:::Mods please don't move this thread with the other theme tuts:::
Well i have pretty much finished FadetoBlue and now taking a small break before starting my next theme. I am banging my head trying to remember where the boot image is. I know i have seen them somewhere but can not remember where. So i figured why not ask the forums, but at the same time give info on where the images are located inside the apks. I know a lot of the images are easily figured out by the name, but i want to find and explain the tougher ones that the names don't make as much sense, also things like if you change the dialer in contacts.apk, you should also change the dialer in phone.apk.
Common Image names:
.9.png - These images are used for items that will stretch. These can be difficult to edit.
btn_ - Buttons, there are a lot of different buttons and they have different states. The most common are Normal, Longpress, Disabled(when it is linked to an editbox that has nothing in it yet, Selected(When highlighted and pressed with trackball) and Focused(When scrolling over with trackball)
pressed_application_background_static.png - This image has to do with pressing an app icon on the home screen or in the launcher
focused_application_background_static.png - This image has to do with using the trackball to scroll over app icons on the home screen or in the launcher.
ic_menu - these are all the files you seen when you hit Menu in various apps.
stat_notify - Notification alerts that are found on the top bar.
stat_sys - Icons for Battery, signal strength, wireless, connections. Also on the top bar.
status_bar - These all have to do with the images you see when you drag your finger down from the top of the screen.
title_bar - this is the bar where all of the Notifications pop up on.
Most common changes: Aside from icons.
Framework-res.apk -has the majority of UI images, Notification icons,
Contacts.apk - You see these images when you hit the green call button, press the contacts or phone icons, Has some of the same images as Phone.apk
Launcher.apk - Has the Clock, Folders, wallpapers and some Google Search widget images.
Phone.apk - You see these images, after you dial a number and call them. You should make the same changes here as in Contacts.apk
Icons:
AlarmClock.apk - res\drawable\ic_launcher_alarmclock.png
Browser.apk - res\drawable\ic_launcher_browser.png
Calculator.apk - res\drawable\icon.png
Calendar.apk - res\drawable\app_calendar.png
CalendarProvider.apk -res\drawable\app_icon.png
Camera.apk - res\drawable\ic_launcher_camera.png
com.amazon.mp3.apk - res\drawable\icon_application.png
com.android.term.apk - res\drawable\app_terminal.png
Contacts.apk -res\drawable\ic_launcher_contacts.png & ic_launcher_phone.png
Email.apk -res\drawable\icon.png
GDataFeedsProvider.apk -res\drawable\app_icon.png
Gmail.apk -res\drawable\ic_launcher_mail.png
GmailProvider.apk -res\drawable\ic_launcher_mail.png
GoogleSearch.apk - Has a drawable folder but no icon?
gtalkservice.apk -res\drawable\app_instant_message.png
IM.apk -res\drawable\ic_launcher_im.png
ImProvider.apk -res\drawable\ic_launcher_im.png
Launcher.apk -res\drawable\ic_launcher_alarmclock.png & ic_launcher_gallery.png & ic_launcher_home.png
Maps.apk -res\drawable\ic_launcher_maps.png
MediaProvider.apk -Has a drawable folder but no icon!
Mms.apk -res\drawable\ic_launcher_smsmms.png
Music.apk -res\drawable\app_music.png
MyFaves.apk -res\drawable\myfaves_app_icon.png
PackageInstaller.apk -res\drawable\icon.png
Phone.apk -res\drawable\app_voicemail.png & ic_launcher_phone.png
Settings.apk -res\drawable\ic_launcher_settings.png
SettingsProvider.apk -res\drawable\ic_launcher_settings.png
SetupWizard.apk -Has a drawable folder but no icons!
SoundRecorder.apk -res\drawable\ic_launcher_soundrecorder.png
Street.apk -Has a drawable folder but no icon!
Superuser.apk -res\drawable\icon.png
Sync.apk -res\drawable\app_icon.png
SystemUpdater.apk -Has a drawable folder but no icons!
Talk.apk -res\drawable\app_instant_message.png
TelephonyProvider.apk -res\drawable\ic_launcher_phone.png
TmoImPlugin.apk -res\drawable\ic_im_logo_* This has icons for AIM,Yahoo and MSN. They show in IM list.
Vending.apk -res\drawable\ic_launcher_androidmarket.png
VoiceDialer.apk -res\drawable\app_voicedialer.png
VoiceSearch.apk -res\drawable\app_voicesearch.png
YouTube.apk -res\drawable\ic_launcher_youtube.png
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Just incase =)
cheers for this, very useful to budding theme developers
i think if you look in framework-res and go to assets then images for the boot images
Sorry about the delayed reply, i kind of lost the thread =) thanks Kron!
Woot!
Someone like a mod should sticky this thread.
Thanks for the list.
Great list, I basically found this out all through just going through and looking at the images, but a single post with all the images would be great for all the new theme makers who are starting to come in and contribute. Thanks for posting this!
I second for a sticky.
This would have saved me many many hours when I was just starting out with this theme business. Very useful post!
Thanks for the info.
I tried looking for the pictures icon location but can seem to find them... The one in the launcher.apk was for the wallpaper icon. Any clue?
yellow heel said:
Thanks for the info.
I tried looking for the pictures icon location but can seem to find them... The one in the launcher.apk was for the wallpaper icon. Any clue?
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Sorry for the delayed reply, I didnt get the question at first so i didn't answer, then forgot about it.
But you will find the ic_launcher_gallery.png in Camera.apk and Launcher.apk. I believe by changing the one in the camera it will change it where you want.
damnitpud said:
Sorry for the delayed reply, I didnt get the question at first so i didn't answer, then forgot about it.
But you will find the ic_launcher_gallery.png in Camera.apk and Launcher.apk. I believe by changing the one in the camera it will change it where you want.
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Thank you, I will give that a shot.
Quick Question...
After a long time searching,(i didn't want to make a new thread for this if there was one already opened) I have a question...
I want to be able to edit just the launcher.apk or the drawables in framework-res.apk to be able to hold all the default launcher-app icons.
Basically, is there a way to place all the icons for the stock apps in one of those 2 above mentioned files and when opening the app tray, those icons show up as opposed to the ones in the individual .apk's?
any help on this would be nice. i'm tired of searching. lol
temporizer said:
After a long time searching,(i didn't want to make a new thread for this if there was one already opened) I have a question...
I want to be able to edit just the launcher.apk or the drawables in framework-res.apk to be able to hold all the default launcher-app icons.
Basically, is there a way to place all the icons for the stock apps in one of those 2 above mentioned files and when opening the app tray, those icons show up as opposed to the ones in the individual .apk's?
any help on this would be nice. i'm tired of searching. lol
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Currently, NO there is no way to do this on the way the android files are pulled to and from the system.
However, I believe Cyanogen has an idea to implement an easier way to skin the default system app's icons than the system we have now. This is one of the things he has on his list of 'to-do' for the Experimental builds if I remember correctly.
Until he's able to pull this off, we're stuck editing individual apk's. It sucks since there is a higher probability of something breaking doing this. Hopefully Cyanogen can get something working soon. It'd make my job a lot easier.
Gah again with the double post, mods please delete.
prash said:
Currently, NO there is no way to do this on the way the android files are pulled to and from the system.
However, I believe Cyanogen has an idea to implement an easier way to skin the default system app's icons than the system we have now. This is one of the things he has on his list of 'to-do' for the Experimental builds if I remember correctly.
Until he's able to pull this off, we're stuck editing individual apk's. It sucks since there is a higher probability of something breaking doing this. Hopefully Cyanogen can get something working soon. It'd make my job a lot easier.
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Thank you Prash for the response.
That makes sense, and i know that cyanogen is working on implementing the standalone icon feature.
The ONLY reason I ask this is because of a post that stericson made a while ago:
Stericson said:
General Info:
Every .apk contains the images relating to itself. However, every apk has the ability to use the images in framework-res.apk. The images for every apk is located inside of itself. To find these images open up the apk, you can rename it to .zip or open it with an archiver of your choice, winrar, winace, etc. Then after opening the apk open the folder called res and inside of that there are folders that are named Drawable, drawable-land, drawable-port, etc. This is where the images are stored.
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so, i thought that icons could be pulled from there as well...
thanks for this, i attempted to theme cyans theme template the other day and didn't know where to start. This is going to be very helpful!
DAKIDD236 said:
thanks for this, i attempted to theme cyans theme template the other day and didn't know where to start. This is going to be very helpful!
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i am glad my old posts are still helping people, i just hope this old info is still good. I am tinkering with theme'n again so its possible that i will be updating any changed info, or using the second post of this thread for the new info.
got a question.
i have JACxROM v1.3r2. all i want to do is change the battery icon at the top. i found the image after i change it do i have to do anything else or can i just flash it to my phone
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i have JACxROM v1.3r2. all i want to do is change the battery icon at the top. i found the image after i change it do i have to do anything else or can i just flash it to my phone
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just resign and you're good to go
jonnybueno said:
just resign and you're good to go
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how do i resign
No, I don't mean the app specific themes, I mean deeper than that.
Essentially I have a theme which I used entirely (up until I reflashed MCR and realised I love default Sense style ) but now I want only to apply the lockscreen and the notifications blind.. How would I go about doing this?
Also, what images make up the dock of Sense? Just incase I decided to mess with colours (folders on the phone and name please).
Thanks.
The dock of sense is in the folder res/drawable-port in Rosie.apk
tristan202 said:
The dock of sense is in the folder res/drawable-port in Rosie.apk
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Those are the default Home, not Sense..
EDIT: they were in drawable-port-480x320
If I want to apply them with Metamorph do I need to include every image in the drawable-port-480x320 folder or just the edited ones?
Also, anyone able to answer my other Q's?
Just the edited ones.
Anyone able to drop the names of the Lockscreen pull bar and the Notifications blind images?
You might find this thread useful.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=635456
I'm trying to replace the 3g and reception bars icons in the taskbar but I can't seem to locate the .pngs in framework-res.apk. I thought they were in the drawable-hdpi-v4 folder but no dice. Can someone point me to where they are? I can change them myself once I find them. If anyone's interested, it's a VaelPak 2.3 framework-res with MattedBlues icons replacing most of those in the framework-res, I'll upload it when done. Thanks.
Look in drawable-mdpi, the names should be something like stat_sys_data
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Look in drawable-mdpi, the names should be something like stat_sys_data
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The taskbar icons are in the drawable-hdpi-v4 on my ROM, which I'm pretty sure is the same as the mdpi folder. I saw the 3G icons (not the reception bar ones) but when I replaced them then pushed the new framework-res, they don't change. I'm using ClockWorkMod Recovery so I can mount the system partition and push the file but it has an issue with clearing dalvik. Could this be the problem? Also, do I have to replace the Gmail icon in the gmail.apk? That is still the old style also. Thanks for the help.
I found what I was looking for: the icons are in the com.htc.resources.apk in /system/res folder. Switched 'em out, all good. The taskbar isn't finished 'cause I gotta get into some individual app .apk but when I'm finished doing that and probably making a whole theme, I'm gonna post it on VaelPak forum: http://vaelek.com/. Thanks.
Hello,
I just wanted to change my 'pressed application background' which is an orange (in my case) rounded rectangle behind your app-icon when you press it.
Somewhere on XDA (cant find the source again:-/ ), I found the hint that I need to change 'pressed_application_background_static.png' or 'focused_application_background_static.png', each located both in /res/drawable-hdpi and /res/drawable-xhdpi in framework-res.apk.
So i replaced those 4 png's (2 in hdpi, 2 in xhdpi) by differently colored ones, recompiled, everything ok, but after reboot nothing changed!
Supposing I haven't found the correct PNGs yet, I want to ask where the correct PNGs are located?! I hope someone else faced this problem before me who can help, thanks in advance!
I'm running the latest MIUI v4 on a HTC Leo.
best regards, mo
Let's say I have a theme I really love except that the background for apps/widgets is plain black and I want background to be the same as the home screen wallpaper. Given that there is no setting for this, I assume I will need to learn how to open theme, replace plain background png files with appropriately named wallpaper png files and reassemble theme. Yes?
I unzipped the apk and found numerous wallpaper variations (resolutions and sizes) for home screen, messaging and so on, but not for app/widget backgrounds. Where in res folders would they be and what might they be called? Or are there none if background is black and I would have to either make them or edit xml to call appropriate wallpaper file?
I've searched and read but this particular task is not described...or at least I can't find it. Any info to get me started would be very nice.