Many of us users may not have a compatible os to use the apk editors, or may not even be adb savvy. The themes I see on xda are great but the method for applying are not very user friendly imo. It would be nice if those that are good with themeing can share their apks for download. It would be greatly appreciated.
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Many of us users may not have a compatible os to use the apk editors, or may not even be adb savvy. The themes I see on xda are great but the method for applying are not very user friendly imo. It would be nice if those that are good with themeing can share their apks for download. It would be greatly appreciated.
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Not very user friendly? ..
If you think applying a modded LauncherPro is hard, and not very user friendly I suggest you actually try reading up on the subject.
I made this post earlier. Try it out. It's not hard at all.
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
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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] Will someone please make a theme that's either all white or a green theme. I'm kinda blued out as well as black. Id really appreciate it. And if anyone has time to teach themeing then id b happy to help. Thanks
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+1 On learning themeing; I'd love to be able to theme my own phone instead of waiting or wishing a theme had this or that
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+1 on learning, I've got all the programs that are recommended but lack the knowledge on how to use them...
Out would help to know what rom you are running
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I'm running CM7 but I'd relay just like to know how to theme apps,
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I'm running CM7 but I'd relay just like to know how to theme apps,
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and how to edit xmls. I already us apk manager for when I mod .pngs and .9pngs for widgets, to resign an app so it'll install but as far as app backgrounds, ie. the market, I have no clue
I am sorry I didn't mention that I am on cm7. Also, I really want to learn how to theme and if anyone is willing to consult w me and help me I'd compensate them for the time. I am a hands on learner. I have several books but I work better being instructed. Thank you.
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I am sorry I didn't mention that I am on cm7. Also, I really want to learn how to theme and if anyone is willing to consult w me and help me I'd compensate them for the time. I am a hands on learner. I have several books but I work better being instructed. Thank you.
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So are you interested in learning how to build apk's for the theme chooser or or just theming out the rom files?
I would be willing to attempt to answer some questions if you are a hands on learner... No compensation required!
Do you have a more specific question and what OS will you be theming under?
I appreciate ur response. See, I don't even know what to ask or tell. I am using windows 64 bit however I attempted to install Ubuntu on one side of my laptop but was having issues connecting to internet so I bought a book and well I would prefer to use what ever is used most frequently by developers and is the best for what I'm going to be doing. And I would like to at some point obtain a certificate in development so yes to both types of themes but I would want to start w the basics. Really I am open to what u suggest bc I have my graduate degree but it's in a completely different field and I want to theme , do ROMs and be like one of the developers for my career too. Feel free to email me if you want. Tennisjun[email protected]
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I think it would be awesome to have a theme class. I would be a student.
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OK we just need the professor. LOL. Anyone care to volunteer?
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OK we just need the professor. LOL. Anyone care to volunteer?
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In no way do I want to touch that!
But as said if you have some more specifically targeted questions pertaining to learning, I will attempt to answer. I run Linux and probably would be of no help on windows with the exception of the similar commands.
If you already have ubuntu or a similar setup, I can provide some terminal examples.
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In no way do I want to touch that!
But as said if you have some more specifically targeted questions pertaining to learning, I will attempt to answer. I run Linux and probably would be of no help on windows with the exception of the similar commands.
If you already have ubuntu or a similar setup, I can provide some terminal examples.
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i do my android stuff in both linux and windows (windows a by product of what i can use when not at home )
a lot transfers over, specifically apktool/apkmanager (granted apkmanager is easier to use in windows)
but gimp/image editing is similar and so is packaging a zip up
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[REQ] Will someone please make a theme that's either all white or a green theme. I'm kinda blued out as well as black. Id really appreciate it. And if anyone has time to teach themeing then id b happy to help. Thanks
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Maybe this is what you're looking for http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=916814
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i do my android stuff in both linux and windows (windows a by product of what i can use when not at home )
a lot transfers over, specifically apktool/apkmanager (granted apkmanager is easier to use in windows)
but gimp/image editing is similar and so is packaging a zip up
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I figured apktool and the like would be similiar, I've never used apkmanager so I wouldn't know on that one.
My setup is a little different. well I triple boot windows 64, Ubuntu 64, & My experimental linux on dedicated drives. But ever since I started playing with android, I use Linux! Hate windows!
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I figured apktool and the like would be similiar, I've never used apkmanager so I wouldn't know on that one.
My setup is a little different. well I triple boot windows 64, Ubuntu 64, & My experimental linux on dedicated drives. But ever since I started playing with android, I use Linux! Hate windows!
Edit: With the exception of my nautilus hang! err...
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yeah if u can theme in one u can theme in the other (mostly)
A question for all the people that were interested in learning?
I don't recall anyone mentioning the OS they prefer to theme under, but if you are interested in potentially building or playing with source then I highly recommend linux.
I have some free time today and I was thinking of putting together a sorta linux how to for themeing. Seems like alot of people prefer windows, so I thought I would ask if anyone would find it useful first? It would cover installing the sdk, apktool and some essentials as well as decompiling and recompiling, so on...
windows is allot easier to work with! imho! there allot of threads around the site which help you to learn how to theme! just takes a little reading on your part! i would start with something small first like just changing some png images from framework-res.apk all you need is 7zip nothing else! the only thing you need sdk and apk.manager and smali/baksmali for is to edit xmls or to edit 9pngs or edit smali files like jars and stuff. but for basic just swapping images, im pretty sure all you need is 7zip! i would definately start there and learn what images do what. then you can graduate to editing 9pngs and there is about 10 if not more tutorials around the site for that!
Anyone know what the best software is for editing the .pngs ? Not the 9 patchs (i'm not messing with those at all). Just trying to theme the statusbar icons but it's really annoying and hard to do it pixel by pixel. I've been using paint.NET and Gimp. Tried using Photoshop CS5 but I'm a photoshop noob.
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Anyone know what the best software is for editing the .pngs ? Not the 9 patchs (i'm not messing with those at all). Just trying to theme the statusbar icons but it's really annoying and hard to do it pixel by pixel. I've been using paint.NET and Gimp. Tried using Photoshop CS5 but I'm a photoshop noob.
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I use Corel Paint Shop Pro. More user friendly but feature rich.
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Hey guys. I would like to theme the Verizon Messages app that you can download from the playstore. I have the apk on my computer and used 7zip to unzip it. I have no idea where to start to get it themed. I would like to them it like the dark aosp 4.2 messaging app. I know my way around gimp fairly well just need some direction as to where the png files are and what all I might have to do. Thanks.
Ok. I think I found the png's. Looks like quite a lot to theme, but I am going to start pecking away at it.
Kinda late but how's the theme going
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When you get it themed I would love to see it..please post a link to it...Thank You
You should probably use apktool to decompile the app, so then you could edit the nine patch images properly. Other than you should be fine. Good luck man!
Also if you want to invert it you definitely have to use apktool to open up the colors.XML and styles.XML properly. If you open up the app using 7zip the XML files won't decompile correctly. Just some advice from an experienced themer. Once again good luck dude!
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