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I love the AOSP build, but I'd like to change some of it...
Is it possible to get the sense keyboard on it (I HATE the vanilla one)?
And how do I remove the background on the lockscreen?
thanks for any help!
riotkid976 said:
I love the AOSP build, but I'd like to change some of it...
Is it possible to get the sense keyboard on it (I HATE the vanilla one)?
And how do I remove the background on the lockscreen?
thanks for any help!
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I believe to do much of this you need to modify the source. For the Sense keyboard you need the HTC frameworks which essentially makes the system an HTC Sense system anyway. I know back in the day Cyanogen released an HTC_IME.apk that would work standalone but I never got it to work on AOSP.
For the lockscreen, I believe this is part of the AOSP source as well but someone will need to confirm that for me.
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I believe to do much of this you need to modify the source. For the Sense keyboard you need the HTC frameworks which essentially makes the system an HTC Sense system anyway. I know back in the day Cyanogen released an HTC_IME.apk that would work standalone but I never got it to work on AOSP.
For the lockscreen, I believe this is part of the AOSP source as well but someone will need to confirm that for me.
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I figured that much. I just don't know what .apk's to push. I flashed the signed IME from that new thread about stock Rosie, but it did nothing
I figure the lockscreen is just an image somewhere that I need to edit. I know the 2.1 build has a clear vanilla lock.
What don't you like about the keyboard? I think its just as good as the HTC one. Once you get the dictionary working properly that is. I posted up a thread just the other day on predictive text. Flips sent a link where you can get an updated IME file. Check it out. If you're still not happy, check out better keyboard apk from the market.
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What don't you like about the keyboard? I think its just as good as the HTC one. Once you get the dictionary working properly that is. I posted up a thread just the other day on predictive text. Flips sent a link where you can get an updated IME file. Check it out. If you're still not happy, check out better keyboard apk from the market.
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the layout is WAY off. and, the lack of a 'keyboard close' button, i cannot stand. plus, with the HTC one, i don't have to hit a button to get to my punctuation...
i've flashed the IME and that helped (i'm glad he had all the curse words. lol) but i'm still against the general layout...
i'm in love with the AOSP because its so minimal on the system memory that it makes my phone quick as lightning. i just want a clear lock screen and the Rosie keyboard...
Is their a way to make my "Power Control" widget transparent to my background?
I was running Chromatic 3.7 and he had his power control widget
completely transparent to his background and it looked super sick....
Right now im running Htcclay superfast 1.3.3 rom,
It beautifully themed as is but I was wondering if their is some sort
of script I could flash to make my power control widget completely transparent.
Or maybe a XML I could run on Metamorph.
Thanks for reading!
The original post about that project is in the development section. I have not seen any progress on it in some time. Search through the development section, find the thread and ask your question there. Hopefully the original dev will help you out.
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The original post about that project is in the development section. I have not seen any progress on it in some time. Search through the development section, find the thread and ask your question there. Hopefully the original dev will help you out.
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I couldn't find the thread you were talking about... Is their anyway you could point me to the right direction?
SK-ROM Beta 0.3
This beta is now closed, as I am about to launch Magnolia RC1, the first release candidate for this ROM. Thanks to all who have tried out the ROm for their support and input.
Steve
ROM Features:
Based on stock HTC Sense/Froyo OTA v3.26.605.
Uses latest stock HTC kernel to help alleviate battery drain.
"Matte" Sense UI. I completely redid all "shiny" elements of the Sense UI (including green highlights), status bar and HTC apps to make then smoother, more refined and professional looking (IMHO).
Added notification pulldown power widgets, custom skinned by me. Thanks to |||bored|||, dopeshiziot and JSCHiSurf for this.
Apps softkey (left softkey) is mapped to Maxim's AppFolders, a fully customizable app drawer that I have come to depend on, since I first saw it implemented in deficitism's Uncommon Sense. A BIG nod to deficitism for both the idea and the tools to figure out how to do this.
Right softkey mapped to browser (will consider other mappings if there is interest). Thanks to JsChiSurf for the tools to learn how this is done.
Added battery percentage mod and smooth sense icons. Thanks to jercik for these.
Added 6-Bar signal meter. Thanks to deficitism for the tools to learn how this is done.
3-in-1 power menu (reboot option) by snq-
Replaced HTC Car Panel with Google CarHome.
Transparent clock background (flip from HD, for now...) and settings/profile widget backgrounds. Props to HeyItsLou for the inspiration for these.
Made the lockscreen and rosie navbar transparent, and the statusbar pulldown semi-transparent. Thanks to shoey-n for the services.jar mod to allow this.
Slight graphical mods to dialer to make it easier to see and use (IMHO).
All framework and resources images were compressed and optimized to maximize RAM.
Statusbar clock, alarm, debugging and location icons are hidden by default. I have attached Zip files to post #3 to add these back, if desired. Thanks to pardonmyfreedom for the tutorial on how to do this.
Removed what seems to be agreed upon as bloat from the ROM (e.g., Vcast, Footprints, etc.). Other quasi-bloat apps (e.g., VZWBAC, Quickoffice) are in data/app/ and can be uninstalled.
Blue spinning android boot animation from Natemz over at androidcentral.com.
ROM is fully deodexed, zipaligned and rooted.
More...
Known Bugs
For some reason the newest Gmail (2.3.2) won't intall over the version included in Beta 0.3 I posted earlier. Seems that this is not an uncommon problem with various ROMs. I have, as of 11:30 PM EST 12/12/10, uploaded the fixed ROM with the latest Gmail (same download link as before). So, if you are new to the ROM, no worries, the latest version is included. If you already have v0.3 installed, many apologies, but you will need to reflash if you want to have Gmail 2.3.2.
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I have been a member of XDA for a long time, and I recently switched from WM to Android. I have been messing around with some ROMs for my own use over the past month or so, and figured it was time to release a ROM into the wild in hopes that the community can help me make it into something on a higher plane than I can do on my own.
The ROM is based on the stock HTC Sense/Froyo OTA v3.26.605.1 that I pulled from the always excellent virtuousrom.com. By painstakingly analyzing what the wonderful devs on this site have been up to via countless "diff" commands and analyzing smali files until my eyes hurt, I rebuilt/modded the ROMs framework and apps to make the ROM I have been looking for.
I want to state that, while I did my own coding/theming and implemented the features of this ROM slightly differently than the devs I learned them from, I owe ALL of this ROM to those devs' hard work an ingenuity. All I did was learn what they were doing and figure out how to make it work the way I wanted.
I also want to note again that I am very new to cooking (have been a themer mostly) and this ROM is BETA. While I have found it to be stable for my own personal use, I cannot say it will be for you. Therefore, download and flash at your own risk, for I take NO responsibility for what happens to your phone if you install this ROM.
Again, I want to state that I owe all of the devs listed above for their hard work and ingenuity, without which I would not know how to do any of this. If anyone believes I have not credited someone I should have, please shoot me a PM and I will correct my error. Similarly, if I have unintentionally violated acceptable etiquette in any way, please let me know via PM, and I will try to fix the problem.
Install by downloading the ROM to your SD card (or copy it there from PC) and rebooting into recovery, WIPING data and cache (I wipe dalvik cache, as well) and selecting the "install from sdcard" option. It takes a while on the first bootup, so please be patient.
**NB- there have been extensive changes to the framework in version 0.3, so I recommend a full wipe, even if you have 0.2 installed.**
Please enjoy, and I hope to receive your feedback, help and ideas for improvement. I believe this will be the last beta before RC1, unless there is something I am missing
Steve
Changelog
Beta v0.3
I plan this to be the last beta before releasing RC1 under a new, better name. So, please, any bug reports, comments are welcome. Thanks.
Added custom skinned status/notification bar power control widgets. Credits in 1st post.
replaced Ziggy's kernel with latest HTC stock kernel. Didn't feel performance bump was worth battery drain.
Fixed 6-bar signal being limited to only 4-bars. Thanks to |||bored||| for reminding me of this.
Many small framework and resources tweaks.
Beta v0.2
Fixed sync notification animation
Added 6-bar signal meter
Added data/app functionality to allow for uninstalling some apps that might be considered bloat.
Updated gapps.
Added Zip files to post #3 to allow customization of icons shown in status bar.
Reserved
OK. Sorry for the wait. The status bar icon show/hide files are now attached. I tested each briefly, so they should be fine, but nandroid before flashing, just in case.
Steve
nice to have you over on our side, any chance of getting that wallpaper?
@mothy
Here you go...
Wow! This looks great! Amazing features for a beta at V 0.1 haha. I'm definitely gonna switch from the latest skyraider to this. Thanks for the hard work on this man! Hope to see you around more, hopefully updating this thing of beauty with even more features!
I'm stoked to try this out!! I can't download it from my phone for some reason tho. Can you put a mirror up?
Are there any known bugs?
love the matte look.. will keep an eye on this. how does the call answer lock look like? is it matte also or transparent? any plans on implementing the 6 signal bar? and could you elaborate on the easier to use dialer?
DroidBee said:
Are there any known bugs?
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The only "bug" I know is that the animated sync icon isn't working yet. I am sure some will come up, though, as I haven't used every app/feature of the phone.
radiohead14 said:
love the matte look.. will keep an eye on this. any plans on implementing the 6 signal bar?
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Yep. I am just getting into the services.jar files to see how this is done. Hopefully in a few days I will have it. I would like to learn how it works rather than just copy it over from someone else.
sk806 said:
Yep. I am just getting into the services.jar files to see how this is done. Hopefully in a few days I will have it. I would like to learn how it works rather than just copy it over from someone else.
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thanks.. i edited my post.. with additional questions
how does the call answer lock look like? is it matte also or transparent? and could you elaborate on the easier to use dialer?
radiohead14 said:
thanks.. i edited my post.. with additional questions
how does the call answer lock look like? is it matte also or transparent? and could you elaborate on the easier to use dialer?
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As to the call answer, it's transparent. I was toying with replacing the android guy, but couldn't settle on a picture.
As to the dialer mod, it's just a graphical mod to make the keys and dialing text easier to read. Sorry, should have been clearer...
dude0909 said:
Wow! This looks great! Amazing features for a beta at V 0.1 haha. I'm definitely gonna switch from the latest skyraider to this. Thanks for the hard work on this man! Hope to see you around more, hopefully updating this thing of beauty with even more features!
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Thanks! I will do my best...
Xb_toaster said:
I'm stoked to try this out!! I can't download it from my phone for some reason tho. Can you put a mirror up?
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Look at your PM box.
Steve
So far this rom is running great! One minor gripe, about 50% of the time when I unlock the phone, I get the "Sorry, android.mms.apk has force closed" or whatever. I'm sure it can easily be fixed with a patch though, because I've seen a bunch of other MMS fixes on lots of other peoples roms. Other than that this rom is fluid, fast, and very easy on the eyes. Love it.
Is Visual Voice Mail removed from this? I know some people consider it bloat, I consider it essential.
I have been running it for two hours now - working great!
It does have VVM. I use it, too.
As the the mms force close, I have also seen this on other ROM threads, hasn't happened to me on this one, though. Will work on a fix tomorrow. Thanks for pointing that out.
Sent from my ADR6300 using XDA App
dude0909 said:
So far this rom is running great! One minor gripe, about 50% of the time when I unlock the phone, I get the "Sorry, android.mms.apk has force closed" or whatever. I'm sure it can easily be fixed with a patch though, because I've seen a bunch of other MMS fixes on lots of other peoples roms. Other than that this rom is fluid, fast, and very easy on the eyes. Love it.
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As to the MMS FC issue, may I ask a few questions: Have you tried fixing permissions in recovery? Did you use Titanium backup to restore your text messages? Have you ever had apps installed on your SD card?
Thanks!
Steve
I've never used titanium back up, I've never had apps installed on my sd card, but no i have not tried fixing permissions.
It only did it for the first day or so. It's perfectly fine now. I'll try fixing permissions though.
Hello Everyone
I've finally flashed to the official stock XWJVH after waiting weeks for Meteor to release the update. Since I'm not on Meteor, nor reside in Ireland (phone was bought off eBay) I finally gave up and flashed my phone. This means that it is Odexed as far as I am aware.
To root the phone I flashed using the CF-Root kernel which added Tweaks, CWM and of course SuperUser.
I was looking forward to the overscroll glow and CRT lock animation that vanilla Android has, but am disappointed to find these were not included.
I've searched the forum, but can only find these these 2 mods included with things like the battery percentage and extended power menu (which puts me off - no offence to the developers)
Are there any ways to manually add the overscroll glow and the CRT animation without the other mods that I do not want?
Apologies, but I am new here so if I've posted in the wrong sub-forum etc. please feel free to tell me off
Thanks
Jordan
All the mods are there. Please search again. You'll find threads similar to yours as well, which have been answered before.
Thanks!
Will take a look again and if I find what I'm looking for, I'll conveniently add to the end of this post in case someone else comes across it
Ah have just seen something called the UOT Kitchen.
Once all the Gingerbread men have been made and the queue is open again, I will bake my own customisation.
Any objections to using the UOT Kitchen let me know before I go ahead?
Thanks
Ah, looks like the Kitchen method didn't work.
Any suggestions?
The UOT Kitchen is only good enough for the Overscroll Glow Mod. The CRT Off Animation Mod is available in one or more threads here. If you even looks through my posts, I posted links to another person's thread asking the same, just a couple of days back.
Here you go:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14421978
Thanks for the link.
I finally tried the one where it was called ElectronBeam (instead of CRT animation).
Followed the steps using APK manager, installed update and voila! My phone now acts like one of those old TV's when they turn off.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=977501
^ that's what I had used, minus the step where it says to use tw-framework as dependency.
This is the first theme for the ICSSGS port! It is more of a mod, and a theme, but I'll get to explaining that. This mod works on any phone running RC1.
First off, this is universal to all the mod:
-All rotation enabled (screen rotates upside down)
-Lockscreen rotation
-New Default Wallpaper
-Optimized Framework
-Overscroll Glow Enhanced
-Removes most traces of Gingerbread that would poke through when using installed apps
-NEW!accurate battery mod
Screenshots before
Screenshots after
Download for RC1 Patch.
Now this is where the themes come into play.
And now we have the CYAN mod! (NOT what it sounds like LOL)
Screenshots
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And now we have the PURPLE mod!
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Porting..__________________
Revert for RC1.
I plan on adding more colors and whatever else I can think of. As of right now I'm working on a darker blue and a green theme.
you know the rule.
screen shots or it didnt happen. red. ya right.
(sarcasm)
I guess I can upload screenshots, but its just the stock theme...just red. That's all it is.
10 char...
TheSoaresan said:
So I tried the first mod out....it seemed to cause some 5sec lag. After undo, the lag was gone...hopefully I'm the only one with this issue. Good try on a mod...
I'm coming from a7 with 7.5 kernel
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Same build as you, I have no lag. When do you experience the lag?
Dont seem to be feeling the lag, but its broke auto-brightness, and the launcher does not rotate. Everything else does tho... Can you make it happen?
EDIT: Actually seems to have reduced lag. Although, could be pseudo, or a reboot effect
EDIT 2: I have an i9000! Ignore my broken autobrightness
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Dont seem to be feeling the lag, but its broke auto-brightness, and the launcher does not rotate. Everything else does tho... Can you make it happen?
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The launcher never rotated, but I am actually working on that. And I thought I fixed the auto-brightness issue? Give me a minute and I'll check up on that. Which mod are you using?
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The launcher never rotated, but I am actually working on that. And I thought I fixed the auto-brightness issue? Give me a minute and I'll check up on that. Which mod are you using?
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Mod? Clean Onecosmic's alpha 7, and this
EDIT: Derp moment, using first mod, no virtual buttons
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Mod? Clean Onecosmic's alpha 7, and this
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I mean which one? lol I have 6 different mods up right now.
DemonWav, I'm sure, many people (especially those coming from DarkyRom) would love a green mod.
redviperhh said:
DemonWav, I'm sure, many people would love a green mod.
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That is a good idea. I'll get one up soon.
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That is a good idea. I'll get one up soon.
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Would flashing the non-virtual buttons zip remove virtual buttons, ill like to try them but dont want to be stuck with them if i dont like.
EDIT: Nvm just saw the revert file.
Can I put this on the latest ICS beta? I'm on ICS_4.0.1_r1-Beta1-i9000 and beta 1 captivate kernel.
You should be able to, but I'm not going to test until I get Beta 1 done.
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You should be able to, but I'm not going to test until I get Beta 1 done.
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Thank you for your hard work.
Working fine on beta1 vibrant kernel vibrant phone.
Thanks
With virtual buttons one youtube is crashing on landscape mode, also do you have any tips to get virtual keyboard overlapping thingy fixed. i9000 and beta1. Otherwise this is awesome, I have been wanting virtual buttons for a log time,dont know why
thank you for your hard work.
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i love my ics cappy even more now.
galaxysdev said:
With virtual buttons one youtube is crashing on landscape mode, also do you have any tips to get virtual keyboard overlapping thingy fixed. i9000 and beta1. Otherwise this is awesome, I have been wanting virtual buttons for a log time,dont know why
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Haven't been running the virtual buttons to know about the bugs you are talking about, I'm going to flash the purple theme that I'm about to upload and take a look.
Do you think there is anyway you could switch the option to unlock to camera to a unlock to messaging on the lockscreen? And looking forward to the purple theme!