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[Q] Theme noob question - font color?

I want to change the font color of just the menu pop-ups, so that I can use the dark menus from the Nexus S 4G with an existing theme that just has the stock Epic 4G menus.
I saw in another thread that I need to update the .xml. Which .xml controls that, and what do I change in the file?
Also, what is a good xml editor? I've tried a few, and they come up with gibberish. (tried notepad, microsoft xml notepad, and Adobe Dreamweaver CS5)
Thanks in advance!

I'm not so sure about what to change, but use Notepad++ and decompile it using APK Manager. That will get rid of the gibberish. You could always try to steal the colors.xml from a dark theme like Emotionless Beast, or even from the original Nexus theme.

readingkeeper said:
I'm not so sure about what to change, but use Notepad++ and decompile it using APK Manager. That will get rid of the gibberish. You could always try to steal the colors.xml from a dark theme like Emotionless Beast, or even from the original Nexus theme.
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In the color folder there is about 18 .xml files. I want to find out if someone knows which one is the one that controls the menu font.

I'd like to know as well because I kinda copy and paste themes together for personal use and edit the icons and images to preference and color..... but the pop up menu is dark font on a dark translucent background so it makes it hard to see until its pressed.... help us themer noobies lmao ^_^

I copied the entire color folder from the nexus into the theme, but it didn't do anything... So, it looks like editing is the way to go, once we figure it out.

Ill tinker with it tomorrow once I get my environment set up (-_-) ^zzzzz

I looked at it to try to figure it out, but I can't do anything without making a bunch of different changes to test one at a time. If it helps, I believe the code for stock should be something along the lines of #ffffffff under one of the main colors. It could be tertiary though.
Sent from my locked down, rootless EVO 3D

I found the colors.xml file from the Epic, but didn't see that file in the nexus folder... no matter though, now I need to find out which value is the menu text, and what to put.
I thought color values were 6 digits, but these are all 8 digits...

monkeyracer said:
I found the colors.xml file from the Epic, but didn't see that file in the nexus folder... no matter though, now I need to find out which value is the menu text, and what to put.
I thought color values were 6 digits, but these are all 8 digits...
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Hopefully I can clear some of this up for you. The 8 digit color codes are specifying transparency as well, the first two digits correspond to clear or opaque (FF being transparent, 00 being opaque). As far as menu text color, decompile framework-res.apk with apkmanager and take a look at styles.xml in the "values" folder. What you need is in there, do a ctrl + f and find things associated with "menu" text. I don't know off the top of my head exactly what would need changing, but play around with it and see.
Hope this helps!
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thomasskull666 said:
Hopefully I can clear some of this up for you. The 8 digit color codes are specifying transparency as well, the first two digits correspond to clear or opaque (FF being transparent, 00 being opaque). As far as menu text color, decompile framework-res.apk with apkmanager and take a look at styles.xml in the "values" folder. What you need is in there, do a ctrl + f and find things associated with "menu" text. I don't know off the top of my head exactly what would need changing, but play around with it and see.
Hope this helps!
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That definitely helped, now I've got some searching to do... Thanks!
EDIT: ok, found the item: "IconMenu" and changed the xml, recompiled, but the phone wont boot now... reflashed the original theme to get it back up and working... not sure what I am doing wrong...
From 7zip I copied the framework-res.apk from the theme I want into the "place here for modding" folder,
opened APK manager,
selected the apk (option 22)
then decompiled (option 9)
opened the styles.xml in Notepad++,
found the IconMenu:
Code:
style name="TextAppearance.Widget.IconMenu.Item" parent="@style/TextAppearance.Small">
<item name="textColor">?textColorPrimaryInverse</item>
</style>
Changed it to:
Code:
style name="TextAppearance.Widget.IconMenu.Item" parent="@style/TextAppearance.Small">
<item name="textColor">?textColorPrimary</item>
</style>
saved the styles.xml
Then in apk manager I recompiled the apk (option 11)
Then I get the message "An error occurred, please check the log (option 21)"
Then I get "is this a system apk (y/n)"
If I say yes, it says "Aside from the signatures, would you like to copy over any additional files that you didn't modify from the original apk in order to ensure the least # of errors (y/n)"
So, If I say yes, it makes a "keep" folder and says that if I changed an xml, to delete the resources.arsc from the folder, as well as delete anything else that was changed.
I delete the resources.arsc, but since the values folder isn't in the keep folder, I go back to apk manager and press enter.
This creates a "unsignedframeworkres.apk" so I rename it to take off the unsigned part, and copy the file back into 7zip to update the theme
Transfer to my SD card and flash through CWM.
At that point, all I get is the samsung boot logo, nothing further, so I boot back into CWM to reflash the orginal theme to get the phone working.
So where am I going wrong?

aaagh, this is killing me right now...

monkeyracer said:
That definitely helped, now I've got some searching to do... Thanks!
EDIT: ok, found the item: "IconMenu" and changed the xml, recompiled, but the phone wont boot now... reflashed the original theme to get it back up and working... not sure what I am doing wrong...
From 7zip I copied the framework-res.apk from the theme I want into the "place here for modding" folder,
opened APK manager,
selected the apk (option 22)
then decompiled (option 9)
opened the styles.xml in Notepad++,
found the IconMenu:
Code:
style name="TextAppearance.Widget.IconMenu.Item" parent="@style/TextAppearance.Small">
<item name="textColor">?textColorPrimaryInverse</item>
</style>
Changed it to:
Code:
style name="TextAppearance.Widget.IconMenu.Item" parent="@style/TextAppearance.Small">
<item name="textColor">?textColorPrimary</item>
</style>
saved the styles.xml
Then in apk manager I recompiled the apk (option 11)
Then I get the message "An error occurred, please check the log (option 21)"
Then I get "is this a system apk (y/n)"
If I say yes, it says "Aside from the signatures, would you like to copy over any additional files that you didn't modify from the original apk in order to ensure the least # of errors (y/n)"
So, If I say yes, it makes a "keep" folder and says that if I changed an xml, to delete the resources.arsc from the folder, as well as delete anything else that was changed.
I delete the resources.arsc, but since the values folder isn't in the keep folder, I go back to apk manager and press enter.
This creates a "unsignedframeworkres.apk" so I rename it to take off the unsigned part, and copy the file back into 7zip to update the theme
Transfer to my SD card and flash through CWM.
At that point, all I get is the samsung boot logo, nothing further, so I boot back into CWM to reflash the orginal theme to get the phone working.
So where am I going wrong?
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You shouldn't get any errors if it recompiles successfully, take a look at the log and see what it says. It will tell you the filename and line number if it's something simple. Post it here if you don't understand what it means. Also, try decompiling and then immediately recompile just to be sure you aren't using a pre-modified framework. Usually once it's been changed it is impossible to modify it again.
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thomasskull666 said:
You shouldn't get any errors if it recompiles successfully, take a look at the log and see what it says. It will tell you the filename and line number if it's something simple. Post it here if you don't understand what it means. Also, try decompiling and then immediately recompile just to be sure you aren't using a pre-modified framework. Usually once it's been changed it is impossible to modify it again.
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I'm modifying the framework from a theme that has been modified, so is that where this is all getting messed up?

monkeyracer said:
I'm modifying the framework from a theme that has been modified, so is that where this is all getting messed up?
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It is a definite possibility, try using dream's noCIQ theme template, it's probably back a few pages but I can get you a link if need be.
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monkeyracer said:
That definitely helped, now I've got some searching to do... Thanks!
EDIT: ok, found the item: "IconMenu" and changed the xml, recompiled, but the phone wont boot now... reflashed the original theme to get it back up and working... not sure what I am doing wrong...
From 7zip I copied the framework-res.apk from the theme I want into the "place here for modding" folder,
opened APK manager,
selected the apk (option 22)
then decompiled (option 9)
opened the styles.xml in Notepad++,
found the IconMenu:
Code:
style name="TextAppearance.Widget.IconMenu.Item" parent="@style/TextAppearance.Small">
<item name="textColor">?textColorPrimaryInverse</item>
</style>
Changed it to:
Code:
style name="TextAppearance.Widget.IconMenu.Item" parent="@style/TextAppearance.Small">
<item name="textColor">?textColorPrimary</item>
</style>
saved the styles.xml
Then in apk manager I recompiled the apk (option 11)
Then I get the message "An error occurred, please check the log (option 21)"
Then I get "is this a system apk (y/n)"
If I say yes, it says "Aside from the signatures, would you like to copy over any additional files that you didn't modify from the original apk in order to ensure the least # of errors (y/n)"
So, If I say yes, it makes a "keep" folder and says that if I changed an xml, to delete the resources.arsc from the folder, as well as delete anything else that was changed.
I delete the resources.arsc, but since the values folder isn't in the keep folder, I go back to apk manager and press enter.
This creates a "unsignedframeworkres.apk" so I rename it to take off the unsigned part, and copy the file back into 7zip to update the theme
Transfer to my SD card and flash through CWM.
At that point, all I get is the samsung boot logo, nothing further, so I boot back into CWM to reflash the orginal theme to get the phone working.
So where am I going wrong?
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You need to sign the framework or all you'll get is a bootloop.
Edit: Here's a good resource. http://www.droidforums.net/forum/team-inversion-conversion/64994-theming-guide-changing-system-text-settings.html

The theme is for EF02, so I guess I need to find a clean stock framework... think I found one, but need to mess with it to see.
Saw the droid forums thread, went through the first 17 or so pages with only a few tiny pieces of actual information... tried signing it, and leaving it unsigned, and the error log was actually pretty big, but likely because I was using a "dirty" framework-res.apk.
It seems ridiculous to me that just to change the font color, I would have to start with a fresh framework-res.apk, but if that's the case, I will get to work and see what I can come up with.
Thanks, I will report back with what I find.

monkeyracer said:
The theme is for EF02, so I guess I need to find a clean stock framework... think I found one, but need to mess with it to see.
Saw the droid forums thread, went through the first 17 or so pages with only a few tiny pieces of actual information... tried signing it, and leaving it unsigned, and the error log was actually pretty big, but likely because I was using a "dirty" framework-res.apk.
It seems ridiculous to me that just to change the font color, I would have to start with a fresh framework-res.apk, but if that's the case, I will get to work and see what I can come up with.
Thanks, I will report back with what I find.
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See this post. It might help you. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15242719&postcount=123

[GUIDE] Change Nav Bar D.P.I. on Android Jelly Bean 4.1.1 (Galaxy Nexus)

Guide – Change Navbar D.P.I. in Android Jelly Bean (4.1.1)
•Thanks to Vomer for helping me learn this and answering my questions when I had them… Also for persuading me to write this guide for others users to hopefully use to learn a small bit of Android modding, which will hopefully create more publically used mods for the benefit and growth of the community. Let’s get it…
First thing is first… This guide is created with the Galaxy Nexus in mind. Even though other phone brands (Samsung, H.T.C., LG, Sony, etc.) are now upgrading their handsets to Android Jelly Bean, this guide is created with my experience with the pure Google experience in mind and pure Google O.S. *If you are using a rom with Samsung Touch Wiz, H.T.C. Sense or anything else produced/provided by another company, this isn’t for you, although it may answer some questions and get you started in the right direction…
THE TOOLS:
I’m using an ApkTool package, which were obtained from a thread created by monstaX < Credit to him!
First off, go to this webpage http://www.mediafire.com/?acrgcd0w850q0gj and download the file. File name should be “apktoolsJB.zip”. Once you have the tools downloaded, unzip them to your desktop.
Inside the unzipped file, you will locate the following files; aapt.exe; apktool.bat; apktool149.jar; apktool142.jar; apktool144.jar and baksmali.jar.
After confirming that the above listed files are present, rename “apktool149.jar” to “apktool.jar”.
That’s it for the tools, leave the file on your desktop, as this will ultimately be your workspace along with a command prompt.
I would also download 7-Zip and Notepad++ from the internet. You can Google those two programs and download them if you don’t already have them….
GETTING WINDOWS READY:
The next thing we need to do is remove the “Environmental Values”. If you have attempted to edit/mod any apks in the past, you probably set up “Environmental Values” in “Path” under “System Variables”. If you have done this, simply navigate back to “System Variables>Path” and delete the added non-sense that you added before. An example would be something like “Android\SDK\platform-tools\;” Make sure that after you’re done deleting, you leave a “;” at the end of the “Path Variable” line of text.
Now for the fun part:
DECOMPILE/COMPILE
Once you have done the above steps, you’re now ready to have some fun.
First off, you need to download a copy of the .zip file of the ROM you’re using onto your computer OR transfer a copy of the framework-res.apk and SystemUI.apk to your computer from your G-Nex. Once you have located these files, you need to place both files into the JBapktool folder that we unzipped onto the desktop earlier.
Once you have placed both files into the JBapktool folder, open the folder and shift+right-click somewhere inside the folder (NOT ON A FILE). Once you have done that and a menu has popped up, select “Open Command Window Here”.
Once the command window has opened; you need to install the framework-res.apk… Now there is a bunch of technical jargon for this but simply and easily type the following command;
java –jar apktool.jar if framework-res.apk
You will see a line that reads “ Framework installed to: C:\Users\yournamehere\apktool\framework\1.apk”
After the above line appears, you will now decompile the framework-res.apk file. To do this, type the following command;
java –jar apktool.jar d framework-res.apk
You will now see something like:
I: Loading resource table…
I: Loaded
I: Decoding file-resources…
I: Decoding values*/* XMLs…
I: Done
I: Copying assets and libs…
*DON’T CLOSE THE COMMAND PROMPT*
After you see that, you should notice that a new file has been added to the JBapktool folder, which should be named “framework-res”. Inside that folder, you will observe the following folders/files; assets; build; dist; res; AndroidManifest.xml; apktool.yml. The file that we are worried about is the “res” file. Open the “res” folder and then navigate to the “values” folder and look for a file named “dimens.xml”. The “dimens.xml” is where the magic happens. Right click on this file and open as “Edit with Notepad++”.
Once Notepad++ is open with the “dimens.xml” file open, you want to focus on three strings in the file. The strings are: 36.0dip
36.0dip
32.0dip
*For a 32 DPI nav bar, I personally use 32 for the height and 28 for the width.*
Now here, the parts of the string that we want to change are highlighted in yellow and represent the “DPI” of the nav bar. The above lines are from a “dimens.xml” file that I changed to make a “36 DPI” nav bar. Once you have made the changes to the above dimensions, just click file and save in Notepad++ and close the program.
Now to compile the “framework-res” folder back into an .apk.
Simply go back to the command prompt that we opened earlier (you shouldn’t have closed it, but if you did follow steps above to open a new one, reinstall the framework-res.apk (STEPS ABOVE) and then continue).
Type the following command;
Java –jar apktool.jar b framework-res
You will see the following (hopefully);
W:Could not find sources
I:Checking wheter resources has changed…
I:Building resources…
I:Building apk file…
After this, you should revert back to the “JBapktool” folder and navigate to “framework-res” folder>”build”>”apk”… Look for the “resources.arsc” file. THAT’S THE MONEY SHOT…
Using 7-zip, you want to open the “framework-res.apk” file that we originally began with (I would make a copy of it and put it on my desktop). Right-click on the “framework-res.apk” file, click 7-Zip and then open archive. A new window will open, showing the visible files inside the framework-res.apk. Look for the file “resources.arsc”. Delete it, locate the “resources.arsc” from the framework-res folder (framework-res>build>apk) in the JBapktool folder. Click and drag it to the unzipped original framework-res.apk file and drop it. WE’RE DONE WITH THE FRAMEWORK-RES.APK FILE.
Now simply place that file in a CWM flashable .zip file and hold tight.
Now we need to decompile the SystemUI.apk that we placed in the JBapktool folder earlier. Follow the above listed instructions to complete this, same as we did with the framework-res.apk.
Once you have the SystemUI.apk file decompiled, look for a folder in JBapktools named “SystemUI”. Inside the “SystemUI” folder, navigate to res>layout>navigation_bar.xml. We now want to open the navigation_bar.xml file with Notepadd++, so that we can delete two lines in it that would cause a larger back button on the nav bar if left intact.
Inside the navigation_bar.xml file look for the following two lines:
"@drawable/ic_sysbar_back" android:scaleType="center"
"@drawable/ic_sysbar_back_land" android:scaleType="center"
Now, we want to delete the following from both lines:
android:scaleType="center"
After deleting that line from both lines, save the file by clicking file>save and close Notepad++. Now back go back to JBapktools and to the already opened command prompt window (it should still be open).
We are now going to compile the SystemUI. To do this type the following command;
java –jar apktool.jar b SystemUI
You will see some text in the command prompt and will ultimately see I:Building APK file…
Once this is complete, navigate back to the JBapktool folder and to the SystemUI file. Once you have the SystemUI folder open, we need to navigate to build>apk and look for the following file; AndroidManifest.xml. Now this is important, we need to replace this file with the AndroidManifest.xml file from the original unzipped SystemUI.apk. So open the original SystemUI.apk with 7-zip, and copy “META-INF” and “AndroidManifest.xml”. Once you have those copied from the original unzipped SystemUI.apk, relocate back to the JBapktool folder>SystemUI>build>apk and paste both of them. If asked to replace, CLICK YES OR REPLACE ON ALL WARNINGS THAT POP UP!!!!
Now we need to back out to the SystemUI folder in JBapktool and click on the folder that is named “dist” (the “dist” folder is where the freshly compiled SystemUI.apk is located once we type in the compile command in the command prompt). Once inside the “dist” folder, you will see a SystemUI.apk file. DELETE IT… We never use the first SystemUI.apk that we compile, because we needed to added the META-INF and AndroidManifest.xml files for signing purposes. Once you have the 1st compiled SystemUI.apk deleted, return to the command prompt and enter the compile command again and compile a 2nd SystemUI.apk.
The 2nd SystemUI.apk will appear in the “dist” folder and is the usable SystemUI.apk.
Now that you have your new SystemUI.apk compiled, place it in the same CWM flashable .zip file, boot into recovery, wipe cache and dalvik cache and VOILA, you have just pimped your nav bar’s DPI.
•Remember when placing the SystemUI.apk file into your CWM .zip file to place it under /system/App. And when placing your framework-res.apk into your CWM .zip file it goes under /system/framework…
The mods and this guide take time for us to put together for your enjoyment/the improvement of the community. If I or anyone else has helped you, please hit the “Thank You” button. Thanks.

Great tutorial
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

Thank's man.....................

APatte111: could you upload your 32 height 28 landscape framework-res for v4 rom ?
Great guide.
If you dont want to waste time uploading....its all good anyway mate :good:

bs android said:
APatte111: could you upload your 32 height 28 landscape framework-res for v4 rom ?
Great guide.
If you dont want to waste time uploading....its all good anyway mate :good:
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This is not the mods thread
Great job bud!
Also, remember guys - if you make a MiNCO Mod - share with other's in the MiNCO Plus+ Thread. Chances are someone else would want it too

bs android said:
APatte111: could you upload your 32 height 28 landscape framework-res for v4 rom ?
Great guide.
If you dont want to waste time uploading....its all good anyway mate :good:
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This framework-res.apk is in place in several of the mods in the MiNCO Plus+ mods and enhancements thread that vomer began... Just download one of the mods and extract the framework-res.apk from one of the .zip files... Probably the easiest way to get it...
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vomer said:
This is not the mods thread
Great job bud!
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OK sorry for asking OP if that annoys you
APatte111 said:
This framework-res.apk is in place in several of the mods in the MiNCO Plus+ mods and enhancements thread that vomer began... Just download one of the mods and extract the framework-res.apk from on of the .zip files... Probably the easiest way to get it...
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Nice APatte, I saw it now, downloaded and tried your framework with vomers standard white for minco rom. Got the failure in back button so guess I have to wait till I get home to a computer to fix it. Thanks for the guide anyway, love different and smaller navbars.

bs android said:
Got the failure in back button so guess I have to wait till I get home to a computer to fix it. Thanks for the guide anyway, love different and smaller navbars.
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Yeah, if by "failure" you mean the larger back key then that is being caused by the un-edited navigation_bar.xml file which is located in SystemUI.apk>res>layout... You need to delete the two lines mentioned above, re-compile the SystemUI.apk and everything should be golden. Let me know if it doesn't work and I will help ya... Good Luck

Good guide!

Great job man!! Great tutorial!
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MAN CHANGE THIS IS WRONG!! Java –jar apktool.jar b frame-work
IT IS java -jar apktool.jar b framework-res

masterchif92 said:
MAN CHANGE THIS IS WRONG!! Java –jar apktool.jar b frame-work
IT IS java -jar apktool.jar b framework-res
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Thanks, you found a typo and the one mistake in the whole guide... Appreciate that...
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After looking at 5 or 6 other guides. This one is BY FAR the easiest to understand & includes everything you need to get the job done.
Thanks a ton OP!

i cant seem to find the "@drawable/ic_sysbar_back" & "@drawable/ic_sysbar_back_land" in the navigation_bar.xml file. Any help please? I must mention that i am on AndroidME CM10 1.7.0 and took both files from the cwm zip.
Only repeating line i can find is "@drawable/ic_sysbar_lights_out_dot_large" . Dont know if it is the same.
I ve done some android developing in the past. every linear_layout represents a button, right?

angelossssss said:
i cant seem to find the "@drawable/ic_sysbar_back" & "@drawable/ic_sysbar_back_land" in the navigation_bar.xml file. Any help please? I must mention that i am on AndroidME CM10 1.7.0 and took both files from the cwm zip.
Only repeating line i can find is "@drawable/ic_sysbar_lights_out_dot_large" . Dont know if it is the same.
I ve done some android developing in the past. every linear_layout represents a button, right?
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Can you upload the navigation_bar.xml file for me so I could have a look...
*** Nice signature by the way *** LOL
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium

APatte111 said:
Can you upload the navigation_bar.xml file for me so I could have a look...
*** Nice signature by the way *** LOL
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium
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here. i uploaded in my dropbox.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/7331l8fqs7a99yg/navigation_bar.xml
Thanks for the signature
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angelossssss said:
here. i uploaded in my dropbox.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/7331l8fqs7a99yg/navigation_bar.xml
Thanks for the signature
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actually nevermind that... i just flashed the cwm without the systemui.apk and it seems to be working fine. lol

angelossssss said:
here. i uploaded in my dropbox.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/7331l8fqs7a99yg/navigation_bar.xml
Thanks for the signature
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actually nevermind that... i just flashed the cwm without the systemui.apk and it seems to be working fine. lol
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I was going to say, it looks like they have already removed that from the navigation_bar.xml file... The description of the ROM shows that Nav Bar Options are included... You could change the DPI size, compile and see if the back button is larger (which is what deleting those two lines fix)... If it's not (which you stated it's working) then skip that step....

APatte111 said:
I was going to say, it looks like they have already removed that from the navigation_bar.xml file... The description of the ROM shows that Nav Bar Options are included... You could change the DPI size, compile and see if the back button is larger (which is what deleting those two lines fix)... If it's not (which you stated it's working) then skip that step....
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y i only compiled the framework-res.apk but i thing now my phone became a little laggy. especially when swipping between screens and opening apps.
i'll check it out if i did anything wrong.

angelossssss said:
y i only compiled the framework-res.apk but i thing now my phone became a little laggy. especially when swipping between screens and opening apps.
i'll check it out if i did anything wrong.
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Check in the ROM and see if there is already a built in option to change the nav bar DPI size... if not, make the changes to the dimens.XML file and then recompile/replace the .apk and re-flash... that should work and everything should be normal...
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APatte111 said:
Check in the ROM and see if there is already a built in option to change the nav bar DPI size... if not, make the changes to the dimens.XML file and then recompile/replace the .apk and re-flash... that should work and everything should be normal...
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unfortunately there is not. it only has options to change the buttons order.

How to add on screen button at framework for ICS

I'm using Xperia arc s at stock rom 4.1.B.0.587 and locked bootloader.
I'm using few mods, and also custom systemui *Colored icons systemui
Few days ago I am starting curious how to add on screen button at my own, and I still cannot do it successfully (got bootloop after xperia title).
After trial and error I found the solution, I don't add original META-INF framework.apk to my modified framework.apk.
Now I'm only curious how to add crt off animation. *I found out that original framework.apk already has the setting to show crt animation. Anyone has an idea what to do??
How I successfully add on screen button:
What I do: (following the tutorial from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1364757, and http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9126643#post9126643 to mod the apk)
1. extract framework-res.apk from my system [framework-res.apk]
2. decompile it with 1.4.10 apktool by this command: java -jar apktool.jar d framework-res.apk framework-res
3. edit bools.xml to change show navigation bar to true
4. edit dimens.xml to change navigation bar height to (21.0dip)
5. rebuild the apk with this command: java -jar apktool.jar b framework-res out\framework-res.apk
6. <from this part I dont really understand> From the output apk [The name is outframework-res.apk] from apktool 1.4.10 (At first I use 1.4.3 and it always failed to compile, but It compiled successfully with 1.4.10), I add the extension to 7z [outframework-res.apk.7z], and unpack it. (i.e: it become outframework-res folder)
7. With 7zip app (actually I use total commander, with zero compression), I replace all files from outframework folder back to outframework.apk.7z
8. I also add resources.arsc from the outframework-res folder and also add it to the outframework-res.apk.7z. *The file size is the same before and after I put the resources.arsc.
9. I downloaded ics_sysbar.zip, then with total commander (7zip like program), I add those files to SystemUI.apk (/res/drawable-hdpi/) using 7-zip or other program. (replace original PNGs to these files).
10. I rename the outframework-res.apk.7z to framework-res.apk then push it to my device along with the SystemUI.apk.
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Adding "qemu.hw.mainkeys=0" to build.prop enables soft-keys in AOSP/CM10.. I don't use stock ICS so can't confirm this. Wait for few more replies from other users.

soumya_digi said:
Adding "qemu.hw.mainkeys=0" to build.prop enables soft-keys in AOSP/CM10.. I don't use stock ICS so can't confirm this. Wait for few more replies from other users.
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Thanks for your reply.
By the way, I actually found what is my problem, from analyze other working on screen button.
It turns out the compiled framework don't add META-INF.
After I add that folder to my compiled framework, *with total commander, It works.
And editing the SystemUI turns out unnecessary.
What I still wonder is how to add menu button (the right key, beside back and home button), and also make holding home button show the ics style recent app (the one that you can swipe to remove it from recent app).

Navigation bar height

Does anyone know a way of changing the height of the navigation bar? I used AOKP on my Gnex and could do it using the ROM but want to keep a rooted stock ROM on my N4 (for now)
Thanks
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dave83uk said:
Does anyone know a way of changing the height of the navigation bar? I used AOKP on my Gnex and could do it using the ROM but want to keep a rooted stock ROM on my N4 (for now)
Thanks
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you have to decompile the framework-res.apk
after decompiling you have to edit the dimens.xml file in res/values
you have to change the size of the navbar in 3 places
dimen name="navigation_bar_height">38.0dip</dimen>
<dimen name="navigation_bar_height_landscape">38.0dip</dimen>
<dimen name="navigation_bar_width">38.0dip</dimen>
for example, i choosed 38 dpi, but choose your own size
then recompile and exchange the apk with yours and your good to go
good tutorial
http://modstorm.co/tutorials/

Some ROMs have it..I.e. Rasjelly
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pa.pn2 said:
you have to decompile the framework-res.apk
after decompiling you have to edit the dimens.xml file in res/values
you have to change the size of the navbar in 3 places
dimen name="navigation_bar_height">38.0dip</dimen>
<dimen name="navigation_bar_height_landscape">38.0dip</dimen>
<dimen name="navigation_bar_width">38.0dip</dimen>
for example, i choosed 38 dpi, but choose your own size
then recompile and exchange the apk with yours and your good to go
good tutorial
http://modstorm.co/tutorials/
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Great thank you for the detailed instructions. I will take a look and give it a try.
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My bad

Hi,
I tried to decompile the framework-res.apk, change the values to 38 and recompile but my device gets stuck on the Nexus logo whenever I try to boot it. apktool and aapt are up-to-date. What makes me think is that the framework-res.apk is ~10mb before and ~6mb after the process And I don't know how to make a flashable zip so I used the TWRP file manager. Could that be the source of my problem?

Shedao said:
Hi,
I tried to decompile the framework-res.apk, change the values to 38 and recompile but my device gets stuck on the Nexus logo whenever I try to boot it. apktool and aapt are up-to-date. What makes me think is that the framework-res.apk is ~10mb before and ~6mb after the process And I don't know how to make a flashable zip so I used the TWRP file manager. Could that be the source of my problem?
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how did you recompile it?and the size is not abnormal, in my case its always like yours smaller yes
take this tool
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2032613&page=2
its up to date for 4.2.1
works fine for me

pa.pn2 said:
how did you recompile it?and the size is not abnormal, in my case its always like yours smaller yes
take this tool
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2032613&page=2
its up to date for 4.2.1
works fine for me
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Ok, short story: It still doesn't work but thanks for the quick answer.
I took the apkmanager from your link and unpacked my framework-res.apk but in the new folder projects/framework-res/res there is no values folder Some google searching revealed that it is important to "install" the framework-res.apk on the PC so I opened a command prompt and used the apktool if framework-res.apk command and got the user/apktool/framework/1.apk. Unfortunately that doesn't seem to change anything. Unpacking the framework-res.apk still don't give me the values folder.
What am I missing? Could you write a step by step explanation?

Shedao said:
Ok, short story: It still doesn't work but thanks for the quick answer.
I took the apkmanager from your link and unpacked my framework-res.apk but in the new folder projects/framework-res/res there is no values folder Some google searching revealed that it is important to "install" the framework-res.apk on the PC so I opened a command prompt and used the apktool if framework-res.apk command and got the user/apktool/framework/1.apk. Unfortunately that doesn't seem to change anything. Unpacking the framework-res.apk still don't give me the values folder.
What am I missing? Could you write a step by step explanation?
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hmm strange
i just put the framework-res.apk in into the modding folder and then i choose point 9, decompiling, thats it

pa.pn2 said:
hmm strange
i just put the framework-res.apk in into the modding folder and then i choose point 9, decompiling, thats it
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Ok, the weirdness just goes on. I tried to use point 9 (decompile) and got a java error, something I already knew from the apktool itself. The answer was to replace the old aapt.exe and apktool.jar in the apkmanager/other folder. Now decompiling works just great and I get the dimens.xml. Changed the numbers according to your values with Notepad++ and saved. Recompiling with the apkmanager works up to the point where I have to delete all modified files. As there is no values/dimens.xml I could delete, I just delete the resources.arsc. The question for a system apk I answer with yes and in the end I have a signedframework-res.apk.
I rename it to framework-res.apk, go into fastboot/TWRP and use its filemanager to replace the original apk with my modified one. And then -> endless nexuslogo on booting
I really want to learn something from this whole mess, so where is the big mistake?

Shedao said:
Ok, the weirdness just goes on. I tried to use point 9 (decompile) and got a java error, something I already knew from the apktool itself. The answer was to replace the old aapt.exe and apktool.jar in the apkmanager/other folder. Now decompiling works just great and I get the dimens.xml. Changed the numbers according to your values with Notepad++ and saved. Recompiling with the apkmanager works up to the point where I have to delete all modified files. As there is no values/dimens.xml I could delete, I just delete the resources.arsc. The question for a system apk I answer with yes and in the end I have a signedframework-res.apk.
I rename it to framework-res.apk, go into fastboot/TWRP and use its filemanager to replace the original apk with my modified one. And then -> endless nexuslogo on booting
I really want to learn something from this whole mess, so where is the big mistake?
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dont delete modified files,just type n, if asked for system app type y
recompiling with option 11
use this file(Brainmasters.Battery.Mod.Flasher.Nexus.4.zip) to flash the apk in recovery, dont do it via filemanager
add a folder called framework on your desktop, open the folder, put your framework.res.apk into it and put the complete new created folder within your apk into the .zip into the second folder, where you find a system folder. so there should be a system and your framework folder
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2037171
first download link is the .zip
also,check your java setup,maybe your paths are wrong
had alwyas problems with this ****ty paths of java before
watch this video to keep your java structure correct
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oowsJcJLmss

Finally it worked.
Thanks for all your patience and help. My way was somewhat different from yours so here is a quick overview for those facing the same problems:
1. Download apktool from here http://code.google.com/p/android-apktool/
2. Follow the steps in this tutorial to decompile, modify and recompile the framework-res.apk http://modstorm.co/tutorials/
3. Download the Brainmasters.Battery.Mod.Flasher.Nexus.4.zip from this location http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2037171
4. Safety-step: Put the original UNmodified framework-res.apk in a new folder with the name "framework" and put this one into the system folder from the zip above. Rename the zip to something like originalframework.zip
5. Now repeat step 4 with the modified framework-res.apk and another copy of the zip from step 3. Name this zip to something like newframework.zip
6. Copy both new zips onto your phone, reboot into recovery and flash.

Shedao said:
Finally it worked.
Thanks for all your patience and help. My way was somewhat different from yours so here is a quick overview for those facing the same problems:
1. Download apktool from here http://code.google.com/p/android-apktool/
2. Follow the steps in this tutorial to decompile, modify and recompile the framework-res.apk http://modstorm.co/tutorials/
3. Download the Brainmasters.Battery.Mod.Flasher.Nexus.4.zip from this location http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2037171
4. Safety-step: Put the original UNmodified framework-res.apk in a new folder with the name "framework" and put this one into the system folder from the zip above. Rename the zip to something like originalframework.zip
5. Now repeat step 4 with the modified framework-res.apk and another copy of the zip from step 3. Name this zip to something like newframework.zip
6. Copy both new zips onto your phone, reboot into recovery and flash.
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good job
i always do a backup of the original too
nice that you got it working^^

Argh cant get this to work
always get fail after flashing
EDIT: GOT IT WORKING NOW!! AWESOME!

ugene1980 said:
Argh cant get this to work
always get fail after flashing
EDIT: GOT IT WORKING NOW!! AWESOME!
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How did you now do that? I'm currently stuck at the same Situation..
Tried it like told above, but without luck. The backup file boots fine, while the modified one simply doesnt.

someone can post a small nav bar...please....
please...please...
i'm using stock rom...

R: Navigation bar height
Nobody With a soul?
Please..
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wheres your prob?not able to read?anything you need to know is in the op

R: Navigation bar height
Yes I'm not able with Mac..totally unable..I'm a bit stupid
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coloxim said:
Yes I'm not able with Mac..totally unable..I'm a bit stupid
Inviato dal mio Nexus 4 con Tapatalk 2
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hmm mac is different
have a look for apktool then for mac in xda search, i bet you will find something
if not here it is http://code.google.com/p/android-apktool/

Theming Statusbar

Hey everyone.
Here is the deal:
I want to theme my statusbar to make it look like stock jelly bean (from nexus). It's possible to do that using apps such as "ROM Toolbox", but the problem is: The rom must be deodexed and mine isn't.
So I found this "how to" to deodex an apk in another forum:
Code:
Thanks all. Have successfully done what I wanted now
For info, this is what I did.
Created a new folder called 'system' in c:\android-sdk\tools. Obtained the odexed framework folder and placed that in the system folder. Then created a folder called app in the system folder and placed the Rosie.apk and Rosie.odex inside.
Then via cmd, entered the 'system/app' folder, so for me it was...
c:\android-sdk\tools\system\app
From there I ran the following command to end of that path: baksmali.jar -d ../framework -x Rosie.odex
This produced an out folder will all the decompiled .smali files etc. From there I was able to get to the Launcher.smali that i wanted, but to recompile to a classes.dex file you simply run the following command: smali.jar out
This produces an 'out.dex' that you can rename to 'classes.dex'
I am sure there are other commands that you can use to name files accordingly etc but this is what worked for me for what I wanted, so hopefully it will be of some help to people... if they can understand anything I've written.
Is that simple as it looks? I was planning to deodex only the file needed to customize the statusbar. I think it's the framework-res.apk.
Is there any other way to do that?
As I'm new on this deodex stuff, I would appreciate some help.

fndpena said:
Hey everyone.
Here is the deal:
I want to theme my statusbar to make it look like stock jelly bean (from nexus). It's possible to do that using apps such as "ROM Toolbox", but the problem is: The rom must be deodexed and mine isn't.
So I found this "how to" to deodex an apk in another forum:
Code:
Thanks all. Have successfully done what I wanted now
For info, this is what I did.
Created a new folder called 'system' in c:\android-sdk\tools. Obtained the odexed framework folder and placed that in the system folder. Then created a folder called app in the system folder and placed the Rosie.apk and Rosie.odex inside.
Then via cmd, entered the 'system/app' folder, so for me it was...
c:\android-sdk\tools\system\app
From there I ran the following command to end of that path: baksmali.jar -d ../framework -x Rosie.odex
This produced an out folder will all the decompiled .smali files etc. From there I was able to get to the Launcher.smali that i wanted, but to recompile to a classes.dex file you simply run the following command: smali.jar out
This produces an 'out.dex' that you can rename to 'classes.dex'
I am sure there are other commands that you can use to name files accordingly etc but this is what worked for me for what I wanted, so hopefully it will be of some help to people... if they can understand anything I've written.
Is that simple as it looks? I was planning to deodex only the file needed to customize the statusbar. I think it's the framework-res.apk.
Is there any other way to do that?
As I'm new on this deodex stuff, I would appreciate some help.
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The statusbar is SystemUI.apk.. framework-res.apk deals with all the system pop ups etc.
I would recommend starting off with a deodexed base rom, for eg. wanams..
I would also recommend using apktool rather then baksmali.. iv had great success with apktool..
EDIT: You can find deodexed wanam base rom in general section of this section of the forum.

fOmey said:
The statusbar is SystemUI.apk.. framework-res.apk deals with all the system pop ups etc.
I would recommend starting off with a deodexed base rom, for eg. wanams..
I would also recommend using apktool rather then baksmali.. iv had great success with apktool..
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Unfortunally, flash a new rom is not an option for me right now.
Is that OK to deodex only ONE apk in order to do what I want? In this case SystemUI.apk.
I just have to deodex it using apktool and put it back to android system?

do what fences do, compile it and put in the split test system, remember it is a system app

XxeAgLeAnGeLxX said:
do what fences do, compile it and put in the split test system, remember it is a system app
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Sorry, but what is "split test system"?
EDIT: Nevermind... I did some research and now I'm running an AVD on android emulator.
I'll soon test the deodexed SystemUI.apk and post results. Thanks for the tips...