Why is it so hard to open .xml's !! - Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Ive searched for ages and nothing helps me?! why is so hard to open .xml's should there be an editor around somewhere that can do the job?
Someone please help before i set my laptop on fire

http://notepad-plus-plus.org/ ???

Nah it doesn't work
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So why is it mentioned in almost every tutorial for editing xml? You sure your doing everything right?
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Trust me it doesn't work. It can only open standard XML files not android ones which are different
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They're Binary XML files. Easiest solution would be to decompile the apk containing the XML files using Apk Manager and then editing them.
If viewing is all you're interested in, AXMLPrinter2 is simpler.

Otherwise try UltraEdit. This tool can open almost all formats.
Can't post link here, so just google it

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quick question about apk manager

alright so im trying to decompile "services.jar" except apk manager wont find it to "start the project" any help would be appreciated
Tribby Im not sure it can handle jar.
You can just use 7zip on that services.jar.
What wildstang said works well, the apk tool your using is not able to handle jar files
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Cryous said:
What wildstang said works well, the apk tool your using is not able to handle jar files
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Hey Cryous, Love your Android over there on the right. Thats pretty cool.

[Q] app to create zip with no compression

I know how to do this in 7zip. Is there an app to allow me to make non compressed zips from my phone? For bootanimations and such.
Try androzip file manager,as you can set various levels of compression.
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Ty
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Any luck with this yet dude? Was hope to find one myself.
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Any luck with this yet dude? Was hope to find one myself.
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Hey, I have sense had to give up my android due to DATA costs. I can't remember if I found a solution for this or not. I can't imagine there wouldn't be an app in the marketplace by now which allows "storage" compression or "none" or something like that. good luck.

[REQ] Document viewer that came with the Gnex

Hello everyone, does anyone have a backup or a cwm Flashable zip for the default pdf, doc, etc etc viewer? It sucks how some roms have it and some don't. Wish the devs would make a separate Flashable zip for those who still want a it.
Thanks in advance!
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Bump =)
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Here. ThinkFree actually provides the app to view documents. Try to install this like a regular APK, maybe it will work, I don't know. If that doesn't work try copying it into /system/app and set permissions to -rw-r--r--.
Thanks a lot bro! I actually searched all over the place and was not able to find it. Don't tell me it's on the play store... I figured that was the old one and didn't bother downloading it
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I'm currently on AOKP, as my sig shows, and I just looked for it in my /system/app and copied it out. You're welcome!

On-screen buttons

My phone recently fell and my capacitive keys don't work. Its sad that I can enjoy the betas of REMICS ans SENSE 4.0 ON my epic. I would grfeatly appreciate if someone could teach me how to enable these or create them. If someone teaches me I can keep updating the file for each update and push it out for most ROMs on our epics. I have decompiled and compiled frameworks and done basic editing. I know it will take more than just a little editing but I am more then willing to learn to make this happen! Thanks to anyone who tries in advance.
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monstaX said:
My phone recently fell and my capacitive keys don't work. Its sad that I can enjoy the betas of REMICS ans SENSE 4.0 ON my epic. I would grfeatly appreciate if someone could teach me how to enable these or create them. If someone teaches me I can keep updating the file for each update and push it out for most ROMs on our epics. I have decompiled and compiled frameworks and done basic editing. I know it will take more than just a little editing but I am more then willing to learn to make this happen! Thanks to anyone who tries in advance.
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Install AOKP, go to settings, rom control, enable navbar, select onscreen buttons you want
Decompile framwork-res.apk, edit /values/bools.xml and set the navigation bar value to true then recompile.
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Can't you also just create local.prop and add line qemu.hw.mainkeys=0?
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@dahturdima I have that on right now. I've had it like this. But I've been wanting to do it for other roms.
@ marcusant I though of that was in the process of doing it. But my decompilers wouldn't do it. I was getting chunk PNG missing files or something like that. I was trying to do it on REMICS.
If someone could upload their working set of tools I would greatly appreciate it.
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monstaX said:
@dahturdima I have that on right now. I've had it like this. But I've been wanting to do it for other roms.
@ marcusant I though of that was in the process of doing it. But my decompilers wouldn't do it. I was getting chunk PNG missing files or something like that. I was trying to do it on REMICS.
If someone could upload their working set of tools I would greatly appreciate it.
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Go with Zeinzu's method.
I would but I have no knowledge of what that means. I am half nooby. Lol
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monstaX said:
I would but I have no knowledge of what that means. I am half nooby. Lol
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Open terminal emulator and type
su (enter key)
touch data/local.prop (enter key)
echo qemu.hw.mainkeys=0 > data/local.prop (enter key)
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OK. Thanks Marcus will do that.
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Does zeinzu just create a text file and name it local.prop? Then put it in the root of my phone? Not my SD card but the actual phone with es file explorer?
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I just posted how...
Edit: k
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Ok I did exactly this and in es it was created and I did see it with the command. However it didn't do anything. I am on AOKP. I know there is a setting but I can't do it through terminal emulator. Let me try another ROM
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EDIt:It worked on REMICS!!!!!!!! Now if someone is willing to help how can i change the size? I know I can do it through dimes.xml in the framework but the question is what guru can do it without decompiling it? lol
I've done it on cm9 and it works.
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It worked great thanks Zeinzu. Youre a genius. Is it possible to resize it without decompiling?
Not sure, haven't tried. I'm assuming no though.
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monstaX said:
It worked great thanks Zeinzu. Youre a genius. Is it possible to resize it without decompiling?
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Nope, sorry
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Im assuming the guys that created ROM control are gurus because it does it automagically once you put the size?-.-
EDIt: it would be awesome if someone could hook me up with the tools to decompile these kinds of frameworks. I can decompile ICS ones fine. Just not newer ones? Lol
Aapt.exe
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Im assuming the guys that created ROM control are gurus because it does it automagically once you put the size?-.-
EDIt: it would be awesome if someone could hook me up with the tools to decompile these kinds of frameworks. I can decompile ICS ones fine. Just not newer ones? Lol
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The one in rom control has a framework hook
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Compiler for n7105...ALIJ

Does such a thing exist?
I've used apktool versions from 1.4.2 up to 1.5.0 with no joy.
I am trying to edit the framework-res.apk
I can decompile ok, I can edit the .xml file ok, but I cannot get the blasted thing compiled again.
Can anyone help?
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Read over this take you time .. its very frustrating just remember once you have it set up your golden
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Hah! I did it! I neglected to do the first line of code; essentially, I was de- and recompiling with different apktools. I can verify that 1.5.0 works on this build.

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