Where can I go to learn to theme, or at least learn the basics?
I have two roms, I know how to make things like task bars change between two roms, but the rom I use has green selection color as well as inside text boxes, I like that better than blue or orange, I jut can't figure how to change that over as well
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Seanc13 said:
Where can I go to learn to theme, or at least learn the basics?
I have two roms, I know how to make things like task bars change between two roms, but the rom I use has green selection color as well as inside text boxes, I like that better than blue or orange, I jut can't figure how to change that over as well
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Let me know what you need to do. Supply me with the names of the files you are trying to work with and what folders they are in. I can help you.
It would be awesome to see a comprehensive guide on setting up/installing/tweaking themes/home screens. This is my first android coming off a palm treo755p and there wasnt alot of theme action there. So I'm pretty lost other than just downloading some adw themes.
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I'm currently working on that but its a lot of writing and I will need screenshots to keep it from getting too confusing.
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So the rom/theme I'm using uses green for a highlight/select color, but I like the blue (or possibly purple or something for some). I was wondering what elements where would need to be edited?
It's not the only thing I'd want to edit, so really the starting point should be sufficient.
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atkailash said:
So the rom/theme I'm using uses green for a highlight/select color, but I like the blue (or possibly purple or something for some). I was wondering what elements where would need to be edited?
It's not the only thing I'd want to edit, so really the starting point should be sufficient.
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You need to read the how to theme threads. Your awnsers are in there. The green highlights arte either controlled by images or xml code. Everything is found in the framework-res.apk that would need to be changed. In order to edit an xml file you need to de compile the apk. Images can just be dragged and dropped using 7zip our winrar
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Cool I forgot there's non-device parts of the forums too, lol thanks!
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The theming how to has been really great so far, there is a section of the How To that lists all the tools you will need her. I am working on switching my color from blue to red! I am playing with shades of red and trying to figure out a way to change the highlighting shape on the keypad.. want to change it from a square / rectangle to a star.
HeisRisen said:
The theming how to has been really great so far, there is a section of the How To that lists all the tools you will need her. I am working on switching my color from blue to red! I am playing with shades of red and trying to figure out a way to change the highlighting shape on the keypad.. want to change it from a square / rectangle to a star.
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I cracked open the framework-res from emotionless today, gonna have to try it on my desktop instead of my netbook so I can do editing. Thanks for the link, think I stubled across it (way too many sites/forums and some are so nonspecific)
My next challenge is bootani, I broke the one on baked snack 1.6 somehow.
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I cracked open the framework-res from emotionless today, gonna have to try it on my desktop instead of my netbook so I can do editing. Thanks for the link, think I stubled across it (way too many sites/forums and some are so nonspecific)
My next challenge is bootani, I broke the one on baked snack 1.6 somehow.
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There is alot of information about this in either the Extreme kernel thread or the ACS Rom thread.
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I cracked open the framework-res from emotionless today, gonna have to try it on my desktop instead of my netbook so I can do editing. Thanks for the link, think I stubled across it (way too many sites/forums and some are so nonspecific)
My next challenge is bootani, I broke the one on baked snack 1.6 somehow.
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Try the final version of my theme. It's galaxy blue now. I think as a theme it flows alot better now. You might enjoy it
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mysteryemotionz said:
Try the final version of my theme. It's galaxy blue now. I think as a theme it flows alot better now. You might enjoy it
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It was downloading as I typed my last message, I thought that was funny. I do like it more. Still gonna tinker though, just to learn and just cause.
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This is my first time ever putting together a theme. I used UOT kitchen just to put something together. Its just black and blue with honeycomb icons.
I think it still needs some work, I'm not sure how to edit the colors of widgets or apps yet.
I am probably going to make some changes as I get better. If anyone has any advice then feel free to PM me.
Features : Custom Battery Icon
Honeycomb Icons
Black notification bar (transparent background)
Dark Blue overscrolls
Other slight Color changes
Kinda ugly I think... But Im sharing it anyway!
You should be able to flash via CWM.
BACK UP YOUR ROM BEFORE FLASHING JUST IN CASE.
NEW: Just edited some of the colors a bit And changed the battery icon.
Screenshots
(Not updated for new version) I will take new screenshots later. I am tired. The new colors are much better I think.
Changes
Please tell me what you like / dont like.
Looks great besides the battery icon, should be blue like the rest. Great work though and thanks!
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jasontx said:
Looks great besides the battery icon, should be blue like the rest. Great work though and thanks!
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Its honeycomb colored. But It changes color when your battery is at different levels.
At full charge it matches the rest of the honeycomb icons.
Im working on some tweaks already. I dont like the color of the pop up screens.
I understand, thanks a million, looks great so far. I'm excited to see where you take it.
Maybe I should research this kitchen stuff and take a shot at themes too!
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Kitchen is real easy. Im trying to figure out how to mod the widgets and other apks to match the theme.
http://uot.dakra.lt/kitchen/
Thx for the link!
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Kitchen is real easy. Im trying to figure out how to mod the widgets and other apks to match the theme.
http://uot.dakra.lt/kitchen/
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You can do this by using a program like WinZip or 7Zip to open the APK files (they're effectively just .zip archives with a different extension) and changing the files. Its pretty easy save for the part where you have to make new images. Most images used in Android are .9.png files which need to be nine patched. There are tons of threads all over XDA about how to do this. Check it out, mate.
BTW nice work.
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You can do this by using a program like WinZip or 7Zip to open the APK files (they're effectively just .zip archives with a different extension) and changing the files. Its pretty easy save for the part where you have to make new images. Most images used in Android are .9.png files which need to be nine patched. There are tons of threads all over XDA about how to do this. Check it out, mate.
BTW nice work.
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Thanks. Im going to try that out later.
Do you know how I'd modify the bar above the notifications with the wifi etc? It looks kinda ugly because everything else is black lol.
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Very nice work.any chance of getting rid of your name on the notification window???.
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Thanks. Im going to try that out later.
Do you know how I'd modify the bar above the notifications with the wifi etc? It looks kinda ugly because everything else is black lol.
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That i'm not so sure about. check in the tw framework apk
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I'm basically looking for an app, or something I can flash that will make my SMS app look like the one picture here on my friend's tumblr.
He told me what device he had, but I lost the message in tumblr's tubes. If anyone could point me in the right direction, either to something similar or a ported version. That would be fabulous. Thanks so much! <3
Try GoSMS. You don't need to have Go Launcher installed to use it. It has lots of themes and customization options. Pick the list view not bubble view. There is also an ICS theme that may match perfectly
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I'm using GO right now actually. I like it a lot, but unfortunately the ICS theme is all black and blue. I'm checking out the user themes, but I'm not too hopeful. Thanks though.
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I'm using GO right now actually. I like it a lot, but unfortunately the ICS theme is all black and blue. I'm checking out the user themes, but I'm not too hopeful. Thanks though.
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Yeah, I just remembered that the the I mentioned is black. Let me search the ones I have..
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I have been trying out different themes for my phone, but what I came to notice is that not all of the icons match the theme and stay stock, and it looks stupid. Is there any way around this?
usually theme creators only theme the most common apps
Guess you gotta stick with the themes that don't mod the icons then
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I have been trying out different themes for my phone, but what I came to notice is that not all of the icons match the theme and stay stock, and it looks stupid. Is there any way around this?
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are you talking about sense skin apks, or aosp theme engine apks? very different
Don't think most themes change all icons
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are you talking about sense skin apks, or aosp theme engine apks? very different
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I'm talking about themes downloaded from the market for ADW.Launcher on CM7.2 RC3.
Your not going to find an adw theme that changes all apps. What you can do is if there is a popular app that is not themed, you can always contact the dev and ask nicely that it be put into the next update. I think a lot of devs just hit the basics and post to market quickly to make a few bucks. But some of the better ones will actually take the time to listen to their customers and incorporate requests.
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What about some of the lettered icon packs?(Icon pack A,B,C, etc.) I've noticed there are a few if them, so maybe try those and see if they have what you're looking for.
A couple of devs have even posted numerous packs of 50-100 icons each....they are paid, but they should cover just about everything.
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Also some themes don't have direct replacment icons, rather, they have a lot of generic icons. For instance, if you use a 3rd party twitter app, you can use the stock Twitter icon.
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1st off I wanna say no disrespect to the devs...I appreciate all the hard work that goes into all the awesome roms...seems that with all the talk of jellybean and without an official ics release that THEMING has taking a back seat..although i am enjoying team rejects change of pace (annihilation is awesome!) And I love the look of miui but I can't get it to work good enough for me to use as my daily,with that being said I kinda long for the days of a DUSK theme or an all white with black letter theme like the GTX rom I had on my TP2 I think these would look sweet on my et4g...anyone willing to work on anything similar to these?
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White with black lettering would be a battery killer!
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Yeah..I thought about that after I posted this......just looking for a change of pace...liking the capabilities of what jellybean brings to the table but not the look..and I can see xda getting as flooded with variations of jb as it is with Ics...thanks for the reply though!
I remember those themes. That really takes me back. But it would be awesome to see the dusk theme on this badboy
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D1rk said:
I remember those themes. That really takes me back. But it would be awesome to see the dusk theme on this badboy
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AGREED!:good:
Dude. you can do most of this yourself..with wallpapers, beautiful Widgets. custom icon sets, themable launchers and icons, rocket dial allows you to theme your dialer...don't wait for somebody to do it for you bro...create your own masterpiece...
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bimmerman7 said:
Dude. you can do most of this yourself..with wallpapers, beautiful Widgets. custom icon sets, themable launchers and icons, rocket dial allows you to theme your dialer...don't wait for somebody to do it for you bro...create your own masterpiece...
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I'm too lazy. but I will try it.
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Lol...the good old HD2 days.... I remember my favorite theme was "Energy" .
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Lol...the good old HD2 days.... I remember my favorite theme was "Energy" .
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Nrgz themes were always the best. It made any screen pop. I also remember sencity that theme was awesome too.
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bimmerman7 said:
Dude. you can do most of this yourself..with wallpapers, beautiful Widgets. custom icon sets, themable launchers and icons, rocket dial allows you to theme your dialer...don't wait for somebody to do it for you bro...create your own masterpiece...
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Thanks for the words of encouragement but I am far from skilled enough to do all that(hell I even gave up on uccw and mclock because I couldn't get em to work right for me..lol) might not have been anything special to anyone else in Xdaland but I've been proud of my previous screenies on this phone though...good idea!..thanks again!
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I'm too lazy. but I will try it.
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Lol..good luck man..keep me posted!..
Nrg themes were pretty awesome...did you ever try sharkies ROM?
I wonder what phone those 2 devs are on now...
Also...I highly recommend giving this launcher a try...the customization options are so amazing, it took me like a week til I got my pages like I wanted them. Check out some of these guys setups, you can find mine in this thread if you go deep enough...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=22746249
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Also...I highly recommend giving this launcher a try...the customization options are so amazing, it took me like a week til I got my pages like I wanted them. Check out some of these guys setups, you can find mine in this thread if you go deep enough...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=22746249
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Thanks again...pretty awesome when senior members like yourself sit and chat with us lil guys...haha...much appreciated bro!
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Thanks again...pretty awesome when senior members like yourself sit and chat with us lil guys...haha...much appreciated bro!
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Shee-it! I'm nobody special, I just like the subject....I like to be able to show my phone to those iPhone assholes and them be like Holy ****! that's so cool, yeah that's right....you can't do that with your iPhone! I got tired of waiting for a rom or theme to come out, only to be disappointed because its somebody else's idea of the way they want their phone to look...f that...just play around you'll be amazed what you can do with your phone...this is my 2 year old Evo running ReMics-UX which is a SGS3 port...
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ling4383 said:
Thanks for the words of encouragement but I am far from skilled enough to do all that(hell I even gave up on uccw and mclock because I couldn't get em to work right for me..lol) might not have been anything special to anyone else in Xdaland but I've been proud of my previous screenies on this phone though...good idea!..thanks again!
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If you could post a link to a theme or the icons, might be a good idea for a new rom
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Shee-it! I'm nobody special, I just like the subject....I like to be able to show my phone to those iPhone assholes and them be like Holy ****! that's so cool, yeah that's right....you can't do that with your iPhone! I got tired of waiting for a rom or theme to come out, only to be disappointed because its somebody else's idea of the way they want their phone to look...f that...just play around you'll be amazed what you can do with your phone...this is my 2 year old Evo running ReMics-UX which is a SGS3 port...
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You sir should start theming or making roms... Just saying.
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If you could post a link to a theme or the icons, might be a good idea for a new rom
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You sir should start theming or making roms... Just saying.
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I'm telling you guys, you can do it yourself, all you need is a good CM9 or CM7 base rom, find a theme you like for the theme Chooser in that rom, use a themeable launcher, Apex, ADW EX, or SSLauncher, this thread a **** ton of icon sets http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19600116
I use the free app ChargeBar (in play store) for a centered bottom status bar battery bar, I use Rom Toolbox to change system font, I use Android Pro Widgets for Twitter, Messaging, Bookmark, and Calendar Widgets...these have different themes and colors available for the Widgets....Here is a link to some of what I did with SsLauncher...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25394812
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Also for dialer, I recommend Rocket Dial it has different themes, and you can find a theme for just about any 3rd party keyboard out there...I like ICS keyboard in the market
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I'm telling you guys, you can do it yourself, all you need is a good CM9 or CM7 base rom, find a theme you like for the theme Chooser in that rom, use a themeable launcher, Apex, ADW EX, or SSLauncher, this thread a **** ton of icon sets http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19600116
I use the free app ChargeBar (in play store) for a centered bottom status bar battery bar, I use Rom Toolbox to change system font, I use Android Pro Widgets for Twitter, Messaging, Bookmark, and Calendar Widgets...these have different themes and colors available for the Widgets....Here is a link to some of what I did with SsLauncher...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25394812
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With all those mods or Widgets running, doesn't it eat your battery?
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Uamore6 said:
With all those mods or Widgets running, doesn't it eat your battery?
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Not really any more than having Sense or something like that on your phone, its more of a kernel thing and we have some great evo specific kernel devs over here, you just have to find a pure AOSP rom without all the Sense, TouchWiz, Motoblur overlays, then just add your own Widgets icons launcher dialer keyboard font over that and create your personalized interface the way you want it....
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was gonna post this elsewhere, but here's as good as a place as any i suppose. for those that want to mess around with theming here's a great place to start. it's a vrtheme template for our phone. It should work with most roms. here's a link with some quick info and the download link with our updated binary. all thanks to the villianrom team for a great template/idea
http://www.villainrom.co.uk/forum/threads/about-villaintheme-system.4971/
http://www.mediafire.com/?ddi2vc7qeg2y44x
basically instead of having to decompile and recompile apk's and have a complete and working apk to flash, this only requires that you place the images, xml's etc in the correct folder structure. everything is in the vrtheme folder in the zip. so to theme a system app, say systemui, you would create a folder called SystemUI.apk in the correct folder structure, namely vrtheme/system/app/SystemUI.apk. then all you have to do is drag and drop the images you want swapped into the proper folder locations. I included an example folder structure for images in drawable-hdpi for systemui and framework-res to get ya started. beauty of this is you can literally drag and drop whole sections of other themes into the template and it will just replace those images on our phone. So if those themes in the OP have same sized images and same names, you could just drag and drop those into the respective vrtheme zip folder and flash away. Make sense? just starting to get this going again on our phones, so mess around, but be careful, I'm obviously not responsible to anything you do
it can also be used to theme paid apps, which is sweet. since your not actually including the apk itself, and the app has to be in the location specified before you apply the theme.