Okay guys, so I'm going to start by saying that I'm basing this off of fatsix's modified darkened Gmail apk which is based off of B-boy and MM's work. I've added some of my own revisions to it, but need some help from some of the more experienced folks on here. This is what it looks like so far and what needs to be fixed:
As you can see, when you open a specific email the layout is all black with no dividers or color changes. I was thinking we could maybe make the header a dark gray so that we can differentiate the header (to/from) from the actual email message. Does anyone know how to go about this? See picture to see what I'm talking about:
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Next, at thet top of the all emails page it lists my own email address (below "inbox") the gray background just makes this look odd, I think we should make the entire header area gray. Also, perhaps changing the background to of the email list to a pure black... If we change the email list background to a pure black, then make the header area a gray color it will add some differentiation and will match the look achieved above in the "in email" view. Also, if you see the second email in the list, it has an attachment, the rectangular background for the attachment is black, so perhaps making the email list have a black background is the easiest way to proceed. See image for what I'm talking about (sorry for the random black spots, I had to cover some private info, just ignore those):
The nav bar on the bottom is gray, making the header area match this with a black background for the email list would look perfect IMO. Also, the priority and checkmark boxes in email list view are near impossible to see when unchecked, these would need to be slighly modified as well.
Anyways, I know a darkened gmail app has been a hot request on this forum, so if we could get this working, it would be great! Here is the CWM flashable .zip of what I've got so far, hope some guys can help out:
http://www.mediafire.com/?l397eypd88z8fpe
I'd love to have this job done as well, but I think this is not the place for this.
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ceo.mtcl said:
I'd love to have this job done as well, but I think this is not the place for this.
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Why not? Those who like the app so far can go ahead and install it and enjoy it. In the previous darkened mms.apk thread it was a team of 3 of us that worked on it to make it perfect. If we can get that sort of collaboration going again, then we can again make another perfect app
Me 2 .. I think this is the place for this thread ... Definitely... Just like the messaging app..
Im good at programming (C++, JAva, Javascript, HTML etc etc) but i suck at photoshop.. I would like to help...
Did a complete overhaul on the app. Will post up the updated (virtually) perfect app in a new thread later today. Keep posted!
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Did a complete overhaul on the app. Will post up the updated (virtually) perfect app in a new thread later today. Keep posted!
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Nice job! I'll be looking forward to it
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Can someone modify Stock Email app with a different background? I'm a heavy corporate email user and like the features of the stock email. On the initial Inbox screen the email has a Black background, Blue Header (unread) and White body. When email is read, Black Background, Grey headers and body. This makes it almost impossible to read in outside conditions. I'm looking for a simple White background with Bold black Header and Black body (unread), that would change to non-bold for a read email. I've used the EVO 4G for over a year-(Rooted), EVO 3D-(Rooted) since launch and just switched to EPIC Touch. Their email apps are very clean and easy to use. I tried to copy email.apk from evo3d but it didn't work. I've tried enhanced email from market but it doesn't format my emails correctly. AOSPEmail is ok, but I like the "under the hood" features of the stock email. I'm currently using Blazer Rom 2.0. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
I think the main problem here is the background color in this app isn't controlled by the app but is the background for the system. The same background here is used for the background in settings etc if I am not mistaking. So making the background white throughout would not work very well with white/grey font. Making it a dark or lighter grey would be possible and more desireable. HTC apps will not work because they need HTC's framework.
You really have not much choice but to use another app like Enhanced Email which I find 10x better than the stock email client. This app offers a "Light" Theme.
AvatarOfFrost had a tutorial floating around about changing the black backgrounds but I have not tried to do so yet.
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I think the main problem here is the background color in this app isn't controlled by the app but is the background for the system. The same background here is used for the background in settings etc if I am not mistaking. So making the background white throughout would not work very well with white/grey font. Making it a dark or lighter grey would be possible and more desireable. HTC apps will not work because they need HTC's framework.
You really have not much choice but to use another app like Enhanced Email which I find 10x better than the stock email client. This app offers a "Light" Theme.
AvatarOfFrost had a tutorial floating around about changing the black backgrounds but I have not tried to do so yet.
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+1 for Enhanced Email. Absolute favorite.
Read vs Unread
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Thanks for taking a look ssconceptz. That kinda sucks. But at least I have an option.
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This is Red Ivory. A Theme I came up with a while ago. A consent work in progress. For the most part everything native to the rom is themed. I havnt started on widgets yet but everything else is pretty much done. This is for AOKP Roms only. I have no intentions of supporting other roms at this time. I just dont have the time for it. sorry..
Credit to the AOKP team and all there hard work for one sick ass ROM!
thanks to Locomain for his awsome mod found here ive incorporated it in to my theme. looks really nice.
I try to keep the Milistones and whatever the latest release is up to day. Any issues or problems. please let me know.
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Looks fine will give IT a try now....
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I must send back my phone to warranty tomorrow but when it will be back that is all i want for it.Nice job and very good looking!THX
I like it.the txt and phone icons r different shades of red was that on purpose?
This in ICS Blue woud be Really Good red is Not so Good
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Yes. Each shade of red was based on visibility. The main red hex700000 is to dark for some areas and difficult to see.
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This in ICS Blue woud be Really Good red is Not so Good
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there is already a ics blue and white theme in the works.
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This theme is awesome!!!
Congratulations Zathus!
Can anybody port this theme for Galaxy S2?
S2 I have, and I love this theme!
Please!!!!!
yes ! the theme is aweSOME !!!!
However, found some places where the theme did not cover and are a bit annoying not deal breaker though
1) folders background for nova is black and apps name is also in black ( now rely on purely icon haha)
2) the navi key area, whenever the system decides to turn the navigation keys into dots, the original black background comes up. This includes video, gallery viewing and also when receiving a call. Possibly all instances where system change the nav keys to dots , this will happen
apart from that, thanks for giving me a new phone !!!!
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yes ! the theme is aweSOME !!!!
However, found some places where the theme did not cover and are a bit annoying not deal breaker though
1) folders background for nova is black and apps name is also in black ( now rely on purely icon haha)
2) the navi key area, whenever the system decides to turn the navigation keys into dots, the original black background comes up. This includes video, gallery viewing and also when receiving a call. Possibly all instances where system change the nav keys to dots , this will happen
apart from that, thanks for giving me a new phone !!!!
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Both issues are being fixed for my next release. The dot issue has been the bane of me. I can't figure out a way to make it go black when things like the camera and the phone is docked.
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Hey guys, I'm usually pretty good at being able to figure these things out but I am having some trouble with this one. I have the stock TW messaging icon that I am working on. I have it right now so the envelope is saturated to gray/white and the page sticking up out of the envelope is blue. I want to reverse the colors on those EXACTLY. As in, I want the EXACT white/gray on the envelope to be the color of the page, and that EXACT blue on the page to be on the envelope. I've tried the color swap tool but it doesn't work. I've selected each individually, manually played with it, but still no luck. What I keep getting is a "lighter" blue on the envelope and a darker gray on the page; not the exact colors I want. If anyone would be able to help me out I would be SUPER appreciated and you will definitely have earned yourself a thanks. Here is my .png:
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I have been able to get it REALLY close, except my problem there is I have to use the "lightness" bar and I start losing the detail of the image like the lines forming an upside down "V" on the envelope and the "text" lines on the page.
EDIT: And maybe throw in a brief explanation on how you managed to do it. This has been driving me nuts for the past 2 days. And the sad part is, it's probably easy to do lol
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Hey guys, I'm usually pretty good at being able to figure these things out but I am having some trouble with this one. I have the stock TW messaging icon that I am working on. I have it right now so the envelope is saturated to gray/white and the page sticking up out of the envelope is blue. I want to reverse the colors on those EXACTLY. As in, I want the EXACT white/gray on the envelope to be the color of the page, and that EXACT blue on the page to be on the envelope. I've tried the color swap tool but it doesn't work. I've selected each individually, manually played with it, but still no luck. What I keep getting is a "lighter" blue on the envelope and a darker gray on the page; not the exact colors I want. If anyone would be able to help me out I would be SUPER appreciated and you will definitely have earned yourself a thanks. Here is my .png:
I have been able to get it REALLY close, except my problem there is I have to use the "lightness" bar and I start losing the detail of the image like the lines forming an upside down "V" on the envelope and the "text" lines on the page.
EDIT: And maybe throw in a brief explanation on how you managed to do it. This has been driving me nuts for the past 2 days. And the sad part is, it's probably easy to do lol
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I'd say separate them into 2 different layers and apply a color overlay of hue to both with the other color.
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I'd say separate them into 2 different layers and apply a color overlay of hue to both with the other color.
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I've tried that, I only get that darker gray and lighter blue. :/
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I'm looking for a power symbol icon (circle with half line through) that is white with no background. I've searched for it with no luck. I've found several that are white with a black background, but I don't have an app on my phone to remove the black background. (FYI, Google Image search for white power symbol yields some unusual results...lol) The icon I'd really like to use is the power-like icon on the Trickster Mod app, that shows in the status bar beside the set on boot successful notification, but I can't seem to find it in the apk after extracting it. If anybody knows where that's at, or a theme I can download with an icon like that, I'd appreciate a nudge in the right direction.... lol
I'd also be happy with an app I could download for my phone for photo editing, where I could take out a background layer of black on a suitable image, while leaving the white power symbol. The ones I've used so far seem to be just for photo editing, as far as photos you'd take with the camera, not really an actual photo editor.
Thanks for any help!!
What about this one -- directly from a Google Search. (and it has a transparent bg)
It looks invisible on the XDA site....
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What about this one -- directly from a Google Search. (and it has a transparent bg)
It looks invisible on the XDA site....
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I probably should've included this in the op (my bad ), but I'm looking for a small icon (specifically small lines, not overall size). That's why I liked the trickster icon. Theirs isn't actually a power symbol, but it looks close. I'm trying to add it to my LMT pie, for a button that works as a screen off button, and I want small lines on it to match the nav buttons. I did do several Google image searches, but they all were large icons or thick lines or had backgrounds. I know its kinda picky, that's why I was hoping for a good pic editor app. There are several icons that will work, if I can get rid of the background.
Sorry the op wasn't more clear, and thanks for the help!
Here ya go. I made this to match the rest of the google navbar images and it got added to aokp.
good day.
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Here ya go. I made this to match the rest of the google navbar images and it got added to aokp.
good day.
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You sir, are awesome. Thank you! I wasn't expecting anybody to make the icon for me but I do appreciate it. Thanks again!
Edit: I just added it to my pie and it is beautiful. lol
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I think I got most of the icons and bgs shorted it. This is about the best I can get it.
Do the usual to install it
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Inverted w/blue
http://db.tt/4RcPtJ6d
Inverted w/pink
http://db.tt/VltdHKkO
Invert w/green
http://db.tt/D6Ewosbg
Invert w/grey
https://www.dropbox.com/s/s7u6j3snx2kj4pu/OutLook_gray.apk
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These are the issues I see. If enough people want this app, I'll continue fixing them. Don't post issues about these or pm me about them.
No complaining
I know already.
Search text is black
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was wondering if you can make a transparent out with blue letters, i think it would fix most of those issues also since you cant see black on black you would be able to see it in the transparent theme
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was wondering if you can make a transparent out with blue letters, i think it would fix most of those issues also since you cant see black on black you would be able to see it in the transparent theme
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Probably might, that's as far as I got last night. I'll see what happens tonight.
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Probably might, that's as far as I got last night. I'll see what happens tonight.
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thanks where can i find the keyboard that you use? looks nice
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thanks where can i find the keyboard that you use? looks nice
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That's swift key
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Dude this is awesome thanks!
Thank you, I can read my email in my bed at night now without brighten up the whole room. Love it
Added a green one
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Fixed icons and most bgs
Added pink text
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Thanks for the fix. Looks good I can see the checkbox. Just wondering if you can see the difference between email that has been read and not. Also is it possible to get the white/grey text version? Thanks again for your works
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Thanks for the fix. Looks good I can see the checkbox. Just wondering if you can see the difference between email that has been read and not. Also is it possible to get the white/grey text version? Thanks again for your works
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I can do the gray text later. All the other stuff, that app is so backwards, I'm not going to even try.
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Appreciate all you've done.
Grey text added
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Looks great fox, I didn't even know the app existed until I saw this.
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