I've looked up and down the cm7 thread and themes section for this? did some Googling and got a possible lead which is editing smali. changing the icon colors within that menu seems to challenging so I just want to switch the font color to red (not render colors) and possibly make the settings background transparent. any help is greatly appreciated
bumping this since it's still open
not sure on what you're asking, but the android kitchen can modify/theme most of your phone:
http://uot.dakra.lt/
changing the font color of the words to red,,,,such "wireless & networks"...the whole listing in the settings page
Hey Everyone,
I successfully used UOT Kitchen to change battery icon, status bar text color, change the default font on my phone, change pop-up colors, make my drop down notification black and semi-transparent.
However, the one thing that doesn't work is the text on the notification pull down bar is black which is of course unreadable on a black semi-transparent background.
I changed it in UOT Kitchen to Blue. Then I tried doing it over again and changed it to Orange. The end result is still black.
Any help would be appreciated.
Running Stock+ which is Gingerbread based Rom from here on XDA.
hollywoodfrodo said:
Hey Everyone,
I successfully used UOT Kitchen to change battery icon, status bar text color, change the default font on my phone, change pop-up colors, make my drop down notification black and semi-transparent.
However, the one thing that doesn't work is the text on the notification pull down bar is black which is of course unreadable on a black semi-transparent background.
I changed it in UOT Kitchen to Blue. Then I tried doing it over again and changed it to Orange. The end result is still black.
Any help would be appreciated.
Running Stock+ which is Gingerbread based Rom from here on XDA.
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Next time please post this questions in the Q/A area:
But from what you are saying the test for "ongoing" notifications are staying black right? like music and things of that nature??? that is because the texts is stored in there own apk. so if you want to change the color of the text you will need to take apart the apk for each app that uses the "ongoing" notification area.
I think I got it
First off, sorry for posting in wrong forum. Thanks for answering and not kicking me out! It won't happen again.
So basically, since the HTC Inc is supposed to have a white pull down notification, most apps make their text black and it would have to be changed in each app (text messaging, google voice texts, etc).
I did run the app Cache Cleaner which posts its results in the notification and they surprisingly showed up in the color (blue) that I had chosen in UOT. But nothing else has, so I guess I just need to change my background color to white or something that works with black text.
Thanks,
hollywoodfrodo
hollywoodfrodo said:
First off, sorry for posting in wrong forum. Thanks for answering and not kicking me out! It won't happen again.
So basically, since the HTC Inc is supposed to have a white pull down notification, most apps make their text black and it would have to be changed in each app (text messaging, google voice texts, etc).
I did run the app Cache Cleaner which posts its results in the notification and they surprisingly showed up in the color (blue) that I had chosen in UOT. But nothing else has, so I guess I just need to change my background color to white or something that works with black text.
Thanks,
hollywoodfrodo
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No worries on the kick. i dont flame.
The notifications are broken down into 2 groups. "ongoing" and "notification". If its a notification that is controlled by the framework-res.apk it will be themed from the UOT most market apk and gapps use the ongoing section so they are held within there respected apk. the only way around it is to do what you said. have a white bg or if you go and change each apk. sorry. :/
guys i used the UOT kitchen, could i replace the mod'd framework-res.apk by jus using the root explorer?? i mean paste it in the system folder den set permissions n then move it to the system/framework/ folder??
Had this issue to. Tried everything to change the text color with no luck. I finally gave up and settled for a transparent white pulldown. It dosent look to bad but is a bit of a contrast from my mostly black transparent theme.
I'm trying to change the background of my on screen keyboard to transparent. I've already decompiled and changed my SamsungIME.apk -querty png/.9.png backround to transparent. Now I need to change my system holo backround for input because the keyboard backround is transparent but the black system holo shows up behind the keyboard. Hopefully I've been able to explain my question well enough so that someone knows what I'm trying to do.
I'm not a developer and have no idea of how to make my own icon pack so here I go with my request to the themers I guess?
I want the same icon pack that comes with the G3 but all the icons either square or round or both.
The second request is that the background for all app has to be either that beige or whatever color it is or that green-blueish of the G3s widget. For example the same green P_toti used for his G3tweaksbox icon (both color options would be great!). Picture attached
Idk how hard is this to create but I'm willing to pay if not too pricey. By the way I'd like too keep the icon details like the white and the shade on the message app and the white and black the G3tweaksbox app.
Thanks!
please! or at least tell me how can I start experimenting with editing icons or creating my own
Remaining somehow unsatisfied with the available (free and paid) themes, I actually wonder how to edit lets say the background of the menus or the font colour by myself.
I mean, there are some great creations available but their numbers are small (new device, ok, that might change) and with every one of them I found things which don't look good or are less useable than desired and would require only small changes.
This is not to criticize the creators of the current works but mainly a plea to receive some kind of tool or help regarding small changes to an existing theme. Other than the icons or the wallpaper, the phone's apps don't allow for changing much.
So, to list:
- Change menu background
- Change font colour, perhaps text outline (mainly in menus)
- Change transparency of widgets
- Change colour of "enabled" vs. "disabled" sliders and buttons
- Change icon style (means if they are round, squared, etc.)
Things I've found so far, which may apply to the G7: How to change the nav bar colour. (that's a link from the mini review)
Edit:
Would SystemUI Tuner help? From the description, it does touch on UI items (hence the name) but wouldn't allow for the changes I've listed, no?