arc.png. *see attached* It is semi-transparent (when viewed in photoshop).
What little I know how to do I learned from THIS, a few questions answered by JsChiSurf and some fearlessness to dig in and hope my nandroid saved me.
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You need to find the PNG files that you want to change and create them so that they are transparent.
As an example, /system/framework/com.htc.resources.apk has a file called "lockscreen_arc.png. *see attached* It is semi-transparent (when viewed in photoshop).
What little I know how to do I learned from THIS, a few questions answered by JsChiSurf and some fearlessness to dig in and hope my nandroid saved me.
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So you are saying that it is the image itself that is transparent or translucent and not an attribute somewhere in one of the xml files?
What I am trying to do is actually undo the transparency/translucency of a an image. I figured it might be the result of an xml attribute since upon replacing the image with one of my own nothing changed (now I may not have replaced the correct image, this is always a possibility)
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So you are saying that it is the image itself that is transparent or translucent and not an attribute somewhere in one of the xml files?
What I am trying to do is actually undo the transparency/translucency of a an image. I figured it might be the result of an xml attribute since upon replacing the image with one of my own nothing changed (now I may not have replaced the correct image, this is always a possibility)
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Well it can actually be done both ways some are controled by the image itself adn some are controlled my xml.
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Well it can actually be done both ways some are controled by the image itself adn some are controlled my xml.
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If it is controlled by xml do you know what files I should be looking at and what inside the files I should be looking for?
Note this is for the laucher/navbar buttons in particular the ones found in konirosie (but I imagine any help could be applied generally)
I am just learning the editing of xml's myself, so I can really help much, this is a question that should be directed to JsChiSurf. That man is the expert on editing the xml's and could probably guide you to what you are looking for.
Does anyone know how to change the color of the text on buttons? Ive been messing around with my phone a lot and have somehow changed the color to white and now I cant see the text on buttons. I'm running kaos froyo but all of the framework-res has been replaced. I have tried colorchanger.jar but it doesn't control these colors and I cant seem to find what file it is?
I have found a great looking theme that has all it's graphics in the drawable-hdmi folder. The only thing I need to do to use them is resize them to same size as the corresponding file for our phone, correct? Basically spinner_black.png has to be the same dimensions as the original.
Also I want to take the spinner, wait, icon out of the NFL mobile app and use it in my theme. I have been reading a lot and trying to figure this out on my own. I am now able to read all xml files in plain readable English and am able to convert it back to binary. I still don't know what all the java means but I'm trying to learn that now. Does anyone know any easy way to find what I'm looking for or should I just wait and figure it out with the knowledge of more java.
For those who are interested the resources.arsc file found in framework-res.apk is where the control of the color of buttons is located. I dont know how to decompile it into readable form yet but that is what controls colors and size of images for some things. Colors for the notification bar is held is services.jar so at least Im making some headway. I will keep posting small things I find here to help anyone wanting to make there own themes.
P.S. My **** is starting to look really sweet
Did you figure it out?
Big question. When you rotate the phone, the status bar background (in themes like Darkness, with a design) gets messed up because it's shaped for our screen and not a small piece that gets tiled like the original. Can you make a landscape version of the background? I noticed in TouchWiz30Launcher.apk there is a homescreen_icon_bg.png and homescreen_icon_bg_h.png the latter being for a horizontal orientation of the launcher. Can we apply this concept to a custom made portrait AND landscape drawer background in twframework-res.apk? I would really like to know if it is possible, but am not asking for the creation of the background. I can make my own, but I need to know how to make it work.
I think you have to create a layout-land and layout-port folder and put something in there. Hopefully someone else will chime in.
A simpler idea might be to modify status_bar_expanded.xml to have multiple images for the background and bottom bar, like 3 where the center is fixed and the outer 2 are tiled matched up to look seamless of course. Or just allow certain parts to be stretched and some not with draw9patch.
CuriousTech said:
I think you have to create a layout-land and layout-port folder and put something in there. Hopefully someone else will chime in.
A simpler idea might be to modify status_bar_expanded.xml to have multiple images for the background and bottom bar, like 3 where the center is fixed and the outer 2 are tiled matched up to look seamless of course. Or just allow certain parts to be stretched and some not with draw9patch.
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Thanks a lot for your post, I looked into status_bar_expanded but couldn't find anything applicable. Looked at status_bar.xml and it contains all the info on status_bar_background in the vertical position. How would you put it all into horizontal? Would you have to edit the existing xml or make a new one in layout-land? Could I just copy it into layout-land and edit in some new filenames and stuff?
EDIT: You know how to signify a file it says @drawable/statusbar_background? Does this actually refer to status_bar_background.9.png? And how would you signify a drawlable-land destination? @drawable-land/statusbar_background?
That's mostly what I don't understand yet. In framework-res there are 3 folders:
layout
layout-land
layout-port
icon_menu_layout.xml is in land and port and not in just layout. I think because layout is default for both, and land or port is used for those modes if the file doesn't exist in layout. Just like an xml in drawable can replace an image if the same name is used. But I think there's more to it than that. I tried creating a layout-land and layout-port and moved status_bar_expanded.xml to both and it looked normal both ways. I would think that layout-land would automatically use the drawable-land images too. Something else is missing.
EDIT: Oh yes @drawable/statusbar_background is the png in drawable-hdpi, unless there's actually a drawable/statusbar_background.xml which would make it use that instead. I just don't know where drawable-land-hdpi fits in.
Inside the XML there is a "vertical" and "horizontal" section, you'd have to change that too. I have changed it and will try it tonight in my framework. I just don't understand the references it makes too well...
I've been trying to find a simple reference, but I guess most of it's here:
http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/layout-objects.html
Or around that area of the docs. The vertical/horizontal I think is the alignment of objects in a group. I don't think it has to do with land/port.
This looks interesting too. I just found it. It looks like a way to view layouts on the computer.
http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/tools/hierarchy-viewer.html
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I've been trying to find a simple reference, but I guess most of it's here:
http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/layout-objects.html
Or around that area of the docs. The vertical/horizontal I think is the alignment of objects in a group. I don't think it has to do with land/port.
This looks interesting too. I just found it. It looks like a way to view layouts on the computer.
http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/tools/hierarchy-viewer.html
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I honestly don't know what that stuff means with a headache, so I can't understand what the links refer to, sorry
It's all really disorganized or I'm just used to Microsoft docs. The xml corelates with the android classes for coding java. So xml is used sort of like html tables where everything is nested so you can have rows or collumns of buttons (horiz/vert) or menus or whatever, but the elements used are all the members of the android class. It's just so hard to find the meaning of each one.
CuriousTech said:
It's all really disorganized or I'm just used to Microsoft docs. The xml corelates with the android classes for coding java. So xml is used sort of like html tables where everything is nested so you can have rows or collumns of buttons (horiz/vert) or menus or whatever, but the elements used are all the members of the android class. It's just so hard to find the meaning of each one.
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I just started messing around with making themes. I know how to modify the xml, png, and .9.png files; but am having problems with the text under the quickpanel icons (ie. wifi, bluetooth, gps, vibrate, orientation).
What files do I need to modify to change the text color under the quickpanel icons? I'm assuming it's in the twframework-res.apk, but I looked through all the xml files and didn't see where to change the text color.
If anyone has some insight, please advise. Thanks
mod777 said:
I just started messing around with making themes. I know how to modify the xml, png, and .9.png files; but am having problems with the text under the quickpanel icons (ie. wifi, bluetooth, gps, vibrate, orientation).
What files do I need to modify to change the text color under the quickpanel icons? I'm assuming it's in the twframework-res.apk, but I looked through all the xml files and didn't see where to change the text color.
If anyone has some insight, please advise. Thanks
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I have done some themeing before, and although I never have changed the text you are asking for and dont know where it is, I can tell you that the first thing you need to do is. Decompile the framework. This is because many xml's are hidden in the apk format. Searxh for apk manager to do so.
After decompiling look in twframework-res\res\layout\status_bar_expanded.xml
Each item will have something like android:textColor="@color/tw_colorXXX"
Then look for that in twframework-res\res\values\colors.xml
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I have done some themeing before, and although I never have changed the text you are asking for and dont know where it is, I can tell you that the first thing you need to do is. Decompile the framework. This is because many xml's are hidden in the apk format. Searxh for apk manager to do so.
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I know how to decompile and modify the xml files and I use apktool (apkmanager is just a wrapper for apktool).
CuriousTech said:
After decompiling look in twframework-res\res\layout\status_bar_expanded.xml
Each item will have something like android:textColor="@color/tw_colorXXX"
Then look for that in twframework-res\res\values\colors.xml
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I already modified the status_bar_expanded.xml colors and still the text doesn't show up correctly (changed all colors to #ffffffffff).
Maybe it's not the text that is the problem but the png background, but changing the status_bar_background.9.png didn't fix it.
Here's the screeny of what I am trying to fix.
I've seen that before. LOL What do you want it to look like?
You sure you didn't modify the text in \res\values\strings.xml?
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I've seen that before. LOL What do you want it to look like?
You sure you didn't modify the text in \res\values\strings.xml?
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the text in strings.xml is correct. I just want the text to show
Change them all back to the orginal in status_bar_expanded.xml which should be android:textColor="@color/tw_color001"
That just made the text black, any other suggestions?
I think it might actually be the tw_quick_panel_black_bt.png - I'll modify the png and see if that helps.
tw_color001 should be white.
The background for it is status_bar_header_background_01.png which is where the text is drawn over.
I got it. It was the status_bar_extended.xml, but it was the size dpi which was causing the problems. Thanks for all the help. See screeny
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Can someone tell me how to change the notification text color? What is its corresponding value in the XML files? Thanks.
Just did a search. Looks like you have to get into the classes.dex in services.jar and modify StatusBarIcon.smali
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=549309
Oh, or did you want the notifications in expanded?
In twframework-res\res\layout\status_bar_expanded.xml look at the lower section where you'll see android:textColor="#ffffffff" which is hex for white (ARGB), about 3 times. Leave the first FF alone. That's alpha channel.
CuriousTech said:
Just did a search. Looks like you have to get into the classes.dex in services.jar and modify StatusBarIcon.smali
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=549309
Oh, or did you want the notifications in expanded?
In twframework-res\res\layout\status_bar_expanded.xml look at the lower section where you'll see android:textColor="#ffffffff" which is hex for white (ARGB), about 3 times. Leave the first FF alone. That's alpha channel.
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The text in the expanded notifications panel. Thanks! Exactly what I was looking for.
Hi all,
I have been trying to mod the HTC_IME.apk for a week now and other than changing the png's and color's in the color.xml.
I'm looking to edit the png's to color them on rest and push. so basically if someone knows of a layout of all the png's and what one's are used I would very much appreciate it.
Thanks
Ok I have been able to make most of my mods. WOO HOO.
I just need a little help with the button font color, what xml is it in?
I have been through almost all of them and compared to other HTC_IME keyboards with the right color font and can't seem to find where the color is hidden for the font on the buttons.
Can someone please help me figure this out?
thanks