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[Q] GenieWidget

Hi everybody!!
Before I tell you my question I want to say that I'm totally new to Android and ofcourse theming it.
This morning I was trying to modify the GenieWidget.apk to make the background transparant. After reading a few topics I was able to change the background. But now I'm a bit stuck...
My question is, is it possible to change the widgets alignment? The GenieWidget is normally on the left of the screen (the content) and what I want is to center the content of the Weather part of this widget. So the weather has to be on the center of te screen... (the whole widget has to be centered...)
Is that possible? I attached my GenieWidget.apk
Kind regards,
Stylooo

Good question.
(BUMP)
- You could always resize the widget with LauncherPro Plus. But that doesn't really fix the 'problem'.

zHk3R said:
Good question.
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- You could always resize the widget with LauncherPro Plus. But that doesn't really fix the 'problem'.
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That won't work like you said. What I need is just a few padding at the left of the widget... And my guess you have to edit a .XML file, but I don't know how to edit them.

Stylooo said:
..Is that possible? I attached my GenieWidget.apk
Kind regards,
Stylooo
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I guess, yes, it´s possible...if you edit the values in the right xml.file.

rori~ said:
I guess, yes, it´s possible...if you edit the values in the right xml.file.
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Okay but how do you edit the files? The xml files in the apk's are not standard xml files right?

Do a search of these forums for APKManager. It is a really fantastic script/tool that consolidates and utilizes a number of other useful tools created by XDA members.
Specifically, it will decompile the apk you want to modify (GenieWidget) and convert the XMLs into a format you can view and edit as you would any other XML. And, once you are finished your changes it will recompile the apk, converting the xmls back into the otherwise unreadable format, and even sign and install if needed.
It is probably the most useful tool I've yet to come across.

I am looking for the latest version of the transparent or no baxkground geniewidget for my Samsung vibrant as i am using the version 1.17 rc6
I tried to install the one in the first post but it said cannot be installed
Why? It is only for nexus one?
And anyone know what is the latest version of it?
Thanks all

Emama said:
I am looking for the latest version of the transparent or no baxkground geniewidget for my Samsung vibrant as i am using the version 1.17 rc6
I tried to install the one in the first post but it said cannot be installed
Why? It is only for nexus one?
And anyone know what is the latest version of it?
Thanks all
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You have to uninstall the one you have on your phone before installing the 'newer version' (Excuse my lolz).
If not you can push it through adb. Works aswell.

is it not possible to install geniewidget with a transparent background on a non-rooted phone??
I can use calwidget with a transparent background, battstatt with a transparent background and tajm with a transparent background.
is there no crisp looking weather widget with options for a transparent background or resizable features???

zHk3R said:
You have to uninstall the one you have on your phone before installing the 'newer version' (Excuse my lolz).
If not you can push it through adb. Works aswell.
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Uninstalled but doesn't help
Actually is my version the latest?

There's no "newer" version.
People modify widgets to their liking.
You need basic ADB knowledge to replace applications on your phone.
1) Get the Android SDK
2) Install it to C:\ and rename the folder Android
3) ADB-debugging on your phone = YES
4) Start CMD and type cd C:\android\tools
5) Type adb devices (See your device?)
6) Type adb remount (Read/Write privliges)
7) Type adb pull system/app app (Makes a new folder in /tools named app)
8) Put your GenieWidget in the App-folder, overwrite the old one
9) Type adb push app system/app
Done.

[Q] Dialer One Themes

I think this is the most general place for a question like this but:
Can anyone theme the Dialer One app? If not suggest a replacement?
I've used Dialer One on my Android ported Windows HTC Diamond 2 and now on my Nexus One. I LOVE some of the themes for the stock android dialer but it lacking Dial-By-Name is a buzzkill.
Dialer One works AWESOME and I love it, but it just doesn't look right in Android (aka. not very elegant).
Short of spamming the developer, can it be done via the community like all of the other apps out there that get customized?

player911 said:
I think this is the most general place for a question like this but:
Can anyone theme the Dialer One app? If not suggest a replacement?
I've used Dialer One on my Android ported Windows HTC Diamond 2 and now on my Nexus One. I LOVE some of the themes for the stock android dialer but it lacking Dial-By-Name is a buzzkill.
Dialer One works AWESOME and I love it, but it just doesn't look right in Android (aka. not very elegant).
Short of spamming the developer, can it be done via the community like all of the other apps out there that get customized?
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i would also like to have this ...
meanwhile i try it ...
it is possibl to extract the apk (via zip tools).
copy the apk file to your system, rename it to zip.
then extract the zip to a place on local system, then change the png files as you like, then save it ...
after you have done the changes, then you must open the zip directly via ex: 7zip, then drag (overwrite) the changed png files in the original folders..
then close the zip(apk) and rename it back to .apk
after that you must copy the apk file to /system/app (rooted and remounted as RW is needed).
then restart phone and it is done...
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but i think, the devel should think about to make it more flexible to adjust an easier way for it .. because if there is an update, then you have todo the same again ...
(PLS: the theme itself is not bad on black, but it is not black, it is gray and it could be 50% darker, then i would be happy ..)

some tweaks
i have done a some modifications in black theme for mdpi devices for dialer one because i love this dialer olso made it system apk to enable it to clear missed call notifications. i changed only the black theme
if you like it download atched
if it-s not working copy only the res folder after extracting the apk end replace it to the folder of your working dialer one apk
screenshot atached

albanodesign said:
i have done a some modifications in black theme for mdpi devices for dialer one because i love this dialer olso made it system apk to enable it to clear missed call notifications. i changed only the black theme
if you like it download atched
if it-s not working copy only the res folder after extracting the apk end replace it to the folder of your working dialer one apk
screenshot atached
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It dosn´t work for me to install this.
So where do i find my original dialer one.apk?
It look´s lovely by the way

It won't install for me either

Dialer One 1.3.5
Black theme is replaced by the ICS for mdpi and hdpi devices (56 png files replaced)
Working apk installer

dabflyboy said:
It won't install for me either
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you have to enable the instalation of unknown apps in developer option settings
olso i converted it to system app to be able to delete the missed call notification maybe needs to be root i don't own that phone anymore
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malajo said:
It dosn´t work for me to install this.
So where do i find my original dialer one.apk?
It look´s lovely by the way
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thanx, you can download from market (playstore) and extract it from sytem/app with root explorer if you are rooted and open with winrar then change the png files inside it or copy res folder from my apk and replace it, than put it back in

One Click Theme Injector (Updated 11/15) With HDPI to MDPI resizing!! RE-READ THE OP

READ THIS FIRST:
The original post is here alot of questions have been answered, here browse around there first.
UPDATE 9 PATCH TWEAKS:
This new version will port your favorite hdpi theme to an mdpi rom... yes 9 patch resizing. I want to be the first to say this is not 100% and it probably never will be, and over the next couple of days we can discuss this.
What it will do is resize every 9 patch in a rom and move it over to the mdpi theme. Yes this is the same method I used for all my hdpi ports.
What it might not get is the 9 patching data correctly, which means that it might get stretched incorrectly, most times you won't noticed but others it will be obvious. This will happen anywhere from 1% to 30% of the 9 patch pngs in a port, but all you will need to do is redraw them using the 9 patch draw tool in the adb folder.
My next version will have this included along with some instructions, along with font and boot animation porting.
Please respect other peoples work. If you port a theme using this and repost it don't just link back to the op... mention the author and give them props.
Also want to say I spent a looooong time trying to figure this out, and I tried many different ways, and I'm open to others suggestion on making this better
Oh and don't forget to to install Image Magick, its included and the HDPI to MDPI will not work without this.
This tool will take your favorite theme and inject it into your favorite rom... provided they are compatible with each other (might work if they aren't but thats for later). I did this cause alot of themers and people who like themes are always waiting for the nightly theme to get applied, well this will do it for you.
You can think of this as almost a theme installer.
INSTRUCTIONS by Norm12:
1. Download and extract.
1.5 Install image magick from the image magick folder... just run the installer and its ready to go. This is important the hdpi to mdpi will not work without it.
2. Copy both the theme and rom into the 1 click folder---the extracted one.
3. Open the 1-click folder and you should see your theme, rom, lib folder, and the injector script.
4. Doubleclick on the injector script----if you did everything correct it will open a cmd prompt
5. Enter the names of the rom and theme when asked...I did use the exact names and added ".zip" to the end.
5.5 Answer y if this is an hdpi to mdpi port otherwise n.
6. Hit enter and wait. When it is really done it will auto-close the cmd prompt. This may take 15 minutes.
7. Your newly themed rom will be in the same folder as the unthemed rom and theme zips. If it worked it should be slightly larger than the original rom. Enjoy
!!!IMPORTANT... BECAUSE 7ZIP SHOWS OUTPUT IGNORE THE "EVERYTHING IS OK" LET THE SCRIPT FINISH WHEN ITS DONE IT WILL CLOSE ITSELF IF YOU DOUBLE CLICKED IT OR IT WILL RETURN TO COMMAND PROMPT!!!
Ignore any errors your seeing while it runs, this is normal like before let it run completely through till it closes out.
Run time could be up too 20 minutes (60 with HDPI to MDPI) on a big theme/rom, but faster that waiting!
You must now install Image Magick if you would like to use the hdpi to mdpi resizing!
ISSUES:
There also seems to be an issue with the gallery3d.apk and the differences in the mdpi and hdpi version. For now remove this from the theme your porting otherwise it won't come out right.
Update 4:
HDPI to MDPI porting!!!!!
Update 3:
Removed verbose but added optopng verbose just let it run. It works but you have to let it finish, the cmd window will close it self.
Update 2:
Added verbose output so that you guys will know to close it out before its done...even tho 7zip says everything is ok... just let it do its thing.
Update 1:
Had the optimization stuff commented out... sorry its back on.
Script will clean up now after it finishes.
JAVA CLASSPATH:
Its needed for the signer to work properly goto a command prompt and type in java -version. if you get and error back java is not in your classpath and needs to be.
just right click on my computer, then goto properties, then click on the advanced tab, at the bottom click on the "Environment Variable" button.
Now click on the new button... the one on the bottom for system variable and put in this
variable name: JAVA_HOME
variable value: C:\<path-to-where-java-is>
Now click ok and select the path system variable and then click edit. IMPORTANT only append to the end of the value this... ;%JAVA_HOME%\bin
then click ok and ok out of all those windows and open a new command prompt and type java -version you should get no error if you do your path to java was wrong follow the steps above again and make sure the path is correct.
WHAT THIS WON'T DO:
It won't port over xml or smali edits.
It wont port over what it can't find... so if your theme has a facebook widget or something but the rom does not then it will ignore that.
It will not port over fonts or anything other than the framework-res.apk and all the themes apks in the system/app folder. If this is popular Maybe other stuff can get included.
WHAT THIS WILL DO:
Shrink a 9 patch from HDPI size to MDPI size.
Push over all the themes pngs from the apk with it to the roms matching apk.
Optimize every png in the theme you are porting over.
Zip align all the apks in your newly themed rom.
Sign the newly themed rom.
Give me feed back.
I might make this easier and make the injector steal the apks for injection right from your phone and then inject and make a flashable to put right back on... tell me what you think.
New HDPI to MDPI version with 9 patch porting download

reserved 10char..

Nice work
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TheRedDrake said:
Nice work
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Thank you. hasn't caught on in this forum yet i guess.

I'll try this out now, this seems easier than the theme porter that's already on the forum.

Looks promising! I will try it out right now!

dl and try after work

will this work for porting themes to the HTC Tattoo?? does it rescale the theme to suite the phone?

vura said:
will this work for porting themes to the HTC Tattoo?? does it rescale the theme to suite the phone?
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This will port any theme to any rom... provided they are compatible. So while you can go from a sense theme and inject it into a AOSP rom, it probably won't catch everything since it works off of matches. It also does not have any scaling included.
The biggest thing with this is that the theme and rom have to have a same file structure so all rom come and the have the system/app folder and the system/framework/framework-res.apk, this is what the injector looks for. So honestly you could build a theme from a buncha different apks from other themes it will inject that into your rom and give you back a flashable zip. So a good theme structure example would be Gommarah's Black Mod in the HERO CDMA forum.
I do however have a way to port HDPI theme to and MDPI ROM but its not 100%... if I get enough request I'll put it in its just the process I use to accomplish this is very complicated and requires some extra software, its also adds a significant overhead to the script run time (and 3x longer to run) It works in the since the it will shrink the HDPI 9patch png but the 9 patch data is wrong about 10-20% of the time. This won't cause the roms to force close but will just make some of the 9patch pngs to stretch wrong and would require a simple edit in the 9patch draw to fix it.

+1 for hdpi to mdpi scaling!

Any others want the hdpi to mdpi scaling? I've considered releasing it.
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Just curious if I did this right as I am still fairly new to this whole scene and this whole process seemed to work way to easy. But basically I got both the rom and theme converted and then signed both zips. Does that mean that I can now successfully flash the new theme? Thanks in advance!

theu2621 said:
Just curious if I did this right as I am still fairly new to this whole scene and this whole process seemed to work way to easy. But basically I got both the rom and theme converted and then signed both zips. Does that mean that I can now successfully flash the new theme? Thanks in advance!
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There is no need to sign anything, the injector will sign the final output zip. Take your theme zip and your rom zip and place it in the folder next to the script. Then just run the script when its finished you will get a a new zip called themed-<roms-name>.zip.... this is ready to flash (optoed, align and signed).

ASimmons said:
Any others want the hdpi to mdpi scaling? I've considered releasing it.
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Can I vote multiple times?

Ill try and get it ready for this weekend and see what you think.
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First of all,great software worked as a charm...
I subscribe to the resizing,all the best themes are for HDPI...would make this the best theming tool out there for android

thanks that did it!

what if the rom needs has a seperate gapps.zip with it? thanks!

theu2621 said:
what if the rom needs has a seperate gapps.zip with it? thanks!
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Just put the gapps system/app files into your ROM's system/app files. Then inject your theme, the tool does the rest

thanks again for the help! yall really helped, and rather quickly too!

[COLLECTION] 100000+ Fonts - Android's Biggest Font Pack

This is the biggest font pack for Android ever compiled!
Extracted this font pack weighs about 4-10GB
Compressed to 1GB
Features:
- Chinese, Japanese, Korean, ...
- Arabic, ...
- Normal languages: Western, Latin, ...
- Any kind of language is supported
FEEL FREE TO POST YOUR FAVOURITE FONTS, SO I CAN PUT TOGETHER A FONT PACK WITH THE MOST POPULAR FONTS
Installation:
Extract to your SDcard
Go Launcher EX, MIUI, Android, ... should detect the fonts
-Supporting: CM7, MIUI, Go Launcher Ex, Android, ...
Download Link:
v1 - 13/11/2011
Fonts # - E
Fonts F - N
Fonts O - Z
This is a world wide font pack supporting any kind of language that exists on this tiny world.
For performance reasons I will not list all fonts in this thread
Enjoy!
Rules:
Feel free to use the fonts in your own mod, ROM or theme. you don't have to ask for permission!
You are not allowed to upload my fonts pack somewhere else !

Wow, I'll download and check it out
Galaxy S - Tapatalk

Flashable zip files?

consegregate said:
Flashable zip files?
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I think there are only .ttf files to change fonts with i.e. Font Changer
Galaxy S - Tapatalk

consegregate said:
Flashable zip files?
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Bad idea.
Unless you want 100000 fonts on your phone.
Just extract this package to your sdcard. And you can use it almost everywhere.
You can use these fonts in your favorite operating system Linux, Mac OSX, or Windows as well.

rom font changer
there is an app in the market called rom font changer... is it any good??

thegreatsega said:
there is an app in the market called rom font changer... is it any good??
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Yes, it's really good and easy to use
I'm using it and it's working without any probs
Galaxy S - Tapatalk

Saying I need paid membership to download.

consegregate said:
Flashable zip files?
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ferhanmm said:
Saying I need paid membership to download.
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I will fix that!

I am reuploading now. I split the fonts pack into 3 parts which makes downloading easier They are each 500MB huge

Last package is uploading now

have fun guys. Now unlocked for everyone! Sorry for the issues.

GREAT WRK
keep it up
THANKs

Thanks I will!

I was just asking because there is a collection of flashable zips for fonts on another thread.

Best place to keep these is on your SDcard. Just think. If you flash a new ROM you have to install all those fonts again... You don't want that do you?
Now you have plenty of fonts to choose from. I suggest pick your favorites and make your own update.zip
My file statistics show 200 downloads yesterday

djjonastybe said:
Best place to keep these is on your SDcard. Just think. If you flash a new ROM you have to install all those fonts again... You don't want that do you?
Now you have plenty of fonts to choose from. I suggest pick your favorites and make your own update.zip
My file statistics show 200 downloads yesterday
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And only 5 "thanks"........... "sigh"

I actually never hit thanks when downloading Except when I donate someone
But downloading my file is equals as saying thank you because I know they will like what they find inside

Feel free to post your favourite fonts so I can make a favourite fonts pack based on the most liked favourite fonts!

I downloaded these a while back and it was fine but now it is telling me I need an account.
Sent from my highspeed rooted Evo.

Change dialer and settings wallpaper in any theme store theme?

As many of you know, many themes would be great if they just didn't have some super strange background in the dialer, settings, etc.
There's got to be a way to change this for any theme in the theme store.
Can anyone help us all out with a solution?
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Here is what you need to do:
-Install the theme from the store
-Browse to /data/app and find all the folders pertaining to your theme. Then find the specific folder that relate to the element you ware wanting to remove the wallpaper from (ie. com.themename.settings-1).
-Copy the base.apk in the folder to your computer
-Decompile with APK tool.
-Remove the .qmg that is the background. Update your public.xml
-Recompile and use original signature
-Place APK back into folder in /data/app and set correct permissions
-Reboot
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cambunch said:
Here is what you need to do:
-Install the theme from the store
-Browse to /data/app and find all the folders pertaining to your theme. Then find the specific folder that relate to the element you ware wanting to remove the wallpaper from (ie. com.themename.settings-1).
-Copy the base.apk in the folder to your computer
-Decompile with APK tool.
-Remove the .qmg that is the background. Update your public.xml
-Recompile and use original signature
-Place APK back into folder in /data/app and set correct permissions
-Reboot
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I'm using your LessIsMore theme and would like to have a darker grey background (hex 252425). before i attempt to follow your instructions, wanted to know if you prohibit changes like this...if yes, i understand and will leave as i. if you're ok, will the above method work with the LessIsMore theme? thanks.

cortez.i said:
I'm using your LessIsMore theme and would like to have a darker grey background (hex 252425). before i attempt to follow your instructions, wanted to know if you prohibit changes like this...if yes, i understand and will leave as i. if you're ok, will the above method work with the LessIsMore theme? thanks.
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Yes, as long as you aren't sharing the theme as it's a paid theme. You will want to pull all the APKs and change edit the colors.xml looking for 454545 to change.

cambunch said:
Yes, as long as you aren't sharing the theme as it's a paid theme. You will want to pull all the APKs and change edit the colors.xml looking for 454545 to change.
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you have my word... this is only for me. thanks for responding.

ran into issues getting things to compile so i'll use as is... thanks again.

zgroten said:
As many of you know, many themes would be great if they just didn't have some super strange background in the dialer, settings, etc.
There's got to be a way to change this for any theme in the theme store.
Can anyone help us all out with a solution?
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With alliance framework you can change these to an image of your choice from your gallery with any tint color you choose as well
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