My idea is to create a high contrast white theme, with pure white notification bar and pure white menu popup, and all pure black icons. (i got inspired by HerrKuk's screenshot)
The reason for this is that we're on an lcd device (and black doesn't get black).
When being on the amoled nexus one, there was a strong urge to get everything as black as possible, where as on the O2x, white would be the most battery friendly..
Stock android 2.2 is leaning towards that, but i just do not like the greyishness of stock.
Try SiMi clock with black text and white background and you'll get an idea of the final look that I'm after..
But, the framework needs black text on notification bar to get this theme on stock or paul's rom. I do not know how to do that.
I guess from vanilla rom it would be a walk in the park because it would only need the gray png's tweaked to white, but the handy power widget control for the notification area is not in vanilla android, and I cannot live without it.
Can anybody help me out by either porting power control to vanilla rom, or by changing the framework text on paul's rom to black?
That would be awesome
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Eddiemc said:
My idea is to create a high contrast white theme, with pure white notification bar and pure white menu popup, and all pure black icons. (i got inspired by HerrKuk's screenshot)
The reason for this is that we're on an lcd device (and black doesn't get black).
When being on the amoled nexus one, there was a strong urge to get everything as black as possible, where as on the O2x, white would be the most battery friendly..
Stock android 2.2 is leaning towards that, but i just do not like the greyishness of stock.
Try SiMi clock with black text and white background and you'll get an idea of the final look that I'm after..
But, the framework needs black text on notification bar to get this theme on stock or paul's rom. I do not know how to do that.
I guess from vanilla rom it would be a walk in the park because it would only need the gray png's tweaked to white, but the handy power widget control for the notification area is not in vanilla android, and I cannot live without it.
Can anybody help me out by either porting power control to vanilla rom, or by changing the framework text on paul's rom to black?
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lol, 18 months ago we were working out how to change the text to white to use with black notification bars on stock Android...
It can be done, you need to make changes in framework-res.apk xml and services.jar code.
Know how to use apktool (here and here) and smali/baksmali (here)? That's where you need to start.
Once you've got that I can show you where... you'll need these skills if you want to do deep theming anyway.
Sounds great!
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It can be done, you need to make changes in framework-res.apk xml and services.jar code.... you'll need these skills if you want to do deep theming anyway.
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Cheers mate, I'll look into it and see if I can get my head around it..
I would like those skills, I just need the time to learn them..
Since I'm impatient I will do up an simple version based off the vanilla rom to start with, and then see if I can do the xml and jar edits for the black bar later
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So I have Froyo on my nexus one, and I'm trying to change the status bar.
I have used MetaMorph and NinjaMorph in the past with no problems.
However, whilst applying a morph, the wait just takes forever, and I get bored.
So I tried to make my own using NinjaMorph, same thing. It just takes forever.
Any suggestions?
What about the status bar are you trying to mod? In depth mods can not be done due to the odex'd files. You need to wait for the source or a way to de-odex the system files.
The background color/image. I know it can be done, I think. (How's that for a contradictory statement?) Right now its gray, but I'm shooting for more of either a black or possible opaque one.
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I have only seen gray/clear. Look in the Themes section (should have been posted there in the first place) that is as far as they have come with themes, like I said, because of the odex's.
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So I have Froyo on my nexus one, and I'm trying to change the status bar.
I have used MetaMorph and NinjaMorph in the past with no problems.
However, whilst applying a morph, the wait just takes forever, and I get bored.
So I tried to make my own using NinjaMorph, same thing. It just takes forever.
Any suggestions?
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I have had no success with morphing the status bar in froyo....Britoso said he has, but I don't know his setup.
Imho your best bet is to flash from zip.
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CLEAR statusbar
GRAY statusbar
BLACK statusbar
There is a clear statusbar mod that has a black notification background, but it had to be flashed instead of morphed.
Or use adb...pull framework-res.apk, change images, push, reboot. Done.
Yeah, morphs don't work but you can pull the apk and change the images.
The problem is with the text colour at the moment, you can't change it because it's in code and for that we either need the source or the deodexed files so we can reverse engineer.
So, you can get any colour bar you want, you're just stuck with black text at the moment for clock, date and tickers.
I want a theme that's black/cyan for my aria. It's running RC1 [from the RC1 thread], and I've already changed all the text colors to a cyan that matches the original cyano mod power strip/bar. but there are plenty other colors floating around (lockscreen, incoming call, battery icon, etc).
I'm a noob at fiddling around with actual the actual files (apks, jars), and I'm scared of installing a theme that's not meant for this rom (will it even boot? i got stuck in boot loop when i tried a cm6 theme >.<). I like a clean look like the glass themes (can't post links.. urg) but in cyan (and able to run on this rom/phone). Metamorph won't run on this phone. Is there a way to flash a MM theme without it (guess not?)?
..is there a black/cyan theme floating around that'll work for the aria rc1?
Im not sure if its exactly what you're looking for but if you search "CyanogenMod ADW Theme" in the market place there is a theme that sounds like what you're looking for. And its meant to work with ADW which is the launcher that comes preinstalled with CM6.
lol I remember seeing that one, but it looks like someone puked cyan all over the screen >_<
Also, I'm looking for more of a simple rom theme, and not so much actually changing icons/buttons.
In fact, if anyone can teach me how to change colors (lock screen, battery icon--so it's cyan and not green, incoming/ongoing call screen, other notification bar icons--alarm/wifi/mobile network/signal strength/etc, menu/setting font colors, icon highlight color, etc) manually, I'd be just as happy to go through the labor myself (..i think). A point to a tutorial would help too
EDIT: nevermind. I found some tutorials and stuff in the theme forums. I'll just read up there and figure it out.
This CWM flashable zip file will change the color theming and animations of Fusion (KH3). I took out the purple in the standard Fusion theme, made some changes, and here you have Fusonic.
Version changes listed in the 2nd post.
This theme was made with Fusion V files. Others in the thread have installed it on Fusion VI with no problem.
I have not tested on any other ROMs so I have no idea what the results will be. Any KH3 ROM (6 toggle pulldown) should work.
By downloading you release me from any and all liability for any shock and awe you may or may not receive before during, or after the flash. plus anything else.
Fusonic 1.5 Theme
Stock Fusion Theme Revert
Reboot into Recovery - Install .zip. Reboot. Enjoy!
Thanks to Johnsondr80 and ruger94 for all the hard work on Fusion!
pics...
Change Log
Fusonic is up!!!
** v 1.0 **
- Initial release
* v 1.1 *
- fixed pop-up check-mark color
* v 1.2 *
- added stock Launcher from Fusion IV (SGSII themed)
- removed final traces of purple from TW 4 Launcher icons
- removed purple wallpaper icon
* v 1.3 *
- replaced purple radio buttons with green
- changed pulldown text background to lighter color (from Fusion V)
- changed battery icon to slightly clearer version (from Fusion III)
- 1.3A retains the darker pulldown text background
* v 1.4 *
- changed pulldown bar colors and images
- changed to flying animations
* v 1.5 *
- blue line under contacts in dialer matches
- removed purple background from music player in pulldown bar
- removed purple background from music player in lock screen
Nice work. I'll have to give it a try
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Nice work!! I see you ran into the same problem I did when I tried to theme Fusion V....the Contacts menu in the dialer. Where the heck do you change that to match anyway?
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Nice work!! I see you ran into the same problem I did when I tried to theme Fusion V....the Contacts menu in the dialer. Where the heck do you change that to match anyway?
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What problem in the dialer?
Great minds think alike
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Updated OP to v 1.1...
mattern1974 said:
Nice work!! I see you ran into the same problem I did when I tried to theme Fusion V....the Contacts menu in the dialer. Where the heck do you change that to match anyway?
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Phone.apk i believe
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Phone.apk i believe
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I didn't make any changes to phone.apk.
DialerTabActivity.apk maybe?
ln100 said:
I didn't make any changes to phone.apk.
DialerTabActivity.apk maybe?
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I know. I think he was asking how to make changes to the contacts icon in the dialer menu and i believe its in the phone.apk
EDIT: it is actually in the DialerTabActivity.apk
I dont know why i thought phone.apk
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Very nice. I much prefer the blue to the purple. A couple of places you missed though... In the browser, go to Google and click on the Settings link at the bottom. All of the radio buttons on that page are still purple. I believe this is linked to the theme. Also, in Launcher (not TW), the phone icon is still purple.
Overall, great job!
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Very nice. I much prefer the blue to the purple. A couple of places you missed though... In the browser, go to Google and click on the Settings link at the bottom. All of the radio buttons on that page are still purple. I believe this is linked to the theme. Also, in Launcher (not TW), the phone icon is still purple.
Overall, great job!
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Yep - I left the radio buttons purple - liked it better than green and it resembles the icon for the data toggle in the pulldown. I don't use the regular Launcher, so I didn't do any edits to it.
Glad you like it!
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Very nice. I much prefer the blue to the purple. A couple of places you missed though... In the browser, go to Google and click on the Settings link at the bottom. All of the radio buttons on that page are still purple. I believe this is linked to the theme. Also, in Launcher (not TW), the phone icon is still purple.
Overall, great job!
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Updated the OP with v 1.2...
Replaced the stock Launcher you use - it is from Fusion IV and has a SGSII look.
Hmmmm.. Do you know if there's a way to set it up with 7 home screens instead of 5, and is there a way to get rid of the messaging icon on the dock and put the browser there. If not, I think I preferred the one that was in there before.
A suggestion: on the notification pulldown, the text in the "Ongoing" section is black on dark grey background. For example, when a download is going, it's really hard to read. Even worse, I run Lookout on my phone and on that section of the pulldown Lookout shows status. The text for the status is the same grey as the background.
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Hmmmm.. Do you know if there's a way to set it up with 7 home screens instead of 5, and is there a way to get rid of the messaging icon on the dock and put the browser there. If not, I think I preferred the one that was in there before.
A suggestion: on the notification pulldown, the text in the "Ongoing" section is black on dark grey background. For example, when a download is going, it's really hard to read. Even worse, I run Lookout on my phone and on that section of the pulldown Lookout shows status. The text for the status is the same grey as the background.
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Since I use TW 4 Launcher - I really don't want to spend much time theming the stock one. If you want to use the stock Launcher from Fusion V - just pull Launcher2.apk out of the Fusion V stock revert file and drop it in /system/app on your phone with Root Explorer or something similar.
Also - Take a look at GO Launcher on the Market - I like it better than stock.
Thanks
Thanks, I was about to give up on Fusion V and load another ROM due to the constant inability to read items on the screen. It was very frustrating default theme and your Fusonic makes it a usable phone again.
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Since I use TW 4 Launcher - I really don't want to spend much time theming the stock one. If you want to use the stock Launcher from Fusion V - just pull Launcher2.apk out of the Fusion V stock revert file and drop it in /system/app on your phone with Root Explorer or something similar.
Also - Take a look at GO Launcher on the Market - I like it better than stock.
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Cool enough, thanks. TW4 is crashing on me, so I'm staying away from it for now. Great theme though. Keep up the great work.
DKirk said:
Thanks, I was about to give up on Fusion V and load another ROM due to the constant inability to read items on the screen. It was very frustrating default theme and your Fusonic makes it a usable phone again.
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Very cool - glad you like it! I'm not so much for the default Fusion V color scheme either...
ajreynolds said:
Very nice. I much prefer the blue to the purple. A couple of places you missed though... In the browser, go to Google and click on the Settings link at the bottom. All of the radio buttons on that page are still purple. I believe this is linked to the theme. Also, in Launcher (not TW), the phone icon is still purple.
Overall, great job!
Hmmmm.. Do you know if there's a way to set it up with 7 home screens instead of 5, and is there a way to get rid of the messaging icon on the dock and put the browser there. If not, I think I preferred the one that was in there before.
A suggestion: on the notification pulldown, the text in the "Ongoing" section is black on dark grey background. For example, when a download is going, it's really hard to read. Even worse, I run Lookout on my phone and on that section of the pulldown Lookout shows status. The text for the status is the same grey as the background.
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Updated OP with v 1.3 and 1.3A.
Radio buttons are green, and the background behind the text in the pulldown is white!
i spent 4 days trying to find that little line under the contacts in the dialer (sob)
finally found it then........
forgot.
ohh well.....
During the last days, i tried to create a general 'light framework' which changes color from white on black to black on white (like in MIUI or IOS) in System Settings and all Apps which use the standard framework. By 'general' i mean, that the idea is, that this framework could be used in themes or standalone. Anyway, couldn't get it to work until now. As templates i tried to use files from this ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1228922
Don't get me wrong, i don't want to have an IOS framework, but a general template for a black on white layout.
I know that this question has been asked before, but obviously there is no solution yet. But maybe there's a new chance with the files from the ROM mentioned above.
Any ideas from a more experienced themer than me ?
thanx, lagloose
i am not sure if this means anything to you but there is something like that
http://www.anddev.org/tutorial_ui_themes-t4367.html
and i am really bored from white on black menus, looking for black on white other than miui.
Black&White IZS Theme
Whats been modded:
SystemUI.apk
framework-res.apk
lge-res.apk
LGSettings3_1.apk
LGContacts3.apk
LGBrowser.apk
Screenshots:
Uploading
Recommended Settings:
Under Settings/Screen ---> Change font to HYSerif. If you have difficulties to read the texts, increase the font size to "Large".
Under Power Saving Options ---> I recommend to enable show the remaining battery percentage (the one that shows the number aside the icon) and disable the battery level label on top of the icon. However, you can now choose the second option too since I modified the color to be black (over white icon).
Downloads:
Main: http://d-h.st/geR
Mirror: http://www.mediafire.com/?lih0a9h1tmcnb7b
Optional Flashables:
Brightness Slider: http://d-h.st/tzr
(these will delete the LG app and install the google's stock ics app)
AOSP Browser: http://d-h.st/upS
AOSP Gallery: http://d-h.st/gMz
AOSP LockScreen: http://d-h.st/X6f
And if you want to get back your LG stuff...
Back to LG Browser: http://d-h.st/9Fu
Back to LG Gallery: http://d-h.st/JvT
Back to LG LockScreen: http://d-h.st/6NR
Notes:
- If you cant see the status bar (its full black without icons).
Plug your phone to the pc and the statusbar will appear.
- If you want to change the background.
1.- Download my flashable zip.
2.- Open it and extract "lge-res.apk" from "framework" folder.
3.- Open "lge-res.apk" with winrar and extract "mybackground.png" located at "/lge-res.apk/res/drawable-hdpi/".
4.- Modify the png file the way you want (maintain the 480x800 size).
5.- Put the modified png (must be named "mybackground.png") inside "lge-res.apk" (drag and drop to "/lge-res.apk/res/drawable-hdpi/", where it was)
6.- Put "lge-res.apk" inside the flashable zip (drag and drop to "framework" folder, back where it was).
7.- Flash the theme
Credits:
Huge thanks to Huexxx for keeping our phone alive. His roms are always rock stable and fluid as butter.
Also big big thanks to diazao, cuz I grabbed some stuff from him. He did an awesome job theming the official stock ICS rom.
Awsome work !!!
Really like it !!!!
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powered by
!¡! IZS !¡!
Thanx to HEUXXX !!!!!
there's no way to revert all if i don't like it?
anyway, thanks for your great job!
The theme is great! But I've found a little bug. When I enter the PIN number, but "*" are white, can you make the background black?
Suggestions:
In the wifi menu (just for an example), the buttons in the bottom (to search wifi) are hard to read;
Colorful icons;
When selecting a menu, the selection bar before entering the menu is to bright;
The little arrows in the network bar (when mobile data is active), they are hard to read, it should be another color
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giutal said:
there's no way to revert all if i don't like it?
anyway, thanks for your great job!
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Just reinstall IZS without wipe the data.
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By the way, I know the theme is "black&white", but it would be nice to have one with some color, some life. Just like samsung galaxy, or something... Now I think it is to0 plain...
Launcher
which launcher were you using when you took the screenshots?
And which is that power widget you're using?
And thanks, the theme looks very nice!
Miguelens said:
which launcher were you using when you took the screenshots?
And which is that power widget you're using?
And thanks, the theme looks very nice!
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Go launcher and power toggles widget
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This looks so cool and when you have the time,maybe you might look into CM10/10.1 and create a similar theme?
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Can you fix the text color in url textbox in web browser? Now it is dark grey on black background. Thanks!
Yeh I noticed that too =)
Will try to fix it asap. And now that I have to look into the browser, I may theme it too. =)
Edit: by the way, I already fixed the signal arrows on top of wifi/signal icons. Now its holo blue with black shadow.
And also fixed the color of the borderless bottom buttons in some setting screens (like WiFi and Sync) to a darker color. Now the text is completly readable.
Edit2: now you can also select the battery percentage to be on top of the icon. I changed the percentage to be black instead of white so its readable.
Edit3: fixed black on black text on LGBrowser URL box.
New version up.
Solved most of the bugs above mentioned.
Redesigned contact default pictures.
Hope you like the new settings/dialer background. I think its dark enough to read everything. However if someone feels its too much annoying, dont hesitate to say it. I might change the background in the coming days.
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New version up.
Solved most of the bugs above mentioned.
Redesigned contact default pictures.
Hope you like the new settings/dialer background. I think its dark enough to read everything. However if someone feels its too much annoying, dont hesitate to say it. I might change the background in the coming days.
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Another suggestions
1 - The background should be more subtle. In the definitions, with the letters, some parts are a little hard to read...
2 - The active options (that have a "V"), the background is black and the "V" is blue, like the default. But in comparison to the options that aren't active, with the white background, it stands out more the non active option than the active options. I think the background should be switched.
3 - In the notifications bar, when in notifications, the background in the left square (that have the icon), are too bright, the background should be more black, if not really black.
4 - When selection of a menu, right before entering the menu, the color of the selection is a little too bright.
5 - Colorful icons
A last suggestion, at least for me, it would be nice to have a theme Black&Blue. It gave more life to the phone.
Overall, that is a great work!
Thanks for new version
Arrows on wifi and signal indicators are ok, percentage on battery indicator too.. But I don't like the background of dialer, settings menu etc., maybe only black color is better..
But thanks for your great work!
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1 - The background should be more subtle. In the definitions, with the letters, some parts are a little hard to read...
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Thats right, I modified it to be darker, without white spaces.
2 - The active options (that have a "V"), the background is black and the "V" is blue, like the default. But in comparison to the options that aren't active, with the white background, it stands out more the non active option than the active options. I think the background should be switched.
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I redesigned the checkboxes. Hope you like it.
3 - In the notifications bar, when in notifications, the background in the left square (that have the icon), are too bright, the background should be more black, if not really black.
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Redesigned to black with thin white separator.
4 - When selection of a menu, right before entering the menu, the color of the selection is a little too bright.
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I dont get it. You mean the highlight when pressing a row in settings for example? I feel its quite acceptable. I may modify it in next releases tho =)
5 - Colorful icons
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Ill make colorful themes in a future. But I just want to make this to my taste, since Im not one of those persons who like colorful UI's. Once I get this theme done, I'll start the colors.
A last suggestion, at least for me, it would be nice to have a theme Black&Blue. It gave more life to the phone.
Overall, that is a great work!
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Sure, more themes to come!
Thanks for your time =)
Ill upload the updates tonight or tomorrow morning.
I like this, there still some stuff to be fixed like the box for pin code cant be read and some others..
But please can you leave this theme as stock as possible maybe even change this bacground to be like in cyanogen ...
But still excellent job
hare89 said:
I like this, there still some stuff to be fixed like the box for pin code cant be read and some others..
But please can you leave this theme as stock as possible maybe even change this bacground to be like in cyanogen ...
But still excellent job
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Im sorry but I'm making this theme to my own taste.
You'll have to wait for other themes to see if they fit your taste better =)
Edit: aaand the text box on pin lock screen... its not much of an issue. I mean, Ill eventually fix it, but its just 4 "*"characters what you miss.
Grakel said:
Thats right, I modified it to be darker, without white spaces.
I redesigned the checkboxes. Hope you like it.
Redesigned to black with thin white separator.
I dont get it. You mean the highlight when pressing a row in settings for example? I feel its quite acceptable. I may modify it in next releases tho =)
Ill make colorful themes in a future. But I just want to make this to my taste, since Im not one of those persons who like colorful UI's. Once I get this theme done, I'll start the colors.
Sure, more themes to come!
Thanks for your time =)
Ill upload the updates tonight or tomorrow morning.
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Great! Can't wait for more...
I fixed the PIN lock screen issue. It was pretty easy to find the value which stands for the text color.
But, before I upload the last version with the fixes. I also wanted to change the settings header (top grey bar with the settings default icon and "Settings" text) but wtf I keep looking for it and I dont seem to find it. Now Im lost, not sure if its gonna be an xml hex color code, or a small png somewhere under the drawables.
If someone has any idea about where could it be, I'd appretiate the help =)
And this...
stoplysy said:
And this...
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Ill take a look at it.
You people know how to report bugs, but didnt even drop a thanks on the OP lol
Thanks
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