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[Theme] Forever - JFv1.50 ADP1.5 [WIP] [Unreleased] 5-6-2009

First off, I'd like to thank daveid for making the first theme template, saving us the trouble of re-flashing the entire ROM for any theme.
Next I want to give credit to MOONSSPOON, I based some of my icons from his prior themes, however the ones here will differ once completed.
Lastly, I want to thank Stericson for suppling the community with the amazing xml and java edits that he's accomplished. If there is anyone here in this community that deserves thanks above all else, its him.
So without further due, here is a sneak peak at my upcoming theme:
Forever
***Update 5-6-2009***
Alright well I have a busy week with school and vacation this weekend, so my progress is coming a bit slow. I'm not very fond of the changes in the connection type and battery that I made, so expect changes there. I've taken my first stab at the app drawer, but it's a bit too crisp for my tastes, I plan to roughen it up a bit. I've made some more changes to the backgrounds of the status drawer and app drawer, but I'll post those when I'm more satisfied with them.
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I still have a lot of work to do, I only just started this project, so I am looking for any feedback or suggestions, positive or negative. So please leave your comments and help hasten its progress.

Looks pretty cool so far.
My only suggestion is to keep the icons a dark with shades of green to match everything..
I like the battery meter.

Looking good. You inspired me to make my own custom boot screen, put a little thought into it and realized it could be done very simply. Not sure if it is the method you took, but this is what I did. I opened the original files, for the logo-shine I converted the layer to a smart object (all work done in Photoshop), and applied a color overlay (with some nice blending options to it) to turn it blue hue'd.
I then opened the logo-mask file, and colored over the entire thing in 0 0 0 black. Created my text using the font of my choice, in blue. And used the background eraser (preserving the black) to erase the text. Leaving a boot screen that looks like this when it is loading:
Now.. back to your theme. I would think some brownish icons would compliment the green overall theme nicely. Kinda give it those earth tones.

daveid said:
Looking good. You inspired me to make my own custom boot screen, put a little thought into it and realized it could be done very simply. Not sure if it is the method you took, but this is what I did. I opened the original files, for the logo-shine I converted the layer to a smart object (all work done in Photoshop), and applied a color overlay (with some nice blending options to it) to turn it blue hue'd.
I then opened the logo-mask file, and colored over the entire thing in 0 0 0 black. Created my text using the font of my choice, in blue. And used the background eraser (preserving the black) to erase the text. Leaving a boot screen that looks like this when it is loading:
Now.. back to your theme. I would think some brownish icons would compliment the green overall theme nicely. Kinda give it those earth tones.
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First off, thank you! I've been pondering over this all about finding a completive color for the theme and the whites and greys just didn't fit right, and the browns just eluded me. So booyah! I've got a perspective on where to go from here.
As for the boot screen (in PS CS4), I created a new document with the dimensions of the android-logo-mask.png, kept its background transparent. I created a new layer of a black box (rgb, 0 0 0) covering the visible dimenions. Then created the text how I wanted on a new layer. Next, focused on the first black box, then ctrl - click on the contents of the text layer, selecting only the text contents on your black box, then just deleting the selection and presto, black box with your text cut out, preserving your transparent background.
Saved it as a png. Open it with fireworks, export it as PNG 8 with alpha transparency (to compress its size).
And on the android-logo-shine.png is just a scrolling marque that will go end to end across the back of android-logo-mask.png. I noticed yours does have as much of a "shine" to it anymore. Idk if that was your goal or not but yeah, thats how I did mine .

tehseano said:
First off, thank you! I've been pondering over this all about finding a completive color for the theme and the whites and greys just didn't fit right, and the browns just eluded me. So booyah! I've got a perspective on where to go from here.
As for the boot screen (in PS CS4), I created a new document with the dimensions of the android-logo-mask.png, kept its background transparent. I created a new layer of a black box (rgb, 0 0 0) covering the visible dimenions. Then created the text how I wanted on a new layer. Next, focused on the first black box, then ctrl - click on the contents of the text layer, selecting only the text contents on your black box, then just deleting the selection and presto, black box with your text cut out, preserving your transparent background.
Saved it as a png. Open it with fireworks, export it as PNG 8 with alpha transparency (to compress its size).
And on the android-logo-shine.png is just a scrolling marque that will go end to end across the back of android-logo-mask.png. I noticed yours does have as much of a "shine" to it anymore. Idk if that was your goal or not but yeah, thats how I did mine .
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Mine still shines pretty well, just doesn't capture on the screen shots.

Wow look first theme with a white clock. You work fast....
Looks great.
Stericson

daveid said:
Now.. back to your theme. I would think some brownish icons would compliment the green overall theme nicely. Kinda give it those earth tones.
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I agree w/ daveid, brown would go really well with it so far, making it into a more earth tone theme.
Iwould take it a bit farther and encompass the silver elements of that status bar into a silver-green theme, or even silver-green with a highlights of brown. (I can't help but think of elves when I picture this in my head...weird) The reason I think green and silver would be better main colours is the theme looks very natural and equal elements of green and brown might "pop" it too much. Green/Silver (white w/ that shade of black) would fit, but deffinetly has to have brown highlights somewhere.

I'm sure it's on your list, but I would change the pull-up menu tab from stock. It conflicts with your theme, which is looking really great.

Great start!

Love the colors! Not so sure about the clock but that's a personal preference thing. White clock looks awesome with it. Can't wait to see the release.

Like it, cant wait to see the finished product!

LOVE THE GREEN!!! I would suggest skinning the bottom pull menu though

Come on now, you all didn't expect me to leave the app drawer default, did you?
I've only just begun, so when an idea pops in my head I take care of it. I'm not handling anything in a specific order, however the icons will probably be my last addition (however I'll get up a few prototypes for screenshot-sake and help add to the feel of the theme).
Anyways I've added an update along with new screenshots, check it out.

It's coming together nicely. The browns really do compliment the greens and give it more depth. Keep it coming.

I like it! I like the shades of green and brown you used. The suggestion of a complimenting silver is a good one. Also, consider an earthy dark/muted blue for some highlights (suggestive of water). Then you would have the three primary earth tones - primarily using the green and brown with some small amount of silver/blue as highlights.
Just my .02c - Looking forward to trying it out on Dudes' build!

shaneaus said:
I like it! I like the shades of green and brown you used. The suggestion of a complimenting silver is a good one. Also, consider an earthy dark/muted blue for some highlights (suggestive of water). Then you would have the three primary earth tones - primarily using the green and brown with some small amount of silver/blue as highlights.
Just my .02c - Looking forward to trying it out on Dudes' build!
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As of right now my plans are only supporting JF's ADP1.5 build. That may change down the road, but wouldn't come until I release a final for JF's build.

Oh...the silver is gone. The brown highlights look nice, but the removal of the silver in the task bar seems to have taken something away from the overall theme rather than added something in.

knight4linux said:
Oh...the silver is gone. The brown highlights look nice, but the removal of the silver in the task bar seems to have taken something away from the overall theme rather than added something in.
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Yeah, agreed. I really wasn't impressed with its turnout. I'll make chanegs when I'm back from vacation.

I like it, but to be honest im not feeling the pull out bar.

::bump::
i dont wanna see this theme die...

Alternate CSS Theme for XDA Devs Forum (Blue, Grey, more!)

I've never been a big fan of the yellow XDA theme, and I've never seen a way to change it, so I grabbed the CSS from the site and put it into Stylish, a Firefox CSS tweak extension, and modified it so the yellow tones are changed to different colors, see the full list below. It also narrows the page to 'only' 1200 pixels, in case you're using it on a huge monitor and don't want the page being that wide. It's easy to edit at the top of the code if you don't like that change.
Just thought I'd post this in case anyone else would want this sort of thing. I'm NO CSS ninja, I just clumsily hacked on it. The XDA icons are still yellow/brown, some of the links in the Dark Grey probably need tweaking.
Thanks to sickbox the bug in my CSS edits which make the top bar with User CP/FAQ etc disappear when you hover over the links is fixed!
The Stylish code is here, you'll need Firefox+Stylish Extension, Greasemonkey, or Opera to use it.
Blue - http://userstyles.org/styles/17609
Grey - http://userstyles.org/styles/17622
Dark Grey - http://userstyles.org/styles/17623
NEW! XDA 2010 Theme!
Blue - http://userstyles.org/styles/43606?r=1296614893
Above is my initial shot at converting the 2010 XDA theme to a blue. Once I work out the places to change, I can pretty easily add Greys etc. Help would be appreciated!
New!! XDA 2015 Themes
For the Dark theme
Blue - https://userstyles.org/styles/106066/xda-developers-2015-dark-theme
For the default (light) theme
Blue - https://userstyles.org/styles/106068/xda-developers-2015-light-theme
For 2015 I've only modified areas with wasted space and changed the font from Orange to Blue. It's still in beta a bit, I still have some clean up I'd like to do but I think it might be useful to some people.
Hope it's useful to some folks. I'm using it full time.

Good idea, I'd personally go with more subdued colors. I'd recommend http://kuler.adobe.com to find a complementary combination of blues.
Here's one I like:
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grokdesigns said:
Good idea, I'd personally go with more subdued colors. I'd recommend http://kuler.adobe.com to find a complementary combination of blues.
Here's one I like:
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Ha, that's the one I was poking at once you directed me. I'm gonna do that. Plus I think I'll find a good set of Green and Red. Already put in a Grey. I'm not going to make a dozen themes, but I'm up for suggestions.

grokdesigns said:
Good idea, I'd personally go with more subdued colors. I'd recommend http://kuler.adobe.com to find a complementary combination of blues.
Here's one I like:
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Blue theme updated to match those colors.. That was easy. Working on Red and Green. Added Grey and Dark Grey.

Awesome job, I really like the blue and grey!

I'm also in for the blue and grey! great work!!

I use the blue theme, that works great =D !
And it change the monotony of xda colors...

It's the XDA Powwerrrr !
A basic place with extra men.

thanks man loving the dark grey

I use the blue theme, it really sets XDA apart from the others See ?
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/index.php

Wow! The blue theme really does look good! I modified mine to fit the 1920x1080p display of my laptop.
I actually don't mind the disappearing text on the top bar because now I know when I'm hovering over a link.

im liking the blue theme too just a few images off color but im sure you will figure that out soon. im using it with the new vbulletin plugin for firefox which has a menu bar on the bottom so the disappearing links at the top dont bother me either. thanks for doing this, its nice to have a change of scenery every now and then.

How to get this working in Opera (hope nobody sent it yet):
Open the code in post #1, copy the all source code except the mozilla stuff (@namespace and @-moz-document)
Now, open eg notepad, put there all the text and save it as eg C:\xda.css
Now in Opera, open xda forums -> right click -> Edit local preferences -> Display (Graphics??) and there will be select for User CSS. Select the C:\xda.css -> click OK -> reload page and voila

If you're talking about the themes...
There goes mine, black-gray-whatever, it isn't finished (I must get look the same index and listing pages), but the base is fine and doesn't hurt eyes in night
http://userstyles.org/styles/24118

yeah here is mine, its black, blue, grey still have some tweaking to do but if anybody wants to try it...
http://userstyles.org/styles/24120

Just wanted to say thanks... it's rad, and it's easy... like my dates used to be..

grokdesigns said:
Good idea, I'd personally go with more subdued colors. I'd recommend http://kuler.adobe.com to find a complementary combination of blues.
Here's one I like:
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Jeez, I can't believe I am only now seeing this for the first time today -- January 12, 2010 ! -- 7 months later. God, if only i'd known before. What a welcome sight!

Looks like maybe I should be bumping this thread every so often! Glad people are enjoying it. I know I immediately install UserStyles and the Blue theme when I jump on a computer which doesn't have it, that Yellow just kills me.

OndraSter said:
How to get this working in Opera (hope nobody sent it yet):
Open the code in post #1, copy the all source code except the mozilla stuff (@namespace and @-moz-document)
Now, open eg notepad, put there all the text and save it as eg C:\xda.css
Now in Opera, open xda forums -> right click -> Edit local preferences -> Display (Graphics??) and there will be select for User CSS. Select the C:\xda.css -> click OK -> reload page and voila
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Wow!!! blue looks nice
Thanks a lot!!!
I was waiting for this to use it on Opera!!

Always did like Blue!

Step By Step Guide on how to Modify your WP7 Themes and Colors

This is a step by step to how can you Modify the WP7 accent and background colors for WP7
first you need to unlock your phone using ChevronWP7
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=857127
and Install the registry editor
http://forum.touchxperience.com/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=593
to modify the accent colors use the Advanced Configuration
http://forum.touchxperience.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=590
Use the registry editor to modify the background of the dark theme go to those Keys and change the value to your favorite color in HEX
[HKLM\ControlPanel\themes\1\Basethemecolor]
[HKLM\ControlPanel\themes\1\TextHighContrast]
[HKLM\ControlPanel\themes\1\TextBackGround]
[HKLM\ControlPanel\themes\1\pageBackGroundColor]
[HKLM\ControlPanel\themes\1\SysTrayBackGroundColor]
You might also need to change the font Color
[HKLM\ControlPanel\themes\1\TextNeutralColor]
[HKLM\ControlPanel\themes\1\ListPickerBackgroundPressed]
[HKLM\ControlPanel\themes\1\ContrastColor]
to modify the light theme back ground color:
[HKLM\ControlPanel\themes\0\Basethemecolor]
[HKLM\ControlPanel\themes\0\TextHighContrast]
[HKLM\ControlPanel\themes\0\TextBackGround]
[HKLM\ControlPanel\themes\0\pageBackGroundColor]
[HKLM\ControlPanel\themes\0\SysTrayBackGroundColor]
You might also need to change the font Color
[HKLM\ControlPanel\themes\0\TextNeutralColor]
[HKLM\ControlPanel\themes\0\ListPickerBackgroundPressed]
[HKLM\ControlPanel\themes\0\ContrastColor]
to get the colors in Hex you can find some good color combination here
http://www.webdevelopersnotes.com/design/colour_combinations_for_web_pages.php3

Thanks. Gonna try this tonight. I really want to see the black tiles

any chance of seeing support for hidden network access? i know it's not along the same lines, but it's something i NEED lol

I'll test on hd2
works so well!!! ty!

Eaisest method yet:
[http]www[dot]daveamenta[dot]com/2011-01/change-accent-colors-on-windows-phone-7-samsung-devices/
Works like a charm on my LG E900 Optimus 7.

tejazz said:
Eaisest method yet:
[http]www[dot]daveamenta[dot]com/2011-01/change-accent-colors-on-windows-phone-7-samsung-devices/
Works like a charm on my LG E900 Optimus 7.
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that's not what he is referring to...this is not an accent change

I played around a bit yesterday and nearly f*cked up one of the themes
I changed only pageBackGroundColor to some greenish ones as i wanted on my homescreen, but everytime the theme got f*cked pretty bad. After first change _everything_ was black except systray/status bar and i had to change design blind, after 2nd change everything was white with some pretty bad distortions and again had to change blind.
So can anyone tell me, which exactly to change or do i need to change all of them to my wanted color? :/

kabumm said:
I played around a bit yesterday and nearly f*cked up one of the themes
I changed only pageBackGroundColor to some greenish ones as i wanted on my homescreen, but everytime the theme got f*cked pretty bad. After first change _everything_ was black except systray/status bar and i had to change design blind, after 2nd change everything was white with some pretty bad distortions and again had to change blind.
So can anyone tell me, which exactly to change or do i need to change all of them to my wanted color? :/
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do you kiss your mother with that mouth?
Have you tried deploying the original themes via the registry deployer?
PM me if you want help in german

Can some one put a picture of home screen after doing this?
Thanks

dbs11 said:
do you kiss your mother with that mouth?
Have you tried deploying the original themes via the registry deployer?
PM me if you want help in german
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no comment on that one ^^
yeah, i just changed the edited registry values back to normal manually.
so which entry is the one to edit the homescreen background?
it should be just pageBackGroundColor and sysTrayBackGroundColor right?
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oh man, i forgot "FF" in front of hex-color-code
now it works
so it has to look like #FFhexcodeofyourcolor -.-

Nice to see these options get out...
But...Has anyone devised a way to not only change the background but even apply a wallpaper as background? Now THAT would be really nice

not yet...

Blacktiles are worthless... it just shows an all black tiles on a black screen. Blacktiles on white is meh.

I confirm changing PageBackGroundColor changes the home screen and apps background very cool, also systry color works as well. Just reset ur device after the changer for it to take place. And it looks like the first variable has not effect .

works great. Hopefully we get an unlock once the update drops (this weekend?).

I can change themes color perfectly by using Advanced Config
But cannot change the background home screen ( it's just black or light )
Can you show me for a details to change the background homescreen as a custom picture ?

Hi all,
Is it possible to get screenshot (or photos) of your changes?
Thanks in advance
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doudouweb

ketnoitinhyeu said:
I can change themes color perfectly by using Advanced Config
But cannot change the background home screen ( it's just black or light )
Can you show me for a details to change the background homescreen as a custom picture ?
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Use registry edit and goto:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ControlPanel\Themes\1]
"PageBackgroundColor"="#FF......"
"SysTrayBackgroundColor"="#FF......"
change these to what color you want, and make sure to leave the first 2 FF then your color code. Here is a link to some colors.
http://www.colorschemer.com/online.html

ketnoitinhyeu said:
I can change themes color perfectly by using Advanced Config
But cannot change the background home screen ( it's just black or light )
Can you show me for a details to change the background homescreen as a custom picture ?
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use the registry editor to change the black to another color
as for changing it to a picture it is still not possible

doudouweb said:
Hi all,
Is it possible to get screenshot (or photos) of your changes?
Thanks in advance
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doudouweb
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here you go
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[Q] Tile Accent Theme Color?!

Hello all,
Out of curiosity I wanted to know what accent theme color you all prefer for your device, and how often you switch (if you switch it at all) your accent theme color. Me, personally, I enjoy having the green accent theme color enabled all the time. I've switched it a few times, but I find myself reverting back to the green accent theme color for some reason. I dislike the brown accent theme color the most.

WP7 doesn't really have a color I would stay with. But I have mostly used red. Right now I'm using the ordinary blue on black. I certainly hope MS will add a boat load of color and theme options in an update. Would love to see silver tiles on white, black tiles on lite charcoal, white tiles on black and want some of those yellow tiles.

I use black on black or black on white. On my favorite teams match days I switch to navy blue on black.

I switch many times to use all colors, but mostly I use light blue, lime and green, cause Omnia7 screen simple supports more pixels with those colors (text more readable). I wish MS would add more colors to every phone. I'm wondering why some phone models/manufacturers has different colors as my phone bought in Finland. Weren't WP7 supposed to be same in every manufacturer?

JuWa said:
I switch many times to use all colors, but mostly I use light blue, lime and green, cause Omnia7 screen simple supports more pixels with those colors (text more readable). I wish MS would add more colors to every phone. I'm wondering why some phone models/manufacturers has different colors as my phone bought in Finland. Weren't WP7 supposed to be same in every manufacturer?
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They are the same. The only way currently to get other colors is by the Chevron unlocker.

eternalemb said:
I use black on black or black on white. On my favorite teams match days I switch to navy blue on black.
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Black on black must look slick. The words just float, correct? Do you have a picture?

I use brown on black

I've been staying mostly with Orange on Dark. But my other standard ones are: Blue/Dark, Green/Dark, Green or Brown/Light.
And put me down as well for better colours at some point. I find right now, 80% of them are very feminine (both magenta and pink?? Come on...)

MartyLK said:
They are the same. The only way currently to get other colors is by the Chevron unlocker.
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Oh, didn't know that!

I'd love to see a picture of black on black for those chevron guys who have it. Must be sick.
Sent from my Windows Phone using Board Express

Red Grenadine said:
I'd love to see a picture of black on black for those chevron guys who have it. Must be sick.
Sent from my Windows Phone using Board Express
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The problem with Black on Black is the accent text.
The tiles look great, but any accent text becomes unreadable.
I'd post a pic, but I don't know how to do a screen capture on my Focus.

Here was a poll I made earlier regarding themes.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=827339

A quick google search brings up some interesting looking ones:
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.
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AND, LINK (wont let me embed): http://img826.imageshack.us/i/wp7blacktiles.png/
-seems to be some sort of black on black, although I think it's a mockup, not a real one

I typically go with one of my modified greens or blues (there a little bit darker). I also have a grayish-blue that I switch to. Black on black isn't as good as it sounds. It is novel, but not really that great after a few minutes.

rjohnstone said:
The problem with Black on Black is the accent text.
The tiles look great, but any accent text becomes unreadable.
I'd post a pic, but I don't know how to do a screen capture on my Focus.
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Yeah, I had thought about that. A shame because an all black tile look would be awesome on the Focus (and great for an AMOLED phone's battery life). Wonder if MS / Chevron will find a way to split text accent color and tile accent color.

sure haven't said:
A quick google search brings up some interesting looking ones:
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AND, LINK (wont let me embed): http://img826.imageshack.us/i/wp7blacktiles.png/
-seems to be some sort of black on black, although I think it's a mockup, not a real one
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lol that's weird. The black on white one on the left is mine. I posted it in the original accent color thread in the Dev and Hacking section. Guess its floating on the interwebz now...
Sent from my HD7 using Board Express

i really hope wp7 could change theme color by half month,like PSP...

eternalemb said:
lol that's weird. The black on white one on the left is mine. I posted it in the original accent color thread in the Dev and Hacking section. Guess its floating on the interwebz now...
Sent from my HD7 using Board Express
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Haha seriously?? That's very odd... must be a weird feeling. I've never seen something like that happen, kinda neat.

sure haven't said:
A quick google search brings up some interesting looking ones:
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AND, LINK (wont let me embed): http://img826.imageshack.us/i/wp7blacktiles.png/
-seems to be some sort of black on black, although I think it's a mockup, not a real one
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Wow, these both look great!

@ sure haven't yeah it's a bit odd...
to those who wanted to see black on black i attached a picture, though its blurry. also, i dont have a problem with black on black or black on white's accent text because so far as i can tell it only messes up three things: missed calls (can't see the detail or time), contact details on profile, and text message timestamps. I'm perfectly fine giving up those things for a slick looking Start screen and if i do need to see those things i can simply workaround it or change the accent, look at it and change the accent back. black on black is my daily theme and im damn happy with it

[Q]Problem Theming Menu Popup

So I'm working on my own theme and having some difficulty. The text on the popup menu isn't showing up. I've already changed the text color to white, so its not an issue. It looks like the icons have been shifted down for some reason and the text isn't showing at all. Anyone have any idea why this would happen and how to fix it?
Here is what it looks like:
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And how exactly did you go about theming the text to white? We need to know what you did and that might explain why were seeing this behavior. First time i've seen this btw so no clue.
Did you do it this way: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8316984&postcount=2297 ?
kiekan said:
So I'm working on my own theme and having some difficulty. The text on the popup menu isn't showing up. I've already changed the text color to white, so its not an issue. It looks like the icons have been shifted down for some reason and the text isn't showing at all. Anyone have any idea why this would happen and how to fix it?
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Well, I was using another theme as a base (darkierawr's Nebula theme, since it has the lockscreen mod added in) and modifying all the images within. So I'm not sure how the original theme's text was edited. I myself haven't fully learned XML editing.

So all you did was swap out some images? maybe try putting back one or two until you figure out which one adversely changed the settings menu to its current state. Yeah not sure how the text just disappeared. Good luck let us know what you find out.
kiekan said:
Well, I was using another theme as a base (darkierawr's Nebula theme, since it has the lockscreen mod added in) and modifying all the images within. So I'm not sure how the original theme's text was edited. I myself haven't fully learned XML editing.
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p3dr0maz said:
So all you did was swap out some images? maybe try putting back one or two until you figure out which one adversely changed the settings menu to its current state. Yeah not sure how the text just disappeared. Good luck let us know what you find out.
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I tried just starting from scratch and doing everything over. No go. So it must be an issue with one of the pngs, like you are saying. I'm gonna try your suggestion later tonight when I get off work, heh.

kiekan said:
So I'm working on my own theme and having some difficulty. The text on the popup menu isn't showing up. I've already changed the text color to white, so its not an issue. It looks like the icons have been shifted down for some reason and the text isn't showing at all. Anyone have any idea why this would happen and how to fix it?
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That is in the styles xml in values. Scoll down and find widget ic menu I believe. Most text apperences are in that folder. You can change the value right there to any color you want. Make sure to do all your xml edits before you change any images in the res folder or it won't compile. Hope that helps and if you need more just ask.
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ringold24 said:
That is in the styles xml in values. Scoll down and find widget ic menu I believe. Most text apperences are in that folder. You can change the value right there to any color you want. Make sure to do all your xml edits before you change any images in the res folder or it won't compile. Hope that helps and if you need more just ask.
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The issue isn't the color at all, though. The base file I'm working off of already has white text. The text isn't displaying at all (its not black text, rather its not there at all).

I used the Simply Blue theme that is on the lockscreen mod thread. I just changed the images and it worked fine. It has the black menu as well.

Kiekan,
Check what's up with these files:
menu_background.9.png
menu_background_fill_parent_width.9.png
maybe even menu_submenu_background.9.png
I believe those are the background images for that popup.
kiekan said:
The issue isn't the color at all, though. The base file I'm working off of already has white text. The text isn't displaying at all (its not black text, rather its not there at all).
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p3dr0maz said:
Kiekan,
Check what's up with these files:
menu_background.9.png
menu_background_fill_parent_width.9.png
maybe even menu_submenu_background.9.png
I believe those are the background images for that popup.
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p3dr0maz is right. If you change the background color in those files to a lighter color the text should show. Otherwise the the transparency code in the styles.xml has been changed to make the text transparent which I highly doubt give what you've said so far.

Yeah it's just weird cause he's not editing any XML. He said he's just been switching images and from the looks fo the screenshot it's like the text is not even there. It's like gone lol. Weirdness.
shane6374 said:
p3dr0maz is right. If you change the background color in those files to a lighter color the text should show. Otherwise the the transparency code in the styles.xml has been changed to make the text transparent which I highly doubt give what you've said so far.
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Im telling you, I had the same issue. My solution was to use the framework from Simply Blue in the 6 lockscreen mod thread.

shiftr182 said:
Im telling you, I had the same issue. My solution was to use the framework from Simply Blue in the 6 lockscreen mod thread.
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This is what I ended up doing. Worked fine once I switched frameworks. Thanks for the help.