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Post inquiries for theme help here!

Making this thread in effort to keep things a little less cluttered in the forum/threads
Post your inquiries here and I'll try my best to answer your questions when time permits... this is a community so hopefully the other experienced senior members will chime in to help.
Overground: can we get a sticky?

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Alrite just a couple questions about theming and customization.
I would like to apply your red sense theme.
-Do I have to use a rom or can I just apply it on my rooted phone?
-If I have to use a rom which do you suggest so I can still use the original internet app that came with the phone?
Thx for all your help!

Sent you a PM about this actually.
Whats the trick to enable transparency? Particularly the notification pull-down. I have already modified framework-res.apk to include the transparent images, however they are not displaying transparent when applied to the phone. I read a few things about hexing, and even found a 'transparency patcher' program from droid-forums. This patcher apparently, does the hex work for you on services.jar. However, it did not do the trick. What am I missing here?
I'm running my own fully deodexed custom rom based on the 2.2 sense leak.

I'm working on Transparency as well...I contacted Xeudoxus at droidforums...hopefully he can help.

I would just like to know how to manually change my icons and or folders on my home screen and in my app drawer. Any help would be appreciated, thanks!

I too would like to find out how to change the "Folders" icon from the plain manila to obviously something else.

Tyler 3 said:
Alrite just a couple questions about theming and customization.
I would like to apply your red sense theme.
-Do I have to use a rom or can I just apply it on my rooted phone?
-If I have to use a rom which do you suggest so I can still use the original internet app that came with the phone?
Thx for all your help!
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All root themes will usually only work for the rom they are made for. Sometimes there are big changes to the firmware, sometimes little... a good rule of thumb is to always make a nandroid backup if your an early adopter. So long story short:
1. yes
2. whatever rom i made the theme for... you can only use the original browser app with sense
deficitism said:
Sent you a PM about this actually.
Whats the trick to enable transparency? Particularly the notification pull-down. I have already modified framework-res.apk to include the transparent images, however they are not displaying transparent when applied to the phone. I read a few things about hexing, and even found a 'transparency patcher' program from droid-forums. This patcher apparently, does the hex work for you on services.jar. However, it did not do the trick. What am I missing here?
I'm running my own fully deodexed custom rom based on the 2.2 sense leak.
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SoCalMiles said:
I'm working on Transparency as well...I contacted Xeudoxus at droidforums...hopefully he can help.
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I have no idea... If you guys get ahold of Xeadoxus then let me know how its done. I have a feeling he'll tell you to download xUltimate though.
emplox said:
I would just like to know how to manually change my icons and or folders on my home screen and in my app drawer. Any help would be appreciated, thanks!
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KGBxxx said:
I too would like to find out how to change the "Folders" icon from the plain manila to obviously something else.
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Changing folder icons/app icons: you're gonna have to theme the rom you're using
basic ingredients in no particular order:
1. update.zip- just download one of themes and the update script in there (META-INF) or make your own if you feel like learning the syntax
2. resigning tool http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3175518&postcount=2
3. 7zip for extracting apks
4. Android SDK
5. Lots of time
Start extracting apks and viewing the contents of res/drawable-hdpi---where you'll find icons
Most icons are named ic_launcher_XXXX.png, some are named app_icon, others are just simply icon... you'll have to look around to find them as there is no easy way to change them. Once you find the icon you want to replace, drop your new icon (with exactly the same name) into the same directory (preferably using 7zip since you don't have to have the directory extracted to replace it) and resign the entire zip file... flash zip and win!

So how much time do you think I would need if I was to do this? Just kidding looks like a pain in the ass. However, doable. Thanks for the link to signing the zip. Thought it just might be a bit easier. Hopefully soon I can change the plain folders to a picture of my girlfriend or something.
Sent from my noob rooted dinc.

Signal Bars
I have seemed to try everything to change the signal bar(s) colors. I have changed all of the icons to a red theme and the only way I can think thats left is that it has to be hex coded. Important fact is I am running skyraider 2.0.1. Has anyone had any luck changing these?

Can't disable Manup alternate font?

I'm running the Fresh 3.1.0.2 ROM on my EVO and today installed the Manup theme, as well as his alternate font. I decided I like the theme but don't really care for the font, now I can't figure out how to change it back to the regular theme font.
I tried reflashing the Manup theme file over and over with no success. What should I do?

creyc said:
I'm running the Fresh 3.1.0.2 ROM on my EVO and today installed the Manup theme, as well as his alternate font. I decided I like the theme but don't really care for the font, now I can't figure out how to change it back to the regular theme font.
I tried reflashing the Manup theme file over and over with no success. What should I do?
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Android stores it's fonts in /system/fonts/. You could take the files from this directory from an un-themed backup or ROM and replace the themed files with them using ADB or a root file manager.

Thanks for the reply. I've found the fonts folder, but I can't seem to replace the files. (probably because they're in use) I've tried Android Mate, ES file explorer and Astro, no luck.
I don't know how to use adb.

creyc said:
I don't know how to use adb.
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This is going to come off mean, but learn.
All spelling errors thanks to xt9 on my Evo!

You might not know what to put to push and pull the files but I'm sure there is a topic about it and if not ask for help with what to put. I do remember searching the forum and ran across a post with this info. I use xda app so I would look for you and post the link but ill let you look first. Just takes awhile for me to find stuff I'm looking for on the app. Wish there was an option so you can choose just the evolution forum to search through or a phone forum of your choose. Would help with searches alot.
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[HOW TO] Adding Custom Transitions to your Rom(updated)

Found this working on my DZ with AOSP or Sense as well
Only want to share this with you.
If anyone finds out what exacly every xml does, pls share it with me.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=814072
Lg b1oh4zard

b1oh4zard said:
Found this working on my DZ with AOSP or Sense as well
Only want to share this with you.
If anyone finds out what exacly every xml does, pls share it with me.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=814072
Lg b1oh4zard
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i added flyin in my theme

Confirmed working on Virtuous v0.7.2 Rom using Fold anim.

I don't know if it's just me or if this is a problem throughout but this either doesn't ever work as a metamorph, or putting this within the ROMs framework gives fc floods BUT, I do see that it makes the change that way.
What am I doing wrong? I followed the instructions and even tried my own variations. Signing, not signing framework/update.zip but no positive outcome...
Would someone be kind enough to post a working stock cm6.1final framework? I know it's a lot to ask but I'm giving up here. For some reason, I've had problems theming since nightly 12 and can't explain why. Wiping has always been an attempt within the trail and error but it always ends up as an error.
I was able to modify a theme posted here by removing everything but phone/contacts.apk, re-signed and then flashed it and it worked. But there was no framework-res.apk change...
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Sent from me HTC Vision using XDA app
EDIT:
I figured it out. What worked was NOT signing framework-res.apk but changing it's name to framework-res.zip, editing ANY files you choose and then renaming back to the original framework-res.apk
then you place that into your ROM and sign the rom.zip
worked pretty well. I really like flip so far.
Thank you for posting this!!

2.2 Music app

i want to use root explorer to copy paste the apk to they system/app folder. i have the apk but not the odex file to go with it. so it keeps force closing. if any one has an installable apk or the apk and odex files it would be greatly appreciated if you could post them for me. thanks.

This: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=861341&highlight=dk28 is a stock DK28 (2.2) ROM which is odexed. you should be able to pull both the apk and odex from /system/app in that. good luck

amosher13 said:
This: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=861341&highlight=dk28 is a stock DK28 (2.2) ROM which is odexed. you should be able to pull both the apk and odex from /system/app in that. good luck
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But for this to work I would vhave to be running 2.2 right?
I actually want the odex file for the facinate music player.

nate13jp said:
But for this to work I would vhave to be running 2.2 right?
I actually want the odex file for the facinate music player.
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for the thread i posted, yes. no idea then, might have to just pull it from a fascinate ROM and see what happens

The syndicate rom and epic experience for 2.1 has it cooked in. if I remember correctly I got it as an add on in the op of my theme for eclair
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I downloaded it from the market. Android Music.

Original Accuweather App

Would somebody please be kind enough to upload the original accuweather widget apk because the rom I'm using doesn't have it and the accuweather app from the market is different. Thanks in advance
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Bumping for assistance. And also would like the .apk of the original Samsung Widgets clock. Thank you

Here you go, hope it's what you are looking for

But how to install on desire hd? Can someone make it to install on htc?

Shifteroth said:
Here you go, hope it's what you are looking for
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Thankyou very much, but I can't get it to work. It won't install, and if I push it to the system/app folder it doesn't come up under widgets. Any way to get it to work?

Ur asking a good question, I extracted it from my original rom with root uninstaller dunno if you can install back by this app??

I suspect you are on Cognition.
If this' the case then you have to go to the Cognition thread and download the removed stuff from the first post and push it to /system/app either with Root Explorer or via adb.
If you take the original Samsung widgets from stock ROMs or even from past versions of Cognition itself they shouldn't work as expected...
A bit weird to me but that's the truth...