Maybe you though that there were not so many themes for CM7, but now i brought you a pack of themes for cyanogemod 7. So for the people that do not know how to install these themes i will give you the instructions here:
First of all unzip the file. you will notice that there are a lot of APKs. transfer all those apks to your phone.
after that, download an app that is called "root explorer" you will need this aplication, go and enter to that app, once you are there, select all the apks that are on CM7 themes file, y copy all the themes and paste it on " system/app ". after pasting one by one give inverted L permission. I hope you understand everything that i typed.
Reboot you phone and go to theme chooser and you will see all the themes there,
All these themes are awesome, you will like it.
good bye
christorricoavila said:
Maybe you though that there were not so many themes for CM7, but now i brought you a pack of themes for cyanogemod 7. So for the people that do not know how to install these themes i will give you the instructions here:
First of all unzip the file. you will notice that there are a lot of APKs. transfer all those apks to your phone.
after that, download an app that is called "root explorer" you will need this aplication, go and enter to that app, once you are there, select all the apks that are on CM7 themes file, y copy all the themes and paste it on " system/app ". after pasting one by one give inverted L permission. I hope you understand everything that i typed.
Reboot you phone and go to theme chooser and you will see all the themes there,
All these themes are awesome, you will like it.
good bye
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Maybe you thought that there are very less themes you should check these
CM7 Theme Chooser Themes - Over 310 Themes!.
Wow i havent se en so many themes, thanks forma the info anyway
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so i tried to do a quick test to see if i could edit one of these theme chooser themes...
I took a random apk theme, opened up my favorite 7zip and properly renamed some battery icons and threw em in there, put the apk on my sd card and tried to install it...it failed,(app not installed) I tried to copy the apk to system/app...didnt work..data/app..didnt work..ive tried this with 2 different apk's as templates...cant get it to work.
could someone point me in the right direction so i can learn to build themes compatible with the theme chooser please?
all I've found is a few dead end threads on the subject....
buuuuuump.....
Did you read this? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=964391
evilkorn said:
Did you read this? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=964391
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nope, thanks alot!
I figured out why the apk would not install though, thanks to a few people on another forum...I needed to delete the "META-INF" folder and re sign the apk. I used apkmanager...
First off, BIG BIG thanks to dhemke17, this is only me adding to his guide.
How to Port Themes To Other roms:
First off, Slow down, relax, look at what you are doing, this is a generalization, if the xml, or image file does not exist
in the apk your trying to theme, do not add it, or subtract it, you add or subtract anything it will not work, YOU ARE ONLY
REPLACING!!(doin some math here is your ticket to boot camp)
1) Download 7-zip, or winrar as they can open .apk files without unarchiving them.
2) Download both the rom you want to theme, as well as the theme you want to port.
3) Using 7-zip, open the rom and pull out the following files:
a. Browser.apk
b. DeskClockGoogle.apk
c. GoogleQuickSearchBox.apk
d. Launcher2.apk
e. SystemUI.apk
f. Framework-res.apk
4) Make a separate folder and unarchive the theme your want to port there.
5) Open a theme .apk file(s), Open in 7zip or winrar, dont extract, just open and manipulate.(keep in mind, all your image
files you will need to replace will be in the following folders)
6) Open these folders in your themes .apk(s) files:
a. Drawable-mdpi (may be drawable-xlarge-mdpi/hdpi/nodpi)
b. Drawable-nodpi
c. Mipmap-hdpi
d. Mipmap-mdpi
7) Now, open the corresponding folders in the roms apk file,(agian, winrar, 7zip)
a. Select all images from the theme's .apk and drag-and drop to the corresponding location in your roms apk file.do this
for each image and you will be about 90% there…
b. If the image you want doe snot exist in the theme, use photoshop or gimp to produce it as you see fit, when your done
make sure you put it in the right folder, make sure its the same size and resolution and name as the original, or it will
not work!!!
8) There are several xml files that need replacing…
a. DeskClockGoogle.apk/layout-xlarge-land/desk_clock.xml
b. Launcher2.apk/layout-xlarge/
i. all_apps_paged_view_application.xml
ii. button_bar.xml
iii. customize_paged_view_item.xml
iv. customize_paged_view_wallpaper.xml
v. customize_paged_view_widget.xml
c. SystemUI.apk/drawable/
i. status_bar_notification_area.xml
ii. status_bar_notification_panel_title.xml
d. SystemUI.apk/layout-xlarge/
i. status_bar_notification_area.xml
ii. status_bar_notification_panel_title.xml
e. framework-res.apk/layout-xlarge/ keyguard_screen_status_land.xml
I your making a new theme or have nothing to port, you will need to decompile with apk tool to actually go in and edit values and colors in xmls
Below is the link to download a update.zip template, (how you and everyone will apply the theme)
By this step the structure of the folders inside of the update.zip should seem familier, just bare in mind anything you put
in there will 1. replace the existing 2. add if not there already. You will Open the update in winrar 7zip as well, if you theme an
app thats not a system app, it will go to update.zip/data/app, if it is a system app it will go to update.zip/system/app,
and the themed framework-res goes to update.zip/system/framework/
http://www.mediafire.com/?6getd70r869d7j1
Good luck, happy theming, if you need help PM me or dhemke7 and we'll see if its salvagable
Nice post...looks familiar lol...I would like to add a couple of things though since this was very specific for the the HoneyBread Theme:
Additional Steps:
1) Pull the images as described above
2) In order to determine what xml files were originally edited, one can arrange the folders by date modified and go through and find what xmls were most recently edited and pull them...OR
3) To modify the xmls yourself, you must use apktool to decompile the specific apk files. Once decompiled, you can actually read the xml files and you can edit them yourself.
Remember, when porting a theme, always give credit where credit is due and you should ask permission from the initial creator before posting. Have fun everyone...if you need any help with theming/apktool, feel free to contact me here or PM me and I will be happy to help.
Thank you thank you
So how hard do you think it would be to port the Matted Blues Theme? with jabbawalkee permission of course! Always been a fan of that theme.
Post a link, ill get it ported.asap...
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what is the the theme from?
Its from CM...gbread...they just made it an apk to run on their theme engine. I would love to learn how to port the themes myself...I have read through this tutorial, but at some points I am getting lost. Here is the theme...I mean if you guys could help it would be awesome!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=768848
Ryan
you on this D? Let me know if there is anything I can do
MitchTank said:
you on this D? Let me know if there is anything I can do
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I hate to say this, but there would be all sorts of compatibility issues being that the theme comes from a phone, which has different dimensions and sized images, they all have different names..it would honestly take forever to port. One would be better to completely redesign the theme for honeycomb. I don't have time for that right now
that is a good point, it is sweet though.....onward to the Charge
Id love to see this on the charge...if you plan on tackling this.beast, you have to modify the XML files yourself as aosp files aren't compatible.
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hey guys. I've been beta testing bigdx's zoom zoom theme for the galaxy tab 10.1. I've ported it to Caulkins touchwhiz km7 rom but I can seem to change the clock colors. Can you help me out?
on ours its in a values folder after recompiling with apktool
hey i was porting the aosp theme of galaxy s to galaxy fit....everything worked fyn xcpt one !! in main theme a green line comes below every power button of the pulldown status bar when it is switched on...i am just nt able to put it,pls help!!!
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What would be the best way to install downloaded fonts from say dafont.com? If it makes a difference I am on Apex 10.1 with the mattedblues theme.
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What would be the best way to install downloaded fonts from say dafont.com? If it makes a difference I am on Apex 10.1 with the mattedblues theme.
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https://market.android.com/details?id=com.martino2k6.fontchanger&feature=more_from_developer
Thank you sir, much appreciation.
yw
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I must be missing something here, I installed the app and made the folder it asked me to and threw the fonts into the folder (and true type fonts specifically), how can I make it though so that it pops up in the list when I go to Display > fonts ? All that stays there is just the default ones that came with the rom. And then when I hit on apply it does it through the whole phone.
I was hoping that I could do is have the options of more fonts when I use an app for say minimalistic text and what not.
you shouldnt need an app. just a folder.
was the folder in /system/fonts/ from the root folder? NOT sdcard/fonts or sdcard/external_sd/sytem/fonts? BAD!
drop truetype fonts in system/fonts (root required) and reboot!
jonnyg1097 said:
What would be the best way to install downloaded fonts from say dafont.com? If it makes a difference I am on Apex 10.1 with the mattedblues theme.
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You can use Font-Installer-Root-Full_v1.0
Install and choose font! reboot => Done! (Very very beautiful font )
The legitimate way, is to make them into apps that FlipFont can read. Anything else requires overwriting the default "droidsans" fonts.
Or modding whatever system files tell the phone to look for droidsans. Even then it might cause problems since those are not digitally signed, and end user (non-dev phone) versions of Android don't run unsigned (as in not from a reputable source) apps/files.
leaked from my FUSED SGS I897 contaminating you via XDA app.
Hey guys, now Espier Launcher has support for themes! But where I can find new themes????
have you tried google play?
or maybe you should googling it...
Yes I've searched on googleplay and on google!!! But nothing O_O
Themes > Online themes
Sent by Mister Mini ®
But in my Espier Launcher there isn't ONLINE THEMES!
try to update it hahah
I've the last versione -.- 0.9.0!!!
I don't see online themes either, got the latest version available in the play store.
Wondering the same thing
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I want more themes *-*
PrinceEndymion88 said:
I want more themes *-*
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Then ask the espier launcher devs..
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I've asked! But no reply -.-
So I just found out tonight Espier now has theme support, but the only one available is
"Cartoon." It'd be nice if they let you use image files on your SD card, but I digress.
You CAN, however, use APK Multi-Tool to extract all the image files and replace them. There's 18 icons, two wallpapers and a thumbnail. I THINK you can add more, but the .xml file you'd have to edit has chunks of Chinese in it, which I cannot read.
So Google all that stuff and you can make your own theme.
lpjunior999 said:
So I just found out tonight Espier now has theme support, but the only one available is
"Cartoon." It'd be nice if they let you use image files on your SD card, but I digress.
You CAN, however, use APK Multi-Tool to extract all the image files and replace them. There's 18 icons, two wallpapers and a thumbnail. I THINK you can add more, but the .xml file you'd have to edit has chunks of Chinese in it, which I cannot read.
So Google all that stuff and you can make your own theme.
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im having problems compiling it after adding over 300 icons and editing respective xml file
for the moment there is only one theme on play store and here is it
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.lnx.fmtheme.cartoon
I have a mode than I downloaded, and there is a themes folder there. Can I just copy the files that in the themes folder somwhere ad the use the theme, or not, or this themes are somthung else....?
I really have no clue what I need to do to install or get the themes soo please help me...
My android is 4.2.1
Many thanks to any-one who helps
Theme
taliman1234 said:
I have a mode than I downloaded, and there is a themes folder there. Can I just copy the files that in the themes folder somwhere ad the use the theme, or not, or this themes are somthung else....?
I really have no clue what I need to do to install or get the themes soo please help me...
My android is 4.2.1
Many thanks to any-one who helps
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Look in the market there is a ton of them.