How do I do this?
I wanted to create a folder and then have additional folders in this folder to keep things clean, but it won't let me place or create a folder within a folder.
For instance
Apps Folder
- Games Folder
- Internet Folder
- Misc Folder
etc...
Can this be done?
I would like to try to use the MIUI launcher, but with out this I am back to Launcher PRo
h20wakebum said:
How do I do this?
I wanted to create a folder and then have additional folders in this folder to keep things clean, but it won't let me place or create a folder within a folder.
For instance
Apps Folder
- Games Folder
- Internet Folder
- Misc Folder
etc...
Can this be done?
I would like to try to use the MIUI launcher, but with out this I am back to Launcher PRo
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I was using MIUI very briefly when it first came out and what you're talking about wasn't possible then. I don't know what has changed in the MIUI world but if it wasn't possible then, is properly not possible now. When you create a folder I believe you can only place apps, contacts and bookmarks.
Oh and by the way, this is the wrong section to post questions. Next time go to the Q&A section and start a thread there.......otherwise go to the Development section and find the MIUI rom and then ask your question inside that thread.
mazdarider23 said:
I was using MIUI very briefly when it first came out and what you're talking about wasn't possible then. I don't know what has changed in the MIUI world but if it wasn't possible then, is properly not possible now. When you create a folder I believe you can only place apps, contacts and bookmarks.
Oh and by the way, this is the wrong section to post questions. Next time go to the Q&A section and start a thread there.......otherwise go to the Development section and find the MIUI rom and then ask your question inside that thread.
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My mistake! Wasn't sure where to put this.
It doesn't work...
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I got this idea from a thread where someone was asking for a certain icon pack and I suggested to go one by one and grab the icon from each apk. I then thought to myself that this could all be automated. So here it is:
Ultimate Extractor
HOW TO USE:
1. Download icex.zip
2. Make folder C:\icex
3. Extract files from icex.zip to C:\icex
4. Put the theme in C:\icex (has to have .zip extension)
5. Make sure that the theme is the only zip file in C:\icex
6. Now you have 4 choices:
-> 6a: If you want everything (.pngs, .jpgs, .xmls) run UltimateExtractor.bat
-> 6b: If you want only icons (icon.png or ic_launcher*.png) run IconExtractor.bat
-> 6c: If you want almost every single .png run PngExtractor.bat
-> 6d: If you want to run Ultimate Extractor on .apks and not a whole zip file, run UltimateExtractorApk.bat *NEW*
Thanks to ultra spikey for his theme porter script which I based mines off of and thanks to woelv for the thread that got me to do this.
xidominicanoix said:
I got this idea from a thread where someone was asking for a certain icon pack and I suggested to go one by one and grab the icon from each apk. I then thought to myself that this could all be automated. So here it is:
ICon EXtractor v1.0
HOW TO USE:
1. Download icex.zip
2. Make folder C:\icex
3. Extract files from icex.zip to C:\icex
4. Put the theme in C:\icex (has to have .zip extension)
5. Make sure that the theme is the only zip file in C:\icex
6. Now you have to choices:
-> 6a: If you want every single icon, run IconExtractor.bat
-> 6a -> 1: You will be prompted twice
-> 6a -> 2: Hit 'u' and enter at both prompts
-> 6b: If you dont want to be prompted, run IconExtractor_NoPrompt.bat
7. All the icons will now be in folder C:\icex\icons
The reason that the non prompting one won't give you all the icons is because a lot of icons are named "icon.png" so they end up overwriting each other. Also some of the ic_launcher* icons have the same name as well (such as ic_launcher_gallery). The prompting script gives you the option to automatically rename the .pngs as they are extracted. I will try and find a way around this eventually.
I will try to find a way to get all the icons without being prompted (its a 7z thing)
Thanks to ultra spikey for his theme porter script which I based mines off of and thanks to woelv for the thread that got me to do this.
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wow man... you never cease to amaze me... keep up the badass work!
Ted417 said:
wow man... you never cease to amaze me... keep up the badass work!
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hehe thanks man .. if only i could get it to be perfect
nice work! now you need another tool to repack the icons. so people can extract icons from one place and repack them automatically into another. that would be perfect since people who extract the icons want to use it for another app or theme.
NguyenHuu said:
nice work! now you need another tool to repack the icons. so people can extract icons from one place and repack them automatically into another. that would be perfect since people who extract the icons want to use it for another app or theme.
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well thats what ultra spikey's theme porter is for
xidominicanoix said:
The reason that the non prompting one won't give you all the icons is because a lot of icons are named "icon.png" so they end up overwriting each other. Also some of the ic_launcher* icons have the same name as well (such as ic_launcher_gallery). The prompting script gives you the option to automatically rename the .pngs as they are extracted. I will try and find a way around this eventually.
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Maybe you could create folders for each apk. So that the icons can be easily identified?
Great work, by the way!
RichieDaze said:
Maybe you could create folders for each apk. So that the icons can be easily identified?
Great work, by the way!
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i was able to get them into folders for each apk but i was having trouble getting them to the root of each folder (they were in res/drawable within each folder which is what im trying to avoid)
ill keep working on it and see if i can get them into the root of their own folders
EDIT: found a huge bug which ill be fixing for the next update
xidominicanoix said:
i was able to get them into folders for each apk but i was having trouble getting them to the root of each folder (they were in res/drawable within each folder which is what im trying to avoid)
ill keep working on it and see if i can get them into the root of their own folders
EDIT: found a huge bug which ill be fixing for the next update
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This would make mylife ten times easier to port themes. I have to search through the whole rom to get the png's I need. It takes around 4 hours to do. Plus some of the older roms png's have different names for them. Mostly on the Framework. Does it extract the png's from the Framework as well?
Yea it should be doing so but ill double check to make sure
EDIT: no i wasnt doing it before but i implemented it now
ok new update
have everything in separate folders now
enjoy
ALSO, for anyone who's curious .. that 'huge bug' is due to some themes having an 'app' folder while others have 'system/app' ... my script wasnt working with the 'app' folder before ... now it tests for it
EDIT: had to re up it real quick with a small fix
Should I reboot after doing this process or simply the icons apply themselves instantly? 'Cause I did it and nothing happened. i'm on CyanogenMod 3.97 and try to put icons of the Aero theme...Can some help...Pleaseeee
fairymaru said:
Should I reboot after doing this process or simply the icons apply themselves instantly? 'Cause I did it and nothing happened. i'm on CyanogenMod 3.97 and try to put icons of the Aero theme...Can some help...Pleaseeee
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this isnt changing the icons in your phone .. this extracts the icons from any theme and puts them in a folder on your computer .... its mainly a help to theme devs or anyone looking just for icons
Ohhh ok good thanks for the reply
This program works great....Only one thing though, on the launcher folder, seems like the png's w/ the same name get over writen. Example= "delete_handle" from Res/drawable-land AND Res/drawable-port aren't two different Png's. Maybe for this apk and others with thhe same folders, you could place them in the original folders----Drawable----Drawable-land----Drawable-port, as you said it work before hand. Some other folder/Png's are missing as well...
I tryed to use UltraSpikey's theme converter and was unsucessful. I was More accurate using this method, thanks to you... It is gladly appreciated...
RichieDaze said:
This program works great....Only one thing though, on the launcher folder, seems like the png's w/ the same name get over writen. Example= "delete_handle" from Res/drawable-land AND Res/drawable-port aren't two different Png's. Maybe for this apk and others with thhe same folders, you could place them in the original folders----Drawable----Drawable-land----Drawable-port, as you said it work before hand. Some other folder/Png's are missing as well...
I tryed to use UltraSpikey's theme converter and was unsucessful. I was More accurate using this method, thanks to you... It is gladly appreciated...
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yea the overwriting pisses me off but its the only way to get it fully automated .. i will add a second version that will prompt to rename any pngs ... or i can try to get the drawable, drawable-land, and drawable-port right ... can you let me know which folders are missing so i can see why?
Can't wait until saturday night, i'm off work, so i can play with this. Thanks for your hard work!
RichieDaze said:
This program works great....Only one thing though, on the launcher folder, seems like the png's w/ the same name get over writen. Example= "delete_handle" from Res/drawable-land AND Res/drawable-port aren't two different Png's. Maybe for this apk and others with thhe same folders, you could place them in the original folders----Drawable----Drawable-land----Drawable-port, as you said it work before hand. Some other folder/Png's are missing as well...
I tryed to use UltraSpikey's theme converter and was unsucessful. I was More accurate using this method, thanks to you... It is gladly appreciated...
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now they get extracted into their respective folders (drawable, drawable-land, drawable-port, etc) (also this stops the overwriting )
temporizer said:
Can't wait until saturday night, i'm off work, so i can play with this. Thanks for your hard work!
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no problem man .. just trying to use what ive learned so far to help out the community
Works perfect now!!!
Ten Thumbs up!!!!!!
Now its like stealing candy from the baby...
Any ideas that i should implement .. it feels sorta 'final' but i can always try and optimize/revise/add to it
There's always room for improvement... How about making this script pull the Jpeg"s off the Framework and Launcher??? Then at a later date(Next update) locate the most common edited Xml's files to be pulled off next...
hey guy, im pretty new to development, just wanted to know if there was a way to go in the Gingerbread Keyboard apk thats been posts and tweak it to change the colors of the text? also, is it possible to extract the launcher icons of gingerbread from the SDK? thanks!
here is the keyboard
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=863932
sdrr00 said:
hey guy, im pretty new to development, just wanted to know if there was a way to go in the Gingerbread Keyboard apk thats been posts and tweak it to change the colors of the text? also, is it possible to extract the launcher icons of gingerbread from the SDK? thanks!
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If you install the SDK, look under /platforms/android-9/images
There will be a system.img file.
I don't remember what format the img is in, but I just use dsixda's kitchen (look in the non-device android dev forum here) to open it up. I put that system.img and a boot.img from an evo rom in the folder and let it open it.
Then in the system folder /system/app will have applications as apk's you can open (including launcher2.apk) and the /system/framework folder will have framework jars and apks you can open, with things like the notification bar
Thread moved to Q&A.
laydros said:
If you install the SDK, look under /platforms/android-9/images
There will be a system.img file.
I don't remember what format the img is in, but I just use dsixda's kitchen (look in the non-device android dev forum here) to open it up. I put that system.img and a boot.img from an evo rom in the folder and let it open it.
Then in the system folder /system/app will have applications as apk's you can open (including launcher2.apk) and the /system/framework folder will have framework jars and apks you can open, with things like the notification bar
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thanks man, anyway to modify the keyboard apk to change the colors?
It looks like all the mods I've seen are speific to certain ROMs. It's not just the version numbers (4.0.1, 4.0.2, etc.), but different ROMs built from different sources seem not to be compatible with each other as far as the mods go.
I'd like to have permanent Menu buttons and a search button in the bottom nav bar, but because of all the incompatibilities, I'm having a hard time finding the correct modded versions (I'm using P3Drod's 4.0.3 Tranquilice right now). So, I would like to be able to make my own softkey mod for whichever ROM I happen to be running. It looks like it's controlled by the SystemUI.apk file in /system/apps, and I tried decompiling it using APK Tool, making some changes to the XML files inside, and then recompiling it. But when I push it back ot the phone and reboot, the nav bar disappears altogether (along with the wallpaper), so I'm sure that I'm doing something wrong.
So, is there guide anywhere for modding SystemUI.apk to change the softkeys?
there's a few threads around here about that, use search.
/me sent this from a i9250 using Tapatalk
Just so you don't have to search here's a guide.
Grab the SystemUI.apk from the ROM you are currently on. Using WinRAR open the SystemUI.apk and drag the "res" folder out of it (Put it on the Desktop or something). Go into the res folder, then go into Drawable-XHDPI and the 2 things you need to modding the softbuttons are the following images:
"ic_sysbar_highlight.png"
"ic_sysbar_highlight_land.png".
Edit them 2 to what color you want, put the res folder back into the systemUI.apk and flash it.
Done.
Actually that doesn't help me -- I don't want to change the graphics, I want to change the behavior actual softkeys. I want to add a search key, and make the settins keys permantnely displayed. Tere are alreday a few mods like that available, but no for all the ROMs, so I'd like to be able to do one myself.
i'm curious of this too, because theres nothing made for what i specifically want my keys to be.
i've been desperately asking for a version with menu on both sides that only shows up when needed and then back, home, recent, search. and i've gotten ignored everywhere i've requested it.
and just as you, i can't find any guide to do it myself.
+3, there are no guides available I'd like to add the search as I am on tranq v5. I have figured out other systemui mods but I cannot takle this one
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Sry to interupt. So if i want to change the graphics of the ROM I am currently on, I just need to open the zip file of my ROM in winrar, extract the systemui.apk and open that in winrar, too. Then I can replace the images in the res-> drawable HDPI folder by simply dragging my icons in there using winrar. Then just close Winrar and put the whole thing on my device ( the whole rom or just the systemui.apk? )
After that all I have to do is flash it using cwm? apply update from sd card or what?
Sry that i ask for detailed steps, but i am new to costumizing android -.-
NitrozKC said:
Just so you don't have to search here's a guide.
Grab the SystemUI.apk from the ROM you are currently on. Using WinRAR open the SystemUI.apk and drag the "res" folder out of it (Put it on the Desktop or something). Go into the res folder, then go into Drawable-XHDPI and the 2 things you need to modding the softbuttons are the following images:
"ic_sysbar_highlight.png"
"ic_sysbar_highlight_land.png".
Edit them 2 to what color you want, put the res folder back into the systemUI.apk and flash it.
Done.
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This is for changing the background highlight.
There are also files in the drawable xhdpi that corresponding to the actual symbols. Replace these and flash the rom
-So..find prefered symbols(.png files called ic_sysbar_back) there will be nine of them
-grab a rom you want to flash( can be the same rom you are on.)
-use winrar or 7zip to get into the rom and go to systemui.apk/re/drwablexhdpi
-drag and drop new symbols file in( it will replace)...if you dont believe me you can organize the file by date an there will now be 9 folders with current date.
close it up and flash the rom via your favorite way.
this is how i did it. and there is at one guide out there...I used it.
have fun
bk201doesntexist said:
there's a few threads around here about that, use search.
/me sent this from a i9250 using Tapatalk
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Why? This post was not essential. Did not provide any info. Just being a troll.
Why has xda gotten so hostile? Because you aren't newbs anymore? I guarantee at one point you were. Just love when people use their knowledge just to look down at people...
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Nordpolcamper said:
Sry to interupt. So if i want to change the graphics of the ROM I am currently on, I just need to open the zip file of my ROM in winrar, extract the systemui.apk and open that in winrar, too. Then I can replace the images in the res-> drawable HDPI folder by simply dragging my icons in there using winrar. Then just close Winrar and put the whole thing on my device ( the whole rom or just the systemui.apk? )
After that all I have to do is flash it using cwm? apply update from sd card or what?
Sry that i ask for detailed steps, but i am new to costumizing android -.-
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1406930&highlight=soft
Mikey1022 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1406930&highlight=soft
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Thank you very very much^^
kgbrown247 said:
+3, there are no guides available I'd like to add the search as I am on tranq v5. I have figured out other systemui mods but I cannot takle this one
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P3Droid said that he'll include the modded keys in Tranq v6. But I'd still like to know how I can do it myself.
as would i. i've searched and there is no guide anywhere in this forum about how to modify the soft keys.
only guides are for skinning. But if you want to make your own setup your screwed or have to figure it out on your own from scratch.
neok44 said:
as would i. i've searched and there is no guide anywhere in this forum about how to modify the soft keys.
only guides are for skinning. But if you want to make your own setup your screwed or have to figure it out on your own from scratch.
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I as well would love to be able to add extra buttons to the soft key bar. I truly think this is where the Galaxy Nexus will shine.
Personally, I think that Back -- Home -- Search is the best implementation. Then long press on home for the MultiTasking/Recent menu, and long press on search for voice actions. But like the OP, I haven't found this implementation for AX10M ROM (Only AOKP) so I'm just sitting, waiting, wishing for a dev to pick it up. It doesn't seem too hard, so I don't think I'll be waiting long.. Just wish I could help in some way...
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10 char
Just wrote one up for everyone
Tut
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/13730-how-to-softkey-mod/
And here is 55 different soft key mods I've created and in op is two more links for 402 and 403 stock rom mods
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/12333-mod-axi0m-21-softkey-1-mods-55-and-counting/
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@runandhide05 thanks for the tutorial. I'll try it out sometime tomorrow.
Soft Key & Status Bar Disappear
I got a problem on my nexus after modding system icon by replace the System UI from UOT Kitchen. My 3 soft key n da status bar are gone, only home screen left......
is there any one can help me out, tell me how to fix it???
Thank you very much
RyanJai said:
I got a problem on my nexus after modding system icon by replace the System UI from UOT Kitchen. My 3 soft key n da status bar are gone, only home screen left......
is there any one can help me out, tell me how to fix it???
Thank you very much
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You'll have to place your original apk back. UOT isn't currently compatible with ICS. It will build a zip for you, but is based on gingerbread
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I updated to the latest MIUI - but before I did I deleted my old MIUI folder that I had on the SD card. Now this has caused me all sorts of problems when it comes to themes. I have had to create all the folders myself for anything to work. Wallpapers would not download until a created a "wallpaper" folder!
So can someone let me know all the names and the locations of the folders inside the MIUI folder on you SD card?
So far I have:
sdcard/MIUI/theme
sdcard/MIUI/wallpaper
Looking forward to some help on this, cheers!
Here you go :
/sdcard/MIUI/backup/AllBackup
/sdcard/MIUI/browser
/sdcard/MIUI/music/album
/sdcard/MIUI/music/lyric
/sdcard/MIUI/music/mp3
/sdcard/MIUI/ringtone
/sdcard/MIUI/sound_recorder/call_rec
/sdcard/MIUI/theme
/sdcard/MIUI/wallpaper
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Cheers, glad someone finally answered!
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Hi all, I have downloaded the Serenity Note 2 Port from the Development section and I am wondering...How can I use just the Gallery app out of it on a different rom that I am currently running?...I like the layout of the Note 2 Gallery way better than any others in current roms....Thanks in Adviance.....Dirty
Dirtylarry11 said:
Hi all, I have downloaded the Serenity Note 2 Port from the Development section and I am wondering...How can I use just the Gallery app out of it on a different rom that I am currently running?...I like the layout of the Note 2 Gallery way better than any others in current roms....Thanks in Adviance.....Dirty
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Wrong forum.
How is this the wrong forum?..
Dirtylarry11 said:
Hi all, I have downloaded the Serenity Note 2 Port from the Development section and I am wondering...How can I use just the Gallery app out of it on a different rom that I am currently running?...I like the layout of the Note 2 Gallery way better than any others in current roms....Thanks in Adviance.....Dirty
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Well it depends.. i know some of the gallerys and cameras are together as one. I havent ran TouchWiz in awhile but i believe those use seperate apk files. All you would have to do would be to open the zip file on your computer, browse to the /system/app directory and look for an apk file with the word gallery in it. Then take that apk file and place it on your device in the /system/app directory with permissions of rw-r--r-- use root explorer to do all this with as its the best
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Wrong forum.
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How is this the wrong forume? His title for the thread ends in a question mark, thus belonging in the Q&A thread...
elesbb said:
Well it depends.. i know some of the gallerys and cameras are together as one. I havent ran TouchWiz in awhile but i believe those use seperate apk files. All you would have to do would be to open the zip file on your computer, browse to the /system/app directory and look for an apk file with the word gallery in it. Then take that apk file and place it on your device in the /system/app directory with permissions of rw-r--r-- use root explorer to do all this with as its the best
How is this the wrong forume? His title for the thread ends in a question mark, thus belonging in the Q&A thread...
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Thank you for your help....I will give it a try
Update...so I copied the apk over and everything went fine except in the gallery it shows all my albums but no picture thumbnails...when I click one of the blank pictures it says unable to load photo....any ideas?...thanks so much