Ive decided to try out MIUI and Im liking it so far, now Im starting to customize. I've searched around and found special lockscreen, icon, and other threads but is it possible there is a MIUI status bar thread around? I seem to have no luck finding any status bars at all. Can someone lend me a hand?
I don't recall seeing threads dedicated to status bars. You can find a theme in which you like the status bar and only apply the status bar using the MIUI Theme Manager. A nice feature of MIUI themes is you can apply certain parts of a theme if you don't want the entire thing.
Thanks for the help!
Or...if you're really feeling creative and you possess some Photoshop skill. You can download some MIUI themes, open em up (rename .mtz to .zip and unzip,once decompressed you'll find some files"com..."just add the .zip to the end and unzip) and edit the png images to something you like.
Once you have an understanding of the files and where they need to be. You'll be creating your own themes in no time.
Good luck.
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like the subject says....
i have a rooted telus milestone..so i can't install roms...
i can however have fun with metamorph...
i've been dying for a black status bar with white font/time...
but all the ones i've found are for roms (dwang or whatever, cy, etc)
i was wondering if one exists for stock roms so we can just use it with metamorph...
thanks!
Creating a MetaMorph file is pretty easy and all you would need to do is dig through the ROM an figure out where those files are and what they are called.
definitely...i took a semi proactive approach and did edit a bunch of things just to test them out...
i was just working a huge week this week and didn't have time to sit aorund and mess with my phone, hehe
i still haven't found a metamorph that changes the font colour of the clock/notifications/etc in the notification bar...
also, i'm trying to figure out how to change the icons of an installed (non-stock) app...there are few mickey mouse ways to do, but not guide per se...if i have time, on wednesday, i'll write one up if i figure it out...
I am using the GalaxyS theme with Vegan 5.1 right now and for the most part I really like it, problem is the status icons are horrible. I tried pulling the green icons out of the GreenV2 theme and using ninjamorph to combine them with the GS theme. (I would just flash the GreenV2 theme, but I can't stand all the other green stuff in it) Anyway, whenever I push the framework back in with NM, I go into a bootloop.
Can anyone with experience with this stuff find it in their hearts to combine these two themes and create a flashable zip? All I want are the status icons and I can provide all the files needed since they don;t seem to be readily available on the forum anymore.
Next to last post here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=889670&page=2
Thanks GTO777!
Greetings ya'll!
My home Screen, Widgets and everything look nearly perfect now that I've upgraded to 2.3.3.
But I'm not advancing when it comes to editing / modding / app using my status a.k.a notification bar.
I'm using LauncherPro though even there I seem to miss a function to exchange symbols / icons in the status bar.
If you know a good app for:
Battery icon change
Wireless Icon change
etc.
for the status / notification bar, please point me the way. Or even discuss which ones exist and are great.
Cheers!
you can modify them yourself with the 'framework-res.apk' you just need to locate and change the .png files.
or quicker way is to just get yourself a theme from the themes section.
lots to choose from, including stock themes with minor tweaks
azzledazzle said:
you can modify them yourself with the 'framework-res.apk' you just need to locate and change the .png files.
or quicker way is to just get yourself a theme from the themes section.
lots to choose from, including stock themes with minor tweaks
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Thanks for the reply
Yeah there are some themes, though I've my own except for that status bar. And I'm still a bit too much of a noob to undestand how to just edit that status bar, even when using a theme.
I've found the famework-red.apk and installed it. Now trying to figure out the next step...maybe you might be so kind and give me a helping hand?
i wish i could but there are that many files / folders / sub folders i dont know which one is which lol.
what exactly are you trying to do to the status bar ? make it transparent ?
azzledazzle said:
i wish i could but there are that many files / folders / sub folders i dont know which one is which lol.
what exactly are you trying to do to the status bar ? make it transparent ?
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Status bar background: real black
Icon: clock > anything fancier than the original, something a bit blue / modern
icon: wifi > along the same lines
icon: battery > maybe something like the glowing blue circle one
Basically a mod for a status bar revamp would be great.
Example: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=837569
That's just green, of course.
why dont you use that example and use some sort of photo suite software to change their colours to blue (or whatever you desire ) or if that is too hard.
ask the Creator of that example how he did it, or would he do it in another colour for you.
I use MIUI and their are millions of themes to choose from so i just stick to that. Im not so good at modding themes, just flashing roms lol
I've been getting into theming, and I'm trying to get together Photoshop templates for application and status bar icons. Searching here and doing the Google yields some results for the former -- I've found sources for PSD duplicates of the most popular app icons (Gmail, Maps, Market, etc.), for example, as well as others -- but I'm not having any luck finding customizable status bar icons (data type, signal strength, wi-fi signal, etc.) in PSD format. I don't mind doing the heavy lifting on customizing the icons themselves, but any help you guys (especially the more expert themers) could provide regarding sources for these icons in PSD format would be greatly appreciated.
And yes, I know all about the UOT Theme Kitchen. It's a wonderful resource that I've used several times already, but I'd also like to be able to do this on my own, both for learning purposes and to be able to eventually create unique looks for future themes.
Thanks in advance!
(Bumping because this thread might have been missed in all the activity around here.)
Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? Hmmm. No hints? No suggestions? Hard to believe that no one has any information on PSD-format icons, what with all of the themers who frequent this forum. Surely someone can give a struggling guy a friendly, helping hand. Perhaps the Christmas holiday has kept them busy.
Finding such sources would be extremely helpful!
I used to unpack apk(s) to get icons (png) that I like and want to change a bit, lots of work though and still having issues understanding dealing with 9.png
Hopefully someone could help!
Hello. I'm editing a theme for cm7 / tmobile theme chooser, and I'd like to know how do I make the default status bar drop a slight shadow as seen in the attached screenshots.
I guess the png for it is title_bar_shadow.9.png, but I can't find the reference to that file anywhere, not even by decompiling existing themes and reversing the process.
Can anyone point me in the right direction, please?
I've moved over to MIUI so I apologize if I lead you in the wrong direction but, if I remember correctly, the title_bar_shadow.9.png image is the one you're looking for. Should be found in framework or systemUI.
Hope this helps.