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[Theme] Carbon glow update 02-11-09 rc30/rc33 1.41 compatible

Finally after much beta testing and making sure everything works as it should, I think I finally have a release version. The Auto Browser is enabled but you must remove the Browser.odex before using the browser to keep auto rotate going. To do this open Terminal Emulator and get root access, then type in rm /system/app/Browser.odex Again, I did not design the initial icons, I got the source for the icons from dene at www.superevildesign.com off his deviant art page, originals here: http://skm-industries.deviantart.com/art/CarbonSOURCE-PSD-87588028
who was kind enough to give me permission to use it for my theme.
Looking for ideas on the color of the status bar as well as a default wallpaper. All default icons have been replaced with this theme.
Custom boot splash http://cid-4a44cb45d6e338f8.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/.Public/boot screen.png
Theme http://cid-4a44cb45d6e338f8.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/.Public/update.zip
update with new superuser no more browser.odex file
update for rc33
I changed the status bar, added 3 new wallpapers (3 variations of one design) notification date is now white, and changed the menu icons. These changes are only going into the new rc33 version, with the number of changes made, rc33 lite is needed or you'll need to have removed removed the media folder from system already
http://rapidshare.com/files/197929149/Carbon_glow_fix.zip.html *Updated by johno to fix force close issues

Icons look cool, i think i a lighter background would look nice.
For the notification bar definatlely something transparent.

yeah the background is one I had downloaded, would love some ideas for what to use as the default. and I like the idea of a transparent status bar with a lighter background, I would also like to make the icons on the music player larger somehow

i like the background, but i think you need to(well, you probably know) change the icons up top in the notifcation bar like battery and whatnot to match the theme.

I LOVE it!!!! Keep it up and release it!!!!! Please make sure that browser icon worksa for both reg browser and auto-rotate version from Koush. I've heard that it can be a problem somtimes. Overall it looks great. Can't wait to see it released.

borodin1 said:
I LOVE it!!!! Keep it up and release it!!!!! Please make sure that browser icon worksa for both reg browser and auto-rotate version from Koush. I've heard that it can be a problem somtimes. Overall it looks great. Can't wait to see it released.
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Yeah, I use the auto rotate browser so it will be included in the release version for sure

You did a great job on the (dare I say) iphone-ish icons. It's too bad we can't make a truly transparent taskbar because this would look excellent with one.

Looks great! keep it up.

Looks great! I cant wait to see the finished product.

Really nice, one of the best so far. I love the icons!

Wow, great theme. Hope you keep it up and release it.

That is tight as hell, great job man cant wait till it comes out!!

Here is the Kspec Karbon theme with Carbon glow icons
PM jdwme if you want to be a beta tester

dang that was fast! Not all the icons are ready yet, I needed it put into a theme to test out my apk files so I can see if anyone else was having the same issues I am. Anyone who tries this let me know if it causes problems with your phone receiving calls.

Looks really good bro let me see what i can do for a wallpaper for this.

manup456 said:
Looks really good bro let me see what i can do for a wallpaper for this.
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Thanks, can't wait to see what you come up with. wallpapers are my weak point I guess lol. When I first started with the icons I had a wooden one on there but it just didn't flow

awesome work. When this is released it's going to be a hard choice on which theme to run. The icons are very nice!

that is a hot theme man. can't wait until you release it.

i definately like that theme, keep up the good work

Can we get the tab transparent and get the clock (top right)to glow or able to remove it??
Otherwise it looks real tight.

[BYO theme] Give me your ingredients, I will do the cooking

BUILD YOUR OWN THEME
Ok folks, here it is, a change to make your own theme. As cool as I think I am, I bet you guys have some pretty good ideas for themes so Im making this a cooking thread for your own person recipes.
These are the ingredients I need:
- Build type, RC30 and ADP1 are preferred but I can make RC8 as well
- Icon pack, you can find any group of icons to use in an size, this means application icons, status bar icons, just anything you want but you have to supply it
- Image for the status bar in portrait and landscape.
So ya, I am kinda figuring this out as I go so post what you want made into a theme and I will see what I can do.

You rock!! I gather a list for ya and post it soon.

brandenk said:
Ok folks, here it is, a change to make your own theme. As cool as I think I am, I bet you guys have some pretty good ideas for themes so Im making this a cooking thread for your own person recipes.
These are the ingredients I need:
- Build type, RC30 and ADP1 are preferred but I can make RC8 as well
- Icon pack, you can find any group of icons to use in an size, this means application icons, status bar icons, just anything you want but you have to supply it
- Image for the status bar in portrait and landscape.
So ya, I am kinda figuring this out as I go so post what you want made into a theme and I will see what I can do.
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This is a pretty cool idea, though I suspect you're gonna get absolutely flooded with requests

If you need files sizes or types let me know or ask and Im sure a bunch of people can answer.

You do know there are requests for themes here.
You can start with a few of those

gucci theme
i dont really have any real ingredients as you put it jus diff icons and use the gucci colors

Well I was hoping it would be more for the people who know exactly what they want and dont know how to put it together than just the people coming up with new ideas. So if you know you you want my carbon fiber status bar, with the silver status icons from Blue Star 5 and defaults icons with one of your own, I could take those things and make a theme out of them in like 30 minutes.
Just close this thread if you would rather me pick it up in the other thread.

What you stated is exactly what i had in mind. Ill pm with my "wishlist and icons" and we can go from there.

brandenk said:
Just close this thread if you would rather me pick it up in the other thread.
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Nah but i do request you change the title to "you will create the theme for them" lol

Could you the blackberrry bold or blackberry storm themes.. with the new bb icons and everything

swaney said:
Could you the blackberrry bold or blackberry storm themes.. with the new bb icons and everything
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If you find me the icons I can throw it together for you no problem.

I really like your Karbon theme, id like the status bar just grey like deep black, your status icons , and this battery meter. is this possible?
http://www.filehosting.org/file/deta...parannoyed.rar
Not sure but i think i saw that icon set on deviant art. might want to take a look.
The status icons from Karbon are great, just the batt meter change.
here are a few icons id like included:
D3ath star=settings
Kerry King guitar=my music
internet=browser
email=email

not sure if you are changing the settings context (menu key menu) with pics
craniac=dialer
flame=messaging
book=contacts

I have an idea....this is gonna get carried away lol
Place all pics in a zip folder with a text file directing what should get done and upload a zip ONLY.

JackD3ath said:
I really like your Karbon theme, id like the status bar just grey like deep black, your status icons , and this battery meter. is this possible?
http://www.filehosting.org/file/deta...parannoyed.rar
Not sure but i think i saw that icon set on deviant art. might want to take a look.
The status icons from Karbon are great, just the batt meter change.
here are a few icons id like included:
D3ath star=settings
Kerry King guitar=my music
internet=browser
email=email
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Im building it now, I assume you want RC30 right? And if you can get those icons as PNG files with transparent backgrounds it would be best, if not I can see what I can do.
And just to confirm, the status bar in a dark color will make it so you cant see the text, if thats fine its fine with me.
To respond to Mikey1022, would it also be ok to host them on a site like photobucket and link the pic in the post or would you prefer zip files?

Theme ic iconsons
I have alot of icons and themes that im working on, im also working on my old theme but my question is when is released do we both take credit or do u take credit?
Btw i have blackberry storm icons i was gon work on that by my self but some help will be great.

cannon1616 said:
I have alot of icons and themes that im working on, im also working on my old theme but my question is when is released do we both take credit or do u take credit?
Btw i have blackberry storm icons i was gon work on that by my self but some help will be great.
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I would just say use your own judgement. If someone will look at the theme and be instantly reminded of another one you pulled from you might want to give a lot of credit to it, but if it was just a platform to start with and its mostly your own creation I would just mention who the theme came from. Just think about it as if it was your theme being used by someone else. Personally its a huge compliment.

you are right perhaps the light grey status bar from macdroid would be better.
Yes RC30, sorry for the lack of info.
I am really contemplating dual booting fedora or mandriva, to better acquaint myself with this stuff.

Ya, I was going to do it with this one but it was way too dark until we can change font colors.

good call, i hope you guys will have access to changing font color soon.
Thanx for doin this, til i force myself to figure it out on my own.
Just for everyone's knowledge, these icons are not my creation. I have collected them over the last year or so from different icon packs mainly downloaded from deviantart. this is mainly a personal theme, that i find appealing for me to look at.

[THEME] GLOW By Lambert (JPY optimized)

Sup guys.
I'd like to introduce you a new theme made by FrAndroid's Lambert, a mix of several styles, like MIUI, Honeycomb, Gingerbread, and HTC Sense.
Please be forgiving, it's his first theme, and might contain several bugs, which I invite you to post in this topic.
Theme modifications:
-3.0 Popup style, with blue glow effect
-Transparent notification bar
-Green volume bar, HTC style
-New switch buttons in notification menu, iPhone-like
/!\ - THIS THEME MIGHT CONTAIN BUGS. I, OR LAMBERT, CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DISFUNCTIONMENT CAUSED BY THIS THEME. USE IT AT YOUR OWN RISK
- THIS THEME WAS TESTED ON DARKY'S JPY VERSION. IT MIGHT NOT FULLY WORK ON OTHER VERSIONS, POST HERE IF YOU HAVE ISSUES WITH IT
Some screens:
Have a try, and let me know what you think about it
Download Link

The glow effect is very beautiful!
But when you pull down the notification bar there is a bug in the date

What bug? I personnaly am on CM7, so I can't try it

You can see it from the screen

I don't see any bug

Very nice!
Not everything is themed yet but I like what you did with it

needs more work...

For those who speak French, I invite you to have a look here: http://forum.frandroid.com/topic/45467-theme-theme-glow-by-lambert/

I really like this theme. I hope you'll try not to make it too much of a mix though! It'll look inconsistent. Personally I'd mostly leave out Sense and make it a Gingerbread OR Honeycomb + MIUI look.
Also, it says "Darkys ROM" on the power-menu.. But I'm on Doc's, and it didn't say anything before. So..yeah. Might want to take that out.
Also, this issue also probably carried over from darky's, if you look at the first screenshot, "Rotation auto" is cut off.

Thanks for replying. I told him about all this, waiting for an answer

[THEME MASHUP] [Cog 1.51] Various Themes [Update: 4/9/11]

I decided to have a bash at simple theming by combining two of my favourite themes; Steel Blue by BMWPokerAce (originally by Team Carbon) & CirclesMod by Hooolm. I was browsing Hooolm's webspace and noticed that he'd updated his green version of CirclesMod for Cognition 1.5 but hadn't updated his thread to reflect this, nor had he had any requests for a blue version.
He's been a little preoccupied with family issues recently (hope all is ok, Hooolm ) and so I didn't want to trouble him by asking for a blue version. So, I made one myself by grabbing all of the blue iconography from the most recent CirclesMod for VillianRom 2.42 and jacking them into the green version of Cognition 1.5. It took a few attempts to get it right and I had to fix a couple of leftover green things (from the switches in the pull-down menu, it seems Cognition has a switch that Villian doesn't have) and voilà, we have a blue CirclesMod for Cognition 1.5 attached below.
Not completely satisfied, I decided to combine the pull-down menu switches from Steel Blue as I preferred them and they go rather well with CirclesMod I think. I also incorporated the blue Android background for this menu too. Everything else is as CirclesMod.
If either original author has any issues with me using their work or iconography, please PM me and I'll remove immediately.
Zip files contained within this thread are CWM flashable. Remember to Nandroid backup first. If you don't know what either of those things are, don't download anything from this thread until you have learned the basics. I am not responsible for damage to your device due to your own ineptitude/inability to read or assimilate information. No requests will be entertained for different ROMs. I'm using Cognition by designgears and as such will only be messing around with themes for this ROM range.
[Update 4/9/11] I've been messing around with the new KLoNe Technologies theme as I'm quite impressed by it even if it doesn't look much like the screenshots in KLoNe1's thread I decided to add a couple of elements from the Steel Blue theme, specifically the pull-down background and the switches too, much like I did with CirclesMod. I'm quite pleased with the result and think that the theme gels well.
Cognition 1.5 themes are also compatible with Cognition 1.51. Click the links above each pic to download or the pics themselves.
BlueCirclesMod
BlueCirclesMod (Steel Blue Elements)
KLoNe Technologies (Steel Blue Elements)

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nice taste man !!! +5
but STATUS BAR not DARK black....(not like in screenshot)

What colour is it? Not sure I understand what you are saying

Major_Sarcasm said:
What colour is it? Not sure I understand what you are saying
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thank you for responding !
the status bar is not dark black (color is: black mix with silver)
But on screenshot is dark black

Yes, on your screenshot it is black also. On my device, it is black/silver gradient. Probably an issue with the screen grabbing software.
Edit: No, I'm wrong. Your screenshot shows it as black and silver but so do mine! Are you looking at the screenshots with an LCD monitor? Try adjusting your viewing angle. On my Sony Vaio, I have to adjust the screen angle to see the gradient properly

Just to let you know Team Carbon made Steel Blue originally, BMWPokerAce ported it.
EDIT: Great work all the same.

Ta. Edited my OP for credits.

Looks good, well done
If your screenshot in the OP is current, you've included the quickpanel_quick_settings_background.png from my green Cognition mod, which is a shame, when I've actually got a blue one
quickpanel_quick_settings_background.png
...is a straight up no nonsense replacement for the one seen in your screenshot.
quickpanel_quick_settings_background.9.png
...is the one you should use if you're editing by actually decompiling SystemUI.apk. That way, scalability and fill info is compiled into SystemUI.apk (in other words, the quickpanel background is scaled properly and the dividers aren't )

Thanks mate. I was keeping it simple just by copying images between zip files rather than decompiling. Now you seem to be back posting again, I'll defer to you for the blue versions of CirclesMod and just concentrate on my hybrid version

in 1st screenshot .. what clock widget are you using because I like it and I want it

Very nice, good addition to the cog rom 1.51
Pressed the thanks button but it won't work
Good work mate
MJ-12

andreivibefm said:
in 1st screenshot .. what clock widget are you using because I like it and I want it
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The clock looks like beautiful widgets which is paid for, however fancy widgets does the same job and refresh is more customizable, screen shot and link below.
Mine is showing with widget transparency full...
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.anddoes.fancywidgets&feature=search_result
Enjoy

andreivibefm said:
in 1st screenshot .. what clock widget are you using because I like it and I want it
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MJ-12 said:
The clock looks like beautiful widgets which is paid for, however fancy widgets does the same job and refresh is more customizable, screen shot and link below.
Mine is showing with widget transparency full...
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.anddoes.fancywidgets&feature=search_result
Enjoy
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It's actually this one. The rather imaginatively titled "Weather Widgets".

Major_Sarcasm said:
It's actually this one. The rather imaginatively titled "Weather Widgets".
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thank you so much !

Updated today with a new Mashup... see 1st post

[Request) Simple Color Changed Theme

Hey everyone. I know that you all have way to much on your hands already but I just wanted to throw something out there.
I am looking for a theme that is not very far from stock, actually it would be exactly like stock except instead of green colors everywhere, you would have a different color like blue. I would REALLY love one where the green was changed to purple or a purple/pink color but I would probably be the only one to use it so blue is ok.
Would this be a hard theme to make since not much is changing but the green color? I wish I knew how to do it. I am using the EK02 UnNamed ROM also and there aren't many theme options so maybe this could be one of the firsts.

You can try the ICS theme we have, some people have gotten it to work on UnNamed, some havent.
It's not that it's hard to change it all to pink, it is just very time consuming to change every single piece to pink. It could be something simple like just the battery & network Icons but going all out and changing the overscroll glow, dialer, and the framework etc. is a ton of work. Most of it requires working with .9 files which can't just be edited like a normal .png.

i think a red one would be awesome. blood blood blood.
i can imagine changing everything would be tedious. tracking things down in every menu, etc etc.
requires more patience than i probably have.

ssconceptz said:
You can try the ICS theme we have, some people have gotten it to work on UnNamed, some havent.
It's not that it's hard to change it all to pink, it is just very time consuming to change every single piece to pink. It could be something simple like just the battery & network Icons but going all out and changing the overscroll glow, dialer, and the framework etc. is a ton of work. Most of it requires working with .9 files which can't just be edited like a normal .png.
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I made (edited) a theme chooser theme once for my motorola cliq on cyanogen and it was very time consuming and I had to work with a png9 editor and it did kinda suck...
If I could find a theme out there that was very close to stock....I would have no issues editing the icons myself and then sending it back to the owner for resigning or whatever needed to be done. I just can't find a theme that is close to stock LOL.

raveniselizabeth said:
I made (edited) a theme chooser theme once for my motorola cliq on cyanogen and it was very time consuming and I had to work with a png9 editor and it did kinda suck...
If I could find a theme out there that was very close to stock....I would have no issues editing the icons myself and then sending it back to the owner for resigning or whatever needed to be done. I just can't find a theme that is close to stock LOL.
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You would just download a stock rom and extract the images.