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Call me picky but, I just couldn't seem to find a theme that I really liked. Android 2.0 comes close but I liked the red of the blur ROM - so, wanting a red-ish theme and a smaller app drawer at the bottom, I decided to make my own theme.
I also seem to be a bit of a rarity in that in the main, I actually like the default status bar icons so I don't feel it necessary to make the battery round or android shaped or anything. So, on mine, the battery looks like a battery...I dunno, seemed kinda logical to me ;-) I added a little touch of colour to some of them but nothing OTT I don't think (I really like my 3G activity icon now - reminds me of an old modem with status LED's
There are a couple of things that I pinched out of other people's ROMs (gmail icon from djengiz), widget background from ZilverZurfarn's melange theme but most of it has either been replaced or re-coloured by me
Thanks to everyone I've nicked stuff from and anyone else I haven't "credited".
And, of course, a big thanks to Cyanogen for his awesome ROMs
It runs OK for me - I've only got a G1 so use it on anything else at your own risk.
Guarantees :
1) I will mysteriously disappear should this break everyone's phones.
2) I probably can't fix it if it doesn't work (mention it anyway though)
3) That it will not work on your Nokia N95
4) Or your Sony Ericsson C905
5) That I've not finished tweaking it
Todo list:
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*** Status bar background - re-thinking the brushed metal look - let me know what you think about this
*** Power widget background (still using ZilverZurfarn's but want to get my own there ASAP)
* Browser link shortcut icon needs re-colouring (forgot for this one)
** Analogue Clock Widget
* App drawer handle needs "tidying" - I'm not as happy as i could be with it
Hope you like it - let me know how it works out for you.
http://www.lordsmiff.nl/downloads/Lordsmiff_III.zip
Cheers,
Smiffy.
Update to 4.2.5
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I've re-done most, if not all of the icons that I just pinched from the blur ROM and I've been a bit more selective of the stuff that I've recoloured as I thought it was looking a little too dark previously. I've also taken out a lot of the un-used png's that have been hanging around as the ROMs have developed.
I initially used the Android 2.0 theme as a template for mine and there were a few files in there that could come out and some from the blur ROM that I'd copied over and weren't used on the G1. Oh, and I've also deleted all thumbs.db files in all my drawables folders - so it should be a little smaller now and putting less un-needed crap on your phones.
I've been using this myself for a couple of days now and not had any FCs at all so I think you're good to go
Theme-porn follows:
I do love the design of the power widget, I may have to steal that for my alienaqua theme, it has similar colors.
Really nice choice of colors, great job on this and reading the post made me laugh. Thanks for sharing, keep up the great work.
This looks real stylish.
A lot of nice details and as prash said: the power widget is beautiful.
that lock screen is sick. one of the best i have seen !
Edit: just realised it was from the 2.0 theme lol. but nice the anyways
hey what lockscreen is that?
I just downloaded this theme, and the app drawer tab for me is still the same as cyanogen's stock one that he had and not like the android 2.0 type tab you have in the screenshots. any thoughts on how to get it to look like that?
It includes both the Advanced Launcher and the standard one - if when you press the home key, it doesn't give you the choice, use the application manager to remove the default setting (you can switch back if you don't like it).
I originally wasn't going to used the advanced launcher but it is much more stable these days and I haven't had any problems or slow down with it.
It's the only one of the two that I have skinned so far - I will update it in the next day or two so that they are both skinned
Thanks for the positive comments everyone This was only something I was doing for myself but like someone mentioned above, it's in the details and I wasn't happy with only doing a few bits and pieces so I went further and reached a point where I was happy to share it with others.
There's still a few things I want to do yet but I'm having the weekend off and will get back to it on Monday
If it i can leave it alone for that long... ;-)
Cheers,
Smiffy.
great looking theme!
lockscreen looks good but dont function nicely
I am not too crazy about the red but otherwise this is a really good looking theme. It's very fast and stable.. no force closes or other crashes yet. Great work!
I just installed this theme over CyanMod 4.2.4. It works well with no issues so far.
Well, there's a few new icons in 4.2.4 so I've updated my theme and played with a lot of the new stuff.
It's working OK for me with no FCs but caveat emptor and all that...
Thanks for all the positive comments. I've also gone back to the standard lock screen for the time being - as much as I didn't care about the stretching issue in landscape, I wasn't overly happy about nicking someone else's work so I may do my own in the near future.
Might not though so don't hold your breath or anything - in fact, I actually like this standard one...we'll see.
Oh, and about the analogue clock - I'm going to make it slightly darker but not do much more than that to it - do people even use it?
Cheers,
Smiffy.
Update to 4.2.5
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I've re-done most, if not all of the icons that I just pinched from the blur ROM and I've been a bit more selective of the stuff that I've recoloured as I thought it was looking a little too dark previously. I've also taken out a lot of the un-used png's that have been hanging around as the ROMs have developed.
I initially used the Android 2.0 theme as a template for mine and there were a few files in there that could come out and some from the blur ROM that I'd copied over and weren't used on the G1. Oh, and I've also deleted all thumbs.db files in all my drawables folders - so it should be a little smaller now and putting less un-needed crap on your phones.
I've been using this myself for a couple of days now and not had any FCs at all so I think you're good to go
Cheers,
Smiffy.
I remember a ROM from a past device (Hero i think) where the lockscreen scrim was transparent and I could see what app or webpage i was on previously without unlocking the screen. Ya know, giving you that "oh yeah, forgot to finish that" feeling. The sliding tabs and everything were the same as AOSP, just the background was clear.
I liked that feature and was wondering if this is possible for a themer to whip up?
The Hero was running 2.1, so I hope this option hasn't been eliminated with gingerbread 2.3.4.
Any interest?
Hi everyone! Im the developer of Moogly, a simple but useful todo list widget that started as a project for Honeycomb. The pr is after the break.
There have been reports that it doesnt work properly on some devices! If someone could be so kind as to try the Lite version and if it doesnt stretch properly, send me some screenshots and log files!
You can also post issues at the main thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1202211
Thanks in advance!
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MOOGLY
A simple but powerful to do list widget designed to be customized. Now with auto-hiding buttons!
Features:
★ Multiple independent, scrollable widgets
★ Quick, dialog based entry
★ Tick to delete or mark complete
★ Widgets are optimized for Honeycomb
★ Predefined themes or total customization
★ RTL support
★ Custom image backgrounds
This widget was inspired by To Do List from HTC Sense - for some reason, they were the only ones to get it right.
Lite Market link - restricted to 8 entries and only one widget
https://market.android.com/details?id=fahrbot.apps.moogly.lite&feature=search_result
Screens:
Great widget. Ive been looking for something like the htc widget for a long time!
Running stock 3.2 Wifi Xoom
Works very well, excellent app!
Only issues I had was it didn't appear under widgets until I rebooted the device.
Only request would be to allow a smaller resize say only 2 or 3 lines
Strange about not appearing till reboot - what rom are you on?
Also, do you mean a 1xN widget?
I love it! Using the clear background and it looks great.
Be sure to leave a review on the market to encourage others
ftgg99 said:
Strange about not appearing till reboot - what rom are you on?
Also, do you mean a 1xN widget?
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Yes 1xN would be great!
I'm just running standard 3.2 (not rooted, and no custom kernel)
Ive looked into the widget not appearing in the picker after install - its a problem with the picker itself. Its broken on the tiamat roms (which are pretty unstable despite all the huffing and puffing).
Re widget sizes. Im updating in a few hours with 1x1 (on HC things can only be stretched, not shrunk) and 2x4.
ftgg99 said:
Ive looked into the widget not appearing in the picker after install - its a problem with the picker itself. Its broken on the tiamat roms (which are pretty unstable despite all the huffing and puffing).
Re widget sizes. Im updating in a few hours with 1x1 (on HC things can only be stretched, not shrunk) and 2x4.
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Thanks!
(I'm not using tiamat, never have. I've had the same issue with another Widget, can't recall now what)
Are you saying you are on a stock rom and still having issues with the widget picker? Or that youre only having issues with our app?
ftgg99 said:
Are you saying you are on a stock rom and still having issues with the widget picker? Or that youre only having issues with our app?
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I'm on stock ROM and the widget only appeared after a reboot of the device. Other than that it works great. Thought you'd want to know.
No idea if it not showing is an Honeycomb issue or something in your app.
(Left you 5 stars on marketplace)
Seems to te a honeycomb issue. Im looking into it!
And any issues with it not appearing in the widget picker until reboot?
None at all, it rocks!
Good to know, thanks! Dont forget suggestions!
Will you include the themes i sent?
I havent had a chance. Next release will have them and gsync as well.
Working perfectly for me! Thanks, this is absolutely top class.
Are hidden tasks working ok?
Any issues to report?
All of these mods were built & tested using the Kit-Kat SlimKat ROM (using the Keyguard.apk) so they should work on ALL CM11 based ROMs, I'm not quite sure about AOSP ROMS though...
Make sure you download and apply these Mods through the "Zipthemer" Playstore app, if you don't know how to use it plese watch this video, it will show you how to utilize it:
http://youtu.be/9UW4vsM8YJw
This is how I THINK the REAL Kit-Kat lockring should have looked like. I gave it that new "Google Search Bar" Transparent Background & sized it up a bit for a more captivating effect. It really annoyed me when Google gave the app drawer and folders that cool new look, but left the lockscreen completely untouched... it is still the same Holo one as Jellybean. Well not anymore, the problem has been fixed and it looks amazing! I also made a Bugdroid version one to go along with the Droid Glowdots I uploaded.
Second, I'm contributing is what I like to call the "No Airplane Icon" mod I know some people (other than myself) like use Android as a Wi-Fi device or "iPod" mode so when turning off the Phone Signal we get the constant Airplane icon in the Statusbar as a result. Well, I have now fixed that bit annoying problem by completely hiding it using a transparent icon. Its completely compatible with the 4.4 Transparent Statusbar so flash it again and once one Airplane Mode, the signal icon will completely disappear!
Hope you guys enjoy them & don't forget to hit the "Thanks"!
I am LOVING having my T-Mobile LG G4 Unlocked, Rooted and Tweaked up. The only thing I'm looking for next is to have the StatusBar Clock Centered if someone is capable of making that happen. Aside from that and maybe the ability to get the LockScreen Shortcut Apps to use an Icon Theme (Pack) and perhaps replacing the Stock Dialer *fully*... this thing is good to go!
Flash Xposed and use Gravity Box.
I was under the impression that Xposed was a no go on 5.1 Android. Has that changed?
CJ-Wylde said:
I was under the impression that Xposed was a no go on 5.1 Android. Has that changed?
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It has. The unofficial Xposed version 71 for 5.1 works on the G4 as of today.
Well damn that was fast. Nice! Thank you so much for the heads up!
Looks pretty good to me.
I've got it installed, GravityBox up and running, only messed with the StatusBar Tweaks I wanted: Day, MM/dd, CenterClock & CircleBattery with % (Might use Stock Battery with % if that works)... Thanks again SOOOOOO much cajun! Simply outstanding!!