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So I'm trying to learn more on development for my phone hero cdma found several guides to theming roms and creating apps. But I don't have any formal schooling on it so alot of the guides loose me if anyone has time or a link or a trick they could share to help my cause would be greatly appreciated
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https://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AcdxIJRSH9ypZGZzc2pxNDlfMjdnazk4OHNxZA&hl=en
I found that link and it has helped me out. Good luck hope so see some of your work in the future.
If you have questions PM me and I can try to help. I have had help recently so if I can help someone else with what I was going through I would be happy to.

thats the guide im using but im having a problem with xml files, reading and editing them.since this is my first attempt at theming so im taking a pre-existing theme and editing it. just cant seem to figure out what numbers to change

spleef said:
thats the guide im using but im having a problem with xml files, reading and editing them.since this is my first attempt at theming so im taking a pre-existing theme and editing it. just cant seem to figure out what numbers to change
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I never messed with xml's to much, I was also trying to figure out what was what. We had a couple of guys around that were awesome at editing those files. I think your best bet would be trial and error as there are so many items inside an xml, but I think the description should be the same throughout all xml's.
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So I took an easy out and tried the ultimate theme injector. Worked great ported an epic 4g theme into aosocmod 2/16 is posted in themes section
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spleef said:
So I'm trying to learn more on development for my phone hero cdma found several guides to theming roms and creating apps. But I don't have any formal schooling on it so alot of the guides loose me if anyone has time or a link or a trick they could share to help my cause would be greatly appreciated
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I was just pointed to this today by thoughtlesskyle - it's going to make my themes look so much better now once I learn all this stuff
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9978779&postcount=62

[REQ] Smart keyboard honeybread colors

Can anyone assist me in creating the images for such a theme?
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If its only about creating images i may be able to help u, but i think i wont have time till the weekend....
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Okay, that's fine with me. I just want all aspects of the phone to be themed
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Ok, just post the link to the theme and the smartkeyboard apk and tell me how u want it to look then im gonna start.
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Ill post later today when I get the time. Thanks for offering the help
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Okay, here is the link to the smart keyboard. and here is the theme http://www.mediafire.com/?yy778k6t2nvltj7. I'd like the keyboard background to be black with fading blue glow around the borders of each key. That's basically all I have for now lol. If you want to add your own touch to it please do.

Ok im out with friends right now, and i think its gonna get late. But tomorrow ill see what i can do
Edit: i think u should remove the smart keyboard link, cause its paid. But im gonna pm it to u as soon as im done.
Edit2: I`ve looked at it and those r all *.9.png`s. To edit them i have to Decompile the apk and Recompile it. And i really have no idea how to compile signed market apps.
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Any progress?
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You should check the official Smart Keyboard forum. Somebody has started work on this: http://www.dexilog.com/smartkeyboard/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=1007

Completely forgot about theme chooser, could try doing it with that, but it will take a while cause ive never done that before, another thing i could try is just to make a fake apk to compile the .9.png and see if it works when i put them into the smartkeyboard.apk. ill report when im back on the computer.
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shrooms90 said:
Completely forgot about theme chooser, could try doing it with that, but it will take a while cause ive never done that before, another thing i could try is just to make a fake apk to compile the .9.png and see if it works when i put them into the smartkeyboard.apk. ill report when im back on the computer.
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why do you need to compile another APK? smart keyboard has theme capabilities where u put it on the .sdcard as a .zip

zephiK said:
why do you need to compile another APK? smart keyboard has theme capabilities where u put it on the .sdcard as a .zip
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How is that achieved?
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zephiK said:
why do you need to compile another APK? smart keyboard has theme capabilities where u put it on the .sdcard as a .zip
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Yes, but that only works for .png if u do that with .9.png u mess it up completely. The only thing u could do with .9.png is to let them run through a specific script (read the name somwhere on the net but cant remember) and just change the rgb values. Besides that i never tried it and cant tell if it works, theres still the problem, that u couldnt just make blue outlines on the keys or fade the bg from black to blue.
If u've been able to do that, tell me how, coz i never got .9.png to work without compiling them in an app.
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Any status update?
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Any status update?
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Guess you don't read what I said.
Go look at the official Smart Keyboard forum, they're working on this already.
http://www.dexilog.com/smartkeyboard/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=1007

zephiK said:
Guess you don't read what I said.
Go look at the official Smart Keyboard forum, they're working on this already.
http://www.dexilog.com/smartkeyboard/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=1007
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I did read yours. That forum is on the lines of what I'm talking about but I want smart keyboard themed to the honeybread colors. I suck at photo editing/creation otherwise it'd be done already
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nbeebe24 said:
I did read yours. That forum is on the lines of what I'm talking about but I want smart keyboard themed to the honeybread colors. I suck at photo editing/creation otherwise it'd be done already
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.......... are you serious?
thats what that THREAD IS ABOUT. its theming smart keyboard pro to be "honeybread" (honeycomb), a screenshot preview is on the second page.

zephiK said:
.......... are you serious?
thats what that THREAD IS ABOUT. its theming smart keyboard pro to be "honeybread" (honeycomb), a screenshot preview is on the second page.
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Sorry, didn't see any reference to what keyboard it was for. Relax, no need for the capitalizations
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nbeebe24 said:
Sorry, didn't see any reference to what keyboard it was for. Relax, no need for the capitalizations
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The capitalizations were done to emphasize the idea. Now that I got that point across, but anyway.
Without any further adue, they're available now.
http://www.dexilog.com/smartkeyboard/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=1113
Screenshots in http://www.dexilog.com/smartkeyboard/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=1007&start=60#p5217
That's why I was so confused on why you guys were trying to modify the skin of the keyboard from the .apk. The actual application supports themes that makes it easier. It's like trying to reskin CM7 when there's a built-in theme manager. Just use the theme manager, it gets the job done easy and quick.
Enjoy.

zephiK said:
The capitalizations were done to emphasize the idea. Now that I got that point across, but anyway.
Without any further adue, they're available now.
http://www.dexilog.com/smartkeyboard/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=1113
Screenshots in http://www.dexilog.com/smartkeyboard/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=1007&start=60#p5217
That's why I was so confused on why you guys were trying to modify the skin of the keyboard from the .apk. The actual application supports themes that makes it easier. It's like trying to reskin CM7 when there's a built-in theme manager. Just use the theme manager, it gets the job done easy and quick.
Enjoy.
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Thank you. I downloaded a couple of them last night. I was unaware of that website until you brought it to my attention. I really want a honeybread themed kb though.... his blues aren't quite right
Edit: Never mind, I see someone has provided that. Thanks again for your help
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Fusion Q&A

Fusion rom Q&A

Is there anyway I can get the stock fusion theme but in a different color? My eyes can't handle blue. Thanks.
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Theme Colors
Geezer000 said:
Is there anyway I can get the stock fusion theme but in a different color? My eyes can't handle blue. Thanks.
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I realize it's been a month since you posted your question...hopefully you have found several themes for fusion by now...If your still looking, what color are you looking for. Or no color?

WOW
I didn't know we had one of these.
thanks for responding ruger94
i will check in here often.
Fusion 1.9 just about ready.
fixin to flash a test to my wifes phone.

Bootloaders
Im currently running 2.3 mosaic and wanted to know if fusion had bootloaders in it?i want to go baxk and forth between the 2 roms but really would not have to go back to stoxk but also dont want to brick my cappy.

Seeing as there's been no release for usa captivate i897 gb on samfirmware.com I'm not real sure on the rules of jumping back to froyo. But as far as bootloaders are concerned; no the fusion cwm zips don't contain any.
Hope that helps.
If not talk to xtreme as the same rules would apply if you were jumping back to FF3.0 and he knows more about the GB bootloaders.
Keep in mind tho that the bootloaders for Mosaic is built from i9000 sources.
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colors
Not the person you quoted
ruger94 said:
If your still looking, what color are you looking for. Or no color?
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and still in the process of looking...
But I'ed like to see a dark brown / mud / chocolate colored theme for fusion.
Seen lots of blues, reds and greens tho...
edit: finally read thru all the posts for this ROM, I'll give "Burnt Fusion" a run... still would like to see something darker.
If not brownish, a rusty or dirty look will do as well. Something like you guys "came across an old abandoned reactor/atom smasher, and are brining it back to life" kinda look.

home screens
Is the launcher locked at 7 or is my brain not working...?
I can't figure how to kill off a few... If it is locked at 7 then I'll just have to find more things to dump on the extra pages
trying hard not to fall back into the GoLauncher addiction..

DaNaRkI said:
Is the launcher locked at 7 or is my brain not working...?
I can't figure how to kill off a few... If it is locked at 7 then I'll just have to find more things to dump on the extra pages
trying hard not to fall back into the GoLauncher addiction..
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Yea locked to 7. But I can throw you a five screen launcher if ya like, it just wont be themed.
And I really like the whole rustic theme idea. Will mention it to ruger.
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Johnsondr80 said:
Yea locked to 7. But I can throw you a five screen launcher if ya like, it just wont be themed.
And I really like the whole rustic theme idea. Will mention it to ruger.
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Nope leave it, just wanted to make sure I was not having a idiot moment.. I recall reading that ppl had a to pick between a 7 or 5 a few versions back. Seven won so I'll just have to go looking for more apps/widgets to put them pages to use
Something that just came up... I got a font I really like, but its kinda big... I use the Spare Parts app to shrink the font, but it's not keeping the setting past itself.. how can I get it to keep?

DaNaRkI said:
Nope leave it, just wanted to make sure I was not having a idiot moment.. I recall reading that ppl had a to pick between a 7 or 5 a few versions back. Seven won so I'll just have to go looking for more apps/widgets to put them pages to use
Something that just came up... I got a font I really like, but its kinda big... I use the Spare Parts app to shrink the font, but it's not keeping the setting past itself.. how can I get it to keep?
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Please give me more info on said font. Or the itself and I will try to fixity or figureit out.
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Johnsondr80 said:
Please give me more info on said font. Or the itself and I will try to fixity or figureit out.
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Here ya go
If for some reason that file is busted I'll grab the real thing off my phone once it's fully charged.
Alternately: I got it from the Fontomizer app, it's listed under the same name as the file.

live wallpaper
Is there a way to get fusion boot animation as a live wallpaper?

weird locking
When I get a call and I go away to my app list or anywhere other than the original call screen if I let the phone screen go off either touching the power button or just the screen timed, when it comes back on its locked unable to check text make any other actions.

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When I get a call and I go away to my app list or anywhere other than the original call screen if I let the phone screen go off either touching the power button or just the screen timed, when it comes back on its locked unable to check text make any other actions.
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I dont know how to make live wall papers. But if you find some one who does.....
Did you get the fresh download anf reflash?
If so tell me more about your most resent flash history. Are you coming from gingerbread? Did you flash to stock first?
Etc....
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lo problem
it only does it on the orb lock not the others

Hey, I'm trying some dabbling in themes and Modding. I've been using Apk Manager 4.9 to unzip and modify pngs and even used a hex editor to change the colors on the status bar notifications in status_bar.xml.
I tried to decompile the systemUI.apk and found the clock.smali file and changed the textcolor setting in there. But when I go to recompile it in Apk manager, I get errors. I was wondering if one of you cooks could tell me how to change the clock color, or what I might be doing wrong? I'm on Windows 7 and have most of a kitchen with the drivers, Java. notepad++ and stuff.
Edit: Nevermind, I figured it out, I was deleting the wrong file when I needed to add from the original when I recompiled the apk, now I just have to figured out the color codes.

crt60 said:
Hey, I'm trying some dabbling in themes and Modding. I've been using Apk Manager 4.9 to unzip and modify pngs and even used a hex editor to change the colors on the status bar notifications in status_bar.xml.
I tried to decompile the systemUI.apk and found the clock.smali file and changed the textcolor setting in there. But when I go to recompile it in Apk manager, I get errors. I was wondering if one of you cooks could tell me how to change the clock color, or what I might be doing wrong? I'm on Windows 7 and have most of a kitchen with the drivers, Java. notepad++ and stuff.
Edit: Nevermind, I figured it out, I was deleting the wrong file when I needed to add from the original when I recompiled the apk, now I just have to figured out the color codes.
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Hex color values.....
Many web sites will tell you.
Google my friend
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Johnsondr80 said:
Hex color values.....
Many web sites will tell you.
Google my friend
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It is a 1's complement hex code, google is my friend.

Does this q&a serve AtomicFision also. As the same dev services both?
If so can Zelendel please change the op to state as such?
Thanks!
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What theme should i port?

I'm gonna start trying my hand in porting, i just dont know which theme to start with.
I was thinking about White Chrome from the i9000 forums, but i dont even know if its compatible.
it would be for sc2.9.2.
opinions please!
and if any of the themers would like to give me the ok to pm them if i get stuck with something, that would be awesome. i dont want to feel like im bugging all you guys haha

You dont know if its compatible? Of course its not. When you port a theme, you make it compatable.
You can pm me if you need any tips.
Hopefully you can talk with nitsuj17 he is very experienced.

White Chrome is dope, good luck with the port.

My advice would be to download an existing fascinate theme/framework and compare it to the theme you like and want to port...galaxy s themes are pretty close to ours (well gingerbread rom themes are a tad more difficult with systemui.apk) so just look through the drawable-hdpi folders and see what's different

tyler1234567 said:
You dont know if its compatible? Of course its not. When you port a theme, you make it compatable.
You can pm me if you need any tips.
Hopefully you can talk with nitsuj17 he is very experienced.
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well i know im making it compatible, i had just heard there was something with TW roms vs aosp and stuff, and if i ported an aosp theme for a tw rom, i thought things might go bad.
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My advice would be to download an existing fascinate theme/framework and compare it to the theme you like and want to port...galaxy s themes are pretty close to ours (well gingerbread rom themes are a tad more difficult with systemui.apk) so just look through the drawable-hdpi folders and see what's different
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ok, i've been playing around with existing files a little bit and i think i can get it. i have nitro honeycomb that i will kind of be using as my anchor.

jordanzink said:
ok, i've been playing around with existing files a little bit and i think i can get it. i have nitro honeycomb that i will kind of be using as my anchor.
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i would recommend using sbrissens 6 lock mods as a base or stock frameworks from roms...when working with already themed frameworks ur carrying over their xml edits/image/framework changes too
and always remember to credit

yeah haha I read your ettiqute (sp) in your guide. so if I download sbrissens mods, and there will be modded frameworks in there and I can just put the image files that I am porting into that framework?
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jordanzink said:
yeah haha I read your ettiqute (sp) in your guide. so if I download sbrissens mods, and there will be modded frameworks in there and I can just put the image files that I am porting into that framework?
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yup, images are a good place to start

Its not so bad...
The best way to pick something to work on is find one that YOU like. Then all the aggravation can be worth it if its something you will want to personally use.

sunder74 said:
The best way to pick something to work on is find one that YOU like. Then all the aggravation can be worth it if its something you will want to personally use.
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that's really good advice haha thank you. I never thought about t
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Good luck man
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If I may chime in, the theme from Warm TwoPointTwo would be great
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=809985
It was my favorite UI on the INC and I can recreate the launcher with LauncherPro for ya

pming people is not a very good way to learn. head over to irc freenode #fascinate-themers and talk to the folks there. thats how i learned. i would never have gotten anything done with out them.

gunnermike said:
pming people is not a very good way to learn. head over to irc freenode #fascinate-themers and talk to the folks there. thats how i learned. i would never have gotten anything done with out them.
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oh I didn't know there was a themers thread. thanks for the info!
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Dark Edge UI is an awesome theme. Its for AOSP unfourunately, and I'm not sure if it's ever been ported to the Galaxy S family.
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TheSonicEmerald said:
Dark Edge UI is an awesome theme. Its for AOSP unfourunately, and I'm not sure if it's ever been ported to the Galaxy S family.
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Haha darkedge would hardly be one I would suggest for someones first time out. That's one of the most complete themes ever.
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Haha darkedge would hardly be one I would suggest for someones first time out. That's one of the most complete themes ever.
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lol, true. But I'm just throwing it out there ya know. I just started using themes for the Fascinate (can't figure out why I never used it on the Eris :/), so I don't much about other themes.

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Haha darkedge would hardly be one I would suggest for someones first time out. That's one of the most complete themes ever.
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also you need permission to from xeodoxus to port that one

how bout the "onyx" theme on this page.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=853923
and make the buttons flat instead of beveled.
i would buy you lots of beers or root beers or whatever.
thanks!

Avengers theme

I will be trying my hand at making this theme. I will start with making it compatible with AOKP JB for the ATT galaxy s2. if it's well recieved i will try to make it for other roms. this is my first theme ive created. so im gonna need some help with it. if you find an icon set, or picture related to the theme, post it and ill try to incorporate it as best as i can.
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InfantryMarc said:
I am curious if someone would be willing to make an avengers theme from the new movie with icons, boot animation, wallpapers,etc. That is compatible with aokp/cm10 roms
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Look in the note theming section, there is a thread there, where they are doing avenger themes. Good luck.

EXPERIMENT said:
Look in the note theming section, there is a thread there, where they are doing avenger themes. Good luck.
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But will it work on the s2?
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Look in the note theming section, there is a thread there, where they are doing avenger themes. Good luck.
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Can you give me the link to that thread. I searched but couldnt find it.
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HYPOCRITES I'm gonna do it blind
HYPOCRITES your messiah was never mine!

Since there's been like no one helping on this or giving any links, I'm gonna just try and make my own theme. Anyone who has theming experience I'd appreciate your help.
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so here's the boot animation im gonna run for the theme. still trying to figure out how to get the actual theme going. got some icons and a few different backgrounds picked. just gotta get it all compiled together. if anyone has found some icons to use ill gladly take a look. this is my first theme so be gentle on me.
as always with a boot animation, use root explorer go to /system then go to media. copy the file over, rename to bootanimaion.zip set permissions. reboot and should work.

InfantryMarc said:
so here's the boot animation im gonna run for the theme. still trying to figure out how to get the actual theme going. got some icons and a few different backgrounds picked. just gotta get it all compiled together. if anyone has found some icons to use ill gladly take a look. this is my first theme so be gentle on me.
as always with a boot animation, use root explorer go to /system then go to media. copy the file over, rename to bootanimaion.zip set permissions. reboot and should work.
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I can help you. But i dont have experience in cm's theming. Here is my theme thread.
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1861459
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emjimadhu said:
I can help you. But i dont have experience in cm's theming. Here is my theme thread.
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1861459
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Thanks. I have no idea what I'm doing I've been reading guides all morning and still not sure what all to do to actually start it.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1841247&highlight=superhero
Here are Icons

Sorry, I'm super busy. OK so here's the link to that thread http://goo.gl/shQW9 the themes are currently designed for the Note I believe, but the themers on that thread are in the process of learning how to convert their themes over to the theme chooser. Once they do then they will run on any device with theme chooser.
If I had more free time I would consider doing one...but currently I'm swamped.
Hope that helps.
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InfantryMarc said:
Thanks. I have no idea what I'm doing I've been reading guides all morning and still not sure what all to do to actually start it.
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If you have icon sets share it with me. First i will look at it and tell u. For basic themeing guide. Just extract any theme chooser theme apk and replace the images with your avengers images with exact name. And using winrar drag the images to original apk.
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emjimadhu said:
If you have icon sets share it with me. First i will look at it and tell u. For basic themeing guide. Just extract any theme chooser theme apk and replace the images with your avengers images with exact name. And using winrar drag the images to original apk.
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the ones i have found aren't a full set. when i get a free minute ill add the screen shots from what ive found

i have found quite a few different app icon types just none that are a complete set for all the avengers.

more icons. missing the one that is 3-d for ironman and thor like the capt america,hawkeye, and hulk.

Working on the theme, I haven't forgotten bout the thread just been diving in head first into learning all this stuff so bear with be guys.
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Good luck friend. I wish i can help you. But i cant get my pc. So if i get to my pc, i wwill help you from there. And icon which you gave you was cool.
No Thanks, Just buy me a Beer...
Device: Samsung Galaxy Y GT-S5360
ROM: ChobitsDigitalis with Transformers Theme[/B]