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icons: have searched and cannot find answer....

..... or i have overlooked it.
i am starting this thread to find out how to change my icons, either a) without having to tamper with the registry b) what best registry editor to use if need be or c) am i being completely oblivious and i just need to drop the icl file into a specific folder.
i have come across many interesting icons that are said to be specifically made for WM5, and yet only one had an installer package, the rest or either a collection of seperate icon files or one icl file, and i am at a lost as to what to do with them on my mda (g3 wiza200), and i dont want to mess around and screw something up and have to do a complete restart for the third time.
any help would be appreciated, as i HAVE searched through the forums, googled, asked jeeve and what have you, and have not seen anything specific giving guidelines or directions so that i don't mess anything up.

Issues with Manilla weather? Check Here!

I don't know how many of you have had issues with getting the weather to work on any of the Manilla builds, but I did finally figure out a solution for it. I am a Tilt owner, so this may only be a solution for those with Tilts.
First, disable the proxy that ATT has in place.
2nd, take the file HH409_Weather_Cities and open it with notepad on your desktop. After you open it, follow the same setup that they have already to add in your city. After this is done, save it and copy it into the /windows folder on your Tilt. It should ask if you want to replace it. Say yes. After this, locate the file in the /windows directory. It should say Copy of HH409 blah blah blah, RENAME this file! Just remove the "Copy of" and leave the rest. Soft reset the device. Enjoy!

There's a much more detailed guide to adding custom cities found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2638970&postcount=1089
I wrote it awhile ago, and it's posted in the FAQ's in the kaiser rom development forum, and the M2D thread as well.

Awesome, thank you.

grizzlymint said:
Awesome, thank you.
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No problem, i actually have several tutorials that i have written for various issues. There is so much that i'd like to post but i just haven't had time yet. Check the link in my sig to see what i have posted thus far though.

Scotchua, nice tutorial. I've been using several of your fixes since I discovered them. However, the one note missing from your Manila2D Weather Custom Cities tutorial is how to determine the loca="NAM|US|AK|KETCHIKAN".
I have the solution! For most US locations, you can use the 5-digit ZIP code, but to determine ANY location, including outside the US, use this link to AccuWeather's RSS.
Simply put in your location as instructed in the 'Choose a location' field and click 'Set'. (For this example, I used Whistler, Canada.) The page then generates a URL for you, which looks like accuweather.com/rss/liveweather_rss.asp?metric=0&locCode=NAM|CA|BC|WHISTLER. The piece after locCode= (which I've hilited in Red) is what goes in the loca="" field in the XML file.
Then complete your tutorial, and choose the custom cities! Hope this helps someone else looking to make a quick fix.
Thanks,
Charles

polyrhythmic said:
Scotchua, nice tutorial. I've been using several of your fixes since I discovered them. However, the one note missing from your Manila2D Weather Custom Cities tutorial is how to determine the loca="NAM|US|AK|KETCHIKAN".
I have the solution! For most US locations, you can use the 5-digit ZIP code, but to determine ANY location, including outside the US, use this link to AccuWeather's RSS.
Simply put in your location as instructed in the 'Choose a location' field and click 'Set'. (For this example, I used Whistler, Canada.) The page then generates a URL for you, which looks like accuweather.com/rss/liveweather_rss.asp?metric=0&locCode=NAM|CA|BC|WHISTLER. The piece after locCode= (which I've hilited in Red) is what goes in the loca="" field in the XML file.
Then complete your tutorial, and choose the custom cities! Hope this helps someone else looking to make a quick fix.
Thanks,
Charles
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Thanks, i'll add it to my post, and of course credit you for the info.

Customizing your Dialer

I wasn't sure where a good place to post this would be and haven't found a thread in the Raphael or Diamond forum on this topic so hopefully I don't get flamed for starting a new thread. I asked 4 days ago in "Let's see your ATT Fuze Screens" thread on how to edit my dialer skin to make the number keys transparent so I can view my wallpaper behind it so it flows with my theme (this was after a screenshot from someone with a dialer I want and have not been able to find). I did not get back a response. Maybe I posted in the wrong thread. I am a noob, but I am trying to learn how to do things for myself. I have read the wiki and countless threads (yes sometimes the entire 200 pages), used search function within threads, within the specific forums and within the entire xda site. Alot of results come up and none are helpful. Maybe I am not using the right search terms. In any case, I've tried to find a dialer I like, but to no avail, so I would like to try and create my own. Yes, I would like to just be able to install a cab and be done, but I am willing to try and figure it out on my own with some guidance. If someone could please point me in the right direction to do this (maybe the files I have to edit and I can try and figure out how to do that myself from other threads) I would be very greatful. I would like to have a transparent key pad on the phone screen and the screen when receiving a call and be able to place my own wallpaper behind it (Need landscape as well since I have the Fuze). I think this is something others would want as well to keep there personalized themes consistent. If this thread is redundent, please point me to the existing thread.
Thank you.

Since nobody else is replying, I will at leas share what I know. Using your phone's file explorer, navigate to the device's "windows" folder and look for the two dialer .bmp files named "Assets_dialer_Normal.bmp" and "Assets_Dialer_Pressed.bmp". Those are the two files that you need to edit or replace to get the dialer to your liking. Note: there are also other files named similarly "_Assets_dialer_Normal.bmp" etc. so don' mistake the files with the underscore at the beginning of the file name. I hope this points you in the right direction. Be advised that the biggest obstacle will be finding a way to overwrite those protected files. Good luck

IM ACTUALY IN THE PROCESS OF CUSTOMIZING MY DIALER..
IM SKINNING 'UGGALO_x WHITE S2A CDMA'

customizing the dialer is no problem. the same as skinning any of the rest of the display, to get around permissions issues just use Total Commander CE to overwrite the existing file.
transparency is a problem as the dialer pad is comprised of bmp files and as such there is no transparency like you would find with gif or png (unless someone has found a transparency color and i've just missed it).
it may be possible to use your current background image as the background of the bitmap to overlay the buttons onto, thus giving the appearance of transparency. this of course comes with the downside that if you decide to change your background you would have to change your phone screen to one that matched. in addition it would not be just the files mentioned by tx_dbs_tx that you would need to modify in this scenario as the dialer only takes up the lower... oh, 3/5ths of the screen? you would also need to modify the "Calls and Contacts" / "All Calls" / "Speed Dial" fields and the field where the number you are dialing is displayed. i am not presently aware if this has even been attempted yet.
personally, i have only attempted a color change to the dialer to date, but have been successful with that. if somehow nobody else responds before i can check on the unknowns above, i will come back and let you know what i find.

Thanks
Thanks to everyone who replied. I will try and see if I can mess around with these files. I found a dialer to use for now. See thread below. I need to figure out what files are for the slide to answer screen in portrait and landscape and the dialing screen (the screen when you make a phone call). I think that is all of the screens associated with the phone. Please correct me if I am wrong.
The Vista Abstract Dialer by [email protected] found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=463958
I can't upload the zip of the files. Just go to the thread above to download and break down CAB

[Solved] Help finding a .png

Hey guys, can anyone help me find the .png that is part of the Notification Pull-Down menu as highlighted in the image attached?
I can find all the files but this one. I think it's a common one used in other areas but can't find it.

I assume it's in framework-res.apk but i'll look into it
EDIT: From what I see it must be either \res\drawable-mdpi\bottom_bar.png or res\drawable-mdpi\settings_header_raw.9.png (most likely) or res\drawable-land-mdpi\bottombar_565.png (but highly doubt the last one)

Cool thanks 'settings_header_raw.9.png' seems like it could be it. I'll change it and see what happens.
EDIT: Think I found it. I'm pretty sure it's 'title_bar_portrait.9.png'
EDIT 2: It was that one - 'title_bar_portrait.9.png'

[Q] Date on lockscreen

Anyone know how to change the date format on the lockscreen? I am using the default one and not HTCs. I have looked in android policy and framework-res but neither seems to set the EE, MMM dd. I would like to change it to E, MMM dd yy or something along those lines. Any help is appreciated. The only thing that comes close is the date_format_short, but since there are multiple values, it seems to have to do with regular date_format....I did find a hardcoded date_format_short in SettingsProvider.apk as well as a way to turn Unknown Sources on by default...havent tested - but it is set there.

Wh00t! Well, not a big deal, but made it so that on the flashing of a rom, Unknown Sources under Applications is automatically checked, and Haptic Feedback under Sounds and Display is unchecked...less crap I have to deal with

Well, finally figured out how to change the date format on the lock screen.

Are you going to tell us?

You have to decompile framework-res.apk and browse to /res/values/ and /res/values-languagecode/ (mine is values-en-rUS). You want to edit strings.xml and look for
Code:
<string name="abbrev_wday_month_day_year">EEE, MMM d, yyyy</string>
as you can see, mine is different than what is already there. What I have above shows the full day, month, date, and year (Thursday, March 31, 2011) - the ", yyyy" does not exist initially. I have not finished determining how I want the lockscreen to display the date yet, I was just making sure I had the right option.
To enable "Unknown Sources" and disable "Haptic Feedback" you have to edit SettingsProviders.apk and I believe the file is bools.xml (I have since removed the decompiled files as I was done editing for now...I actually need to find some more options in the settings menu that I have to go through and turn off, but that is for another day). I must say it is real nice to not have that stupid popup when you try to install an app that you backed up. It may only happen once, but I always forget about it and it is soooo annoying.

Good deal. Thanks evilvoice!
I had a feeling the date format was in framework-res, but I wasn't sure which one. I haven't yet ripped into SettingsProvider yet, so I'm looking forward to what I can screw up in there.

I had originally heard that it was in framework-res, but after trying to find it, I decided to move to android.policy.jar, which did not get me anywhere, then I tried settings.apk and settingsproviders.apk (no idea why I tried providers, but I did), so I came across the 2 options by mistake. Then I decided to look again at framework-res (because someone in the Software and Hacking General forums said that it was in there under lockscreen.xml, so back to the original file, only there wasnt a lockscreen.xml...there were other files that deal with the lockscreen, but nothing with a date, so I did a findstr for date, and basically decided I was going to try editing that line to see if it worked...thankfully it did.
So, 5 days just to find that out. Now, if only someone a lot smarter than me could figure out how to remove tabs from the Settings Menu. I cant believe nobody in all of the Android HTC devices has not wanted to remove some of the tabs, anyways, thats my next BIG project. I think I am really close to figuring it out as I found out how to overwrite a tab with another tab, but that is not what I want for the end product, because you would essentially have 3-4 tabs at the bottom that are elsewhere in the menu....hate duplicates