I can change the icons in a rosie by editing the Rosie.apk, but the background is white and I'd like it to be black transparent. What files do I need to edit to get the black background (or any color) with white text?
Thanks for any help.
If you use ninjamorph, select the rosie.apk, I BELIEVE it should be the /res folder, find the img of the image you want to replace, then swap it in. Though backup before hand.
Right, I understand the process, but there is no background.png file (or whatever it is). I need to know either the name of the file or if that particular background is in a different apk suh as systemUI or framwork, etc...
...anyone?
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Hi I was wondering how to remove Start menu background image. I have just finished making some icons for my plugins and would like to make Start menu all black if possible.
Also is there any way of changing the background image of the Comm manager (10 button) as mine is green but I would like it blue to match the today screen?
Start menu's background picture is stwater.gif. Try deleting it or paint it to black... I didn't try it myself but it could work.
Maybe you could change the comm manager's background picture with "resource hacker".
Sorry there is no practical knowlege here. Just some suggestions.
commanager's background is p_bg.png editing it works tried it myself
sheennick123456 said:
commanager's background is p_bg.png editing it works tried it myself
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I cant seem to find p_bg.png anywhere using total commander. Im guessing its located in \Windows directory? Any other ways (or different files for each version of comm manager)?
As for editing stwater: this works fine, but it also changes the today background. What I would ideally like is the background of start menu to be differet than the today screen background (if this is even possible).
I confirm: Start menu's background picture is stwater.gif. Try to overwrite it by Resco Explorer.
About Commanager, if you have original, the background image is stored in commmanagerres.dll.You can manage it with resource hacker.
Only if you use an additional Commmanager (like Shaps 6 btn for example) you have img in \windows.
bigix1 said:
I confirm: Start menu's background picture is stwater.gif. Try to overwrite it by Resco Explorer.
About Commanager, if you have original, the background image is stored in commmanagerres.dll.You can manage it with resource hacker.
Only if you use an additional Commmanager (like Shaps 6 btn for example) you have img in \windows.
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Yeah I already managed to overwrite the stwater.gif, but this also (for some reason) changed the today screen background (today background is an image, not part of the .tsk theme)
You can try to make a tsk like you want. This is the simply way.
Sometimes (i don't know why) with some coocked rom, i verified that for some reasons the OS invert stwater and tdwater.
This strange anomaly happen also with a tsk if used from customization tool at first start.
i decided to make my taskbar and tasktray transparent so i pulled framework-res from my phone, extracted and modified the images, and then made a flashable zip and reflashed it (i used the update-script from a theme i have that replaces the framework-res so i know it works). it flashes and boots fine and doesnt bootloop or anything but any app i open whether it be settings or gmail or root explorer force closes and theres no way to do anything but scroll on my home screen. the only thing that works is the usb connection type picker.
images i modified:
activity_title_bar.9.png
status_bar_background.png
status_bar_close_on.9.png
status_bar_header_background.9.png
status_bar_item_app_background_normal.9.png
status_bar_item_background_focus.9.png
status_bar_item_background_normal.9.png
status_bar_item_background_pressed.9.png
title_bar_portrait.9.png
i have a sneaking suspicion that its either the title_bar_portrait.9.png and/or the activity_title_bar.9.png
or just *.9.png files in general. all are rgb color and between 50% and 75% opacity if it matters
please help
edit- i took out the title_bar_portrait.9.png and the activity_title_bar.9.png and it works now so it was one or both of them. does anyone know why they broke everything and how to make it so they dont?
Id carry this over to the Q & A forum cause u gonna get told lol
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Patch9 files are not normal png files. You may have destroyed the .9 data by editing it. Also, take a clean copy of your original framework-res.apk off your phone and then using 7zip just open the file (don't unzip), and then drag and drop your modified images into the appropriate folders in the apk. Don't try and resign or make a new framework file.
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Also, take a clean copy of your original framework-res.apk off your phone and then using 7zip just open the file (don't unzip), and then drag and drop your modified images into the appropriate folders in the apk. Don't try and resign or make a new framework file.
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thats what i did when i broke it but i fixed it doing that too
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Patch9 files are not normal png files. You may have destroyed the .9 data by editing it.
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how can i modify them and restore the data? right now though i have the .9 images from above minus activity_title and title_bar modified and the system seems to be working like a charm. all i did was change the opacity in gimp aside from the background which i changed to a digi camo pattern
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how can i modify them and restore the data? right now though i have the .9 images from above minus activity_title and title_bar modified and the system seems to be working like a charm. all i did was change the opacity in gimp aside from the background which i changed to a digi camo pattern
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You could open the images with the 9patch tool in the sdk and double check them. Then save it using the tool.
Sent from your mom's phone.
i never noticed that before
so just open them with it and save them and i should be all good?
You could try just re-saving them. If that doesn't work, you can use the tool to check for problems. Maybe the easiest way to make sure everything is ok would be to open the original 9patch image and look at how the borders are drawn, then make sure you have the same borders in your image. I'm not an expert on 9patch files, but hopefully that will help you.
Question here this is kinda a basic one so dont make fun lol but i wanna edit the sms.apk so the laucher icon is blue i hate the green as well as the notification icon to blue instead of grey. can i just use apk manager to decompile it and then edit the correct png files and then what do i do to compile it again? zip it and sign it or what to then install it on my phone. I dont wanna edit anything else just those two simple things, and will i have to edit anything else if i change them?
Thanks
The easiest way imo is to pull the apk to your computer. Then use winrar to open it and just replace the icons you want (I think they are in the mipmap folders). To replace them just drag the new icons back into winrar and it'll automatically save it. Push it back to the phone and you should be good. Make sure you have a backup of the original just in case.
The lazy man’s guide to theming.
I get requests all the time to make simple changes to my themes that anyone with a computer can do. So I put together this quick guide on how to theme the easy way. This is how I do most of my themes minus any xml edits or battery mods. This guide is for changing images only without having to decompile and recompile the entire apk file with apktool or apk manager. Great for when you just want to make a few changes to your existing setup.
What you will need.
~ 7zip use Google search it’s easy to find
~ image editor Gimp is great and free you can Google it also. I use Fireworks and Photoshop depending on what I am trying to do.
~ Draw9Suite. Created by tommytomatoe/kakomalo Thread found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1272513
Download here: http://www.4shared.com/zip/TaDGMjde/9patchPngSuite.html
Unzip and place contents in folder, I have mine on my desktop.
~ An existing rom or theme to modify.
With just these tools you can do a lot.
Once you have 7zip and 9patchPngSuite on your system you will need to download the rom, or already existing theme for the rom you are on so you can make the changes you want to it.
Download the rom/theme you want to make changes to and use 7zip to unpack the rom/theme you downloaded, do this by right clicking on the zip file and chose open with 7zip. Inside you will find lots of folders, the ones you are looking for will be in system/app (for apps) or system/framework (for framework files). Extract the apk’s by just dragging them out of the 7zip window, to a folder on your desktop.
Inside the folder you extracted the apk’s to create a folder for each apk’s you extracted. Now you will want to extract the folder drawable-hdpi from the res folder of each apk to its associated folder, do this with 7zip also the same way you extracted the apk file. Once the drawable-hdpi folders are extracted you will see the images inside that you can modify.
At this point I create another folder inside each of the specific apk folders and name it .9 images and I copy and paste all the .9 images I want to change into that folder (these are for reference). I then copy all of those images into the compiled folder of 9patchPngSuite. And chose option 1 to decompile them. Now look in the decompiled folder and you can now take those images and change anything inside the black lines and dots you will see on the outside edge. If you feel like it you can also create your own .9 file with your own image by choosing option 2, this will open up draw9patch. Maser&Slave made a great tutorial on this so I won’t go into it. Edit your images, but be careful if the image displays words on it (like with popup_center_dark.9 )and it has a dark background it should remain dark so the word will still be readable, and vice versa if the image has a light background it most likely will have a dark font displayed on it that will be difficult to read if you make the image a dark color. Once all your images are edited use option 3 to recompile them, now in the output folder you will find your recompiled images that you can put back into your drawable-hdpi folder. Edit any other images you want just be careful with the pixel size if an image is 70X70 and you make it 140X140 it could cause some problems, some you can change others you can’t, it’s a lot of trial and error. Once all edits are finished put them all back in the drawable-hdpi folder you extracted from the apk, use 7zip to open the apk again, navigate to the res folder and delete the existing drawable-hdpi folder and drop the one you made the changes to into it, use the back arrow in the 7zip window and it will zip it back up and you can push the apk or flash it to test if your images came out the way you wanted them to. This will work with any image you chose to edit. You can also use this method add images from other themes you like to modify your theme to the way you want it. Just copy and paste the images you want to change into the drawabel-hdpi folder of the theme you are creating.
Brief list of what each apk controls, I am still new to ICS so if anyone knows more info please post.
Framework-res.apk
This will contain most of the images you will want to make changes to. Including check boxes, popup windows, menus, tabs, general status bar images, some lockscreen clocks, and a lot more. You will recognize them as you scroll through them. Some are hard to recognize like activity_tite_bar.9 and dark_header.9 because they are small, it will take some practice and trial and error to get the look you want.
Twframework-res.apk
This contains very little in ICS it still controls the tab backgrounds for a lot of apps but that is all I have found so far.
Systemui.apk
This apk contains most of the files for your dropdown and status bar, like signal bars, 3g 4g icons, wifi strength icons ,dropdown background and more. in ICS it also contains the battery images.
Ik95-res.apk and lidroid-res.apk
These apks contain the toggle images and background In the dropdown i.e. wifi toggle, airplane mode toggle etc. for the 14 ad 15 toggle mods.
Here is a standard flashable zip file you can put your modified apk files in and flash with CWM, open with 7zip and put your apk file in the corresponding folder in the flashable zip if you pulled it from framework put it back in the system/framework folder, if you pulled it from app put it in system/app folder in the flashable zip. Then flash like any other theme.
Flashable zip : http://www.4shared.com/zip/cmn3J1yd/My_flash.html
included below is a word doc of this tutorial.
future additions ....
Thanks for the guide, chief!
I am using a T989 4.0.3 UVLE1 rooted, otherwise stock. **DEodexed (added .bak to systemUI.odex) and 14togglesBlue.zip MOD added
When i extract the SystemUI.apk in Root Browser i find resources/assests (images in .png format) relating to the battery, wifi/mobile data, and signal bar icons for the status bar. The stock look is a green motif/theme for the battery and gray for the other icons, but included in the files are ICS blue colored icons that i have yet to see in my status bar, these .png files are named slightly different or are in a folder that is named slightly different.
If i wanted to use the ICS Blue styled icons, which i do, would it be as easy as replacing the green icons with the blue ones and renaming them?
Root browser allows me to extract SystemUI.apk so i can manipulate the files, ie rename and copy them, then when i am finished it only allows me to .zip SystemUI.apk
Is the .zip file created "flashable"? Is there a stndard/correct way of doing this?
Thank you.