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Alright guys, I need some help building my theme.
So I'm in the process of making my own theme and one thing I really want to do is set up my lock screen the same way that I think Aero and Gloss Suite have it (example attached) but with the default black background with it (its a really high contract black and white theme). Any chance of getting pointed to the right files to mess with?
Also, I was wondering how difficult would it be to change the color of the font on that screen as well.
I very well might be searching for the wrong thing too (it is the lock screen right...technically?) So a forum link or something would be amazing help as well.
Immense thanks for all your help guys and girls. You guys make having a G1 worth the smack talk from the iphone guys ; )
Be prepared for XML...
Search for XML from Stericson
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Be prepared for XML...
Search for XML from Stericson
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There is one XML edit to make in res/layout yes, but the way to get a lock screen looking nice is by replacing (and I forget the exact name) popup_full_dark.9.png in res/drawable. Essentially, you make this the image that you want to be centered horizontally, and then justified bottom, then it fills it with its text. For my own phone, I went with a black image that goes about 80% up the screen, so I have a centered unlock prompt.
Ahhhhh alright I'm seeing it now. That helps a lot Ooglez. Haha no offense Reason but I had a bit of a sigh of relief was it turned out to just be .9s instead of xmls. Whew.
Thanks a bunch guys. Seriously... you guys rock. If you see a theme by me on here soon you'll know it worked out for me. Thanks
Alright I have another question. Not exactly related to the topic at hand but its gonna bug me till i figure it out. Hopefully someone thinks to peek in here again.
What file controls the background for the Pull up tray? The pull down tray im pretty sure is the status_bar_background.9 in the res-drawable folder but I cant figure out the pull up tray tab thingy. I believe its doable cuz I think ive seen various themes with different opacities on the pull up menu but.. :shrug:
Any ideas?
The pull up tray handle is found in the Launcher.apk and is in the /res/drawable-land and /res/drawable-port directories.
Thanks Daveid. But I was actually looking for the background of the pull up tray. The handle isn't to bad to change around. Thanks again though
another xml edit...but its a color value not a background image, except for if you are using the g build.
Stericson
Hmmm, alright guess I'll leave that be for the time being. Thanks for all your help Stericson. For now and hundreds of other times as well
So... I didn´t understand what it´s said...
I mean... where can I find the xml related to the lock screen?? Can I just replace the xml and soft reset to change the position of the hour and the lock??
thanks for help!
S81, I'm not too sure about the xml editting for the lock screen. What I ended up doing was changing the popup_full_dark.9.png file located under framework->res->drawable in the theme folder. Search for ".9.pngs figured out" for stericson's thread/tutorial on how to change .9.pngs. I warn you though, its not for the faint-hearted and from what I understand XMLs are supposed to be worse so if thats the path you want to head down, good luck mate
thank you man! I´ll have a look at the weekend and tell you what´s going on
Eh I hate being given credit for something I didn't do...Just a correction but the .9's were not figured out by me, they were figured out by Damnitpud, if I'm not mistaken....
As for the lock screen xml edit....The only thing you can really change is the position of everything else, but not the order...at least not yet..Any way it's a big hassle for a little bit of customization....
Hello everybody!
I created a simple mod for LiveView geared towards minimalism lovers. It is based off the most current LV app version, and will be kept up to date as the updates (hopefully) come by.
All feedback will be greatly appreciated. Please leave your comments, notes, advices, etc.
Changelog:
20/07/2011: Initial release, v0.1b
Featuring:
Minimalistic icons for the menu, B&W only
Cleaned up "Choose tiles" menu, now showing all checkboxes in a row
Brand new application icon to fit the theme
Small changes in the app strings
Added more Facebook polling frequencies
Future plans/ideas:
- Adding notification icon to make LV app run in the foreground thus help keep it alive [As soon as I get to know how to do it, since I'm just starting my devving adventure ]
- Bluetooth check and toggle accessible thru app menu
Credits:
- WPZOOM for the icon set
Enjoy!
Place holder.
Also, attaching few screenshots of the app itself.
Nice! Looks awesome! If you can give it a notification icon as well then you might achieve deity status! Once I can find where I've put my LV I'll give this a go!
Good effort!
i like it!
it is pretty similar to a mod i made LONG ago (we both like simple black and white icons ) but yours is way more impressive. reminds me to update mine
Hi,
Thanks for your kind words. Please be kind enough to test the app and provide some feedback, especially about the icons. RSS feed icon seems a bit off for me, I might have to work a little bit more with it. And the smaller interior icons, they still remain unchanged for now.
Thanks!
strage! i, too have not figured out how to solve a small problem with the rss icon. the blacks were dark brown but it was only for the rss...
Hi again,
I'm currently working on that RSS icon. As for the notification icon, this seems way too complex for my current state of knowledge. I thought that it would be as easy as adding a few code lines to xml files, silly me. I need to study android developer guide thoroughly before I can even think about doing it. Way to go. Also, I need a new PC, since even my HTC Dream loads xda forums on browser faster than it, forget about serious development.
If any developer stumbles upon this post and could give me a hint where to start with adding the ongoing notification icon to the app, please do not hesitate to post here or PM me. Any help will be appreciated.
I'm having three weeks off from this monday (holidays finally), but then I'm back for modding
First of all, i know that this is a gravedig.
But i just got my LiveView yesterday, got it cheap and wanted to see what it could.
And therefore, i want to say a big THANK YOU, because you'r app just made my LV see all the plugins i installed!!
Furthermore, the design is great!
Thank you!!
Litlle question, is it easy to change the lv theme?
sony xperia ray ics 4.0.4
stock rom unrooted
Anybody please?????
sony xperia ray ics 4.0.4
stock rom unrooted
So I've been using Bugless beast for a while now and my OCD has given me one issue with it.
When I bring up the add menu on home screen, instead of having the typical arrow, gear, andfolder icons for the selections it has the sense wallpapers Pete added. It doesn't hinder the rom I just want to learn how to fix it.
Any suggestions? I had a bit of help before but the solution of deleting all the wallpaper apjs didn't work.
found that the issue is with the launcher apk itself. I'm not well versed with apktool or any other method of editing apps so i shall just leave it at that.
screen shot it? i would like to see and help
I have a very small, very limited netbook right now. I was wondering if it'd be at all possible to change the bottom navbar to this, or at least something similar:
http://www.completeguides.net/@api/deki/files/302/=htc_swipe_bottom.png
Again, I'm stuck with a crap computer, otherwise I'd be trying to change around pngs, coding, and yada yada, but this stupid thing freezes up while trying to run odin with my sgs2...
Any help at all with my curiousity would be greatly appreciated. I've been looking around, but all I've seen so far around the forums is how to add transparency, menu buttons, and scrollable nav bars
Thanks again!
muddog7998
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I have a very small, very limited netbook right now. I was wondering if it'd be at all possible to change the bottom navbar to this, or at least something similar:
http://www.completeguides.net/@api/deki/files/302/=htc_swipe_bottom.png
Again, I'm stuck with a crap computer, otherwise I'd be trying to change around pngs, coding, and yada yada, but this stupid thing freezes up while trying to run odin with my sgs2...
Any help at all with my curiousity would be greatly appreciated. I've been looking around, but all I've seen so far around the forums is how to add transparency, menu buttons, and scrollable nav bars
Thanks again!
muddog7998
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It's possible and easy, just theme the nav bar background and personalize those softkeys
Is there any app I can use from my phone, or would I have to do it through computer?
NinjaMorph in the Play Store will do it.
Where is the navbar at? I checked in the systemui.apk but couldn't find it in there. I checked framework-res.apk and I thought I found it, but when I switched it out, nothing happened when I rebooted my phone. Any more help would be greatly appreciated. I'm on foxhound 0.6 if that helps any. I can also post up the systemui and framework apps if need be.
I'm bored and looking to do a Hubs layout on my N7. I use Nova prime and would prefer not to switch. I'm also trying to get Simple Text to work properly. So, I have a couple questions as I've started looking at this.
1) I followed this tutorial http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1232359 but it uses a different launcher, where you can use "catalogs". Nova doesn't have this feature. Wondering if I create a folder with all my apps in it, "hide" it with a blank icon (per the vid), would it show up like the catalog does in the tut? Has anyone used Nova prime for Hubs?
2) I like the idea of using word instead of icons, like this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1786323. When I use Simple Text, my word icons are pretty small, no matter the size of the text I select. If I use a large font, it squeezes it to fit into the smaller space (if that makes sense). I'm guessing it's squeezing it to 64x64. I have changed my DPI, wondering if that is my issue (why it looks so small).
Any tips for a Nova prime user?
Hmm, am I the *only* person attempting to do a Hubs layout using Nova prime???
I'd like to know this as well. I also use Nova Prime and I don't really want to switch to anything else, as I love Nova.
Still, I just may play around with this and see what I can do. If I run into anything interesting I'll let you know.
Edit : Maybe these will help?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAsEQTpgAtA
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=40208837&postcount=4543
This guy has done a really nice job with his N7, and he's running Nova, too.
ynrozturk said:
I'd like to know this as well. I also use Nova Prime and I don't really want to switch to anything else, as I love Nova.
Still, I just may play around with this and see what I can do. If I run into anything interesting I'll let you know.
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Well, since I had little response, I just kept playing around. I *think* I have what I need. I've only been playing with features, etc, I have not completed this as of yet. But here's what I've found:
I've locked Nova to landscape
Removed margins from Nova settings
Create the black/gray bar as the tutorial states, using Minimalistic Text.
Create a new Simple Text widget, 2x1 horizontal. The action (or whatever it's called) would be to goto page #x, where x is the page you want the word link to go to.
Make sure you allow widgets to overlap in Nova settings.
That would get the bar with word links to whatever page you need. Now, for catalogs. I have not found a way to really replicate it. But, what I've tried is to create a folder of apps, replace this icon with a transparent icon, then place this icon "behind" whichever word you want to show the catalog (or in this case the folder). If you're following the video, then when you're on the games page, you have a transparent folder for "games" that you place behind the "games" Minimalistic Text. Since you're on the "games" page, it won't be a link to a page, but since you've put the transparent folder behind it, when you click the text, it will pop-up the folder. Now, this folder is not as pretty as the catalog, but it is essentially the same.
Now, to answer my question #2 - I was attempting to replace a folder icon with Simple Text icon. Well, this would squeeze it down quite a bit. Instead, create a Simple Text widget (2x1 or 2x2) as described above. Then, it can be resized as needed.
Again, I've only begun to play with this, but I think this should work as expected and hopefully get us (us as in Nova users) on our way. :fingers-crossed:
I noticed you added some links while I was replying - I'll check those out to see what those have to show. Thanks!
cyberpac9 said:
I noticed you added some links while I was replying - I'll check those out to see what those have to show. Thanks!
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No problem, thanks for your reply too. I'm at work now so when I get home at night I'll have a go at this and post the results - if they don't suck
Okay, so I pretty much did this. Did all the wallpapers, which took forever, then made all the text icons, which took another forever. End result, I didn't like it. While it looks cool I suppose, it pretty much gets ruined and goes all awkward whenever you change your screen orientation. I had already thought of that, but I thought, how bad can it be? Well, it certainly annoyed me, and I uninstalled all the crap I put on there and went back to the way it was. It's just more functional this way.
Also having the wallpaper change on every screen irritated me for some reason. Like nothing was consistent anymore. Anyway, I didn't like it.
ynrozturk said:
Okay, so I pretty much did this. Did all the wallpapers, which took forever, then made all the text icons, which took another forever. End result, I didn't like it. While it looks cool I suppose, it pretty much gets ruined and goes all awkward whenever you change your screen orientation. I had already thought of that, but I thought, how bad can it be? Well, it certainly annoyed me, and I uninstalled all the crap I put on there and went back to the way it was. It's just more functional this way.
Also having the wallpaper change on every screen irritated me for some reason. Like nothing was consistent anymore. Anyway, I didn't like it.
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Did you save the settings and icons when using Simple Text? That should greatly reduce the time, I imagine. Also, in my earlier reply, I suggested locking it to landscape - simply because rotation would ruin the layout. Or, lock it to portrait, whichever you prefer. Locking the homescreen(s) doesn't affect apps. So, I can lock the homesreen to landscape, open my e-reader app and rotate to portrait, no issues.
But, if it wasn't a good layout for you, then these suggestions mean nothing. I'm still gonna give it a try - as soon as I find the time this weekend.
Give it a shot, you might like it, but it just wasn't for me personally. I felt like I'd be serving the tablet more by tweaking it for hours and hours rather than it serving me. I don't know, just didn't click with me.
Hope yours turns out better
As you can tell from the earlier post, I had to play around with the things to figure it out (Simple Text specifically). But after I had it all figured out, it probably took 45 mins top to get it setup. I like it locked in landscape, so I'm good to go that way. And with a nandroid backup, I don't have to worry about redoing this, I can just restore it.
Now, I have to do my wife's N7 as she loves what I've done. Note to self: never show the wife my cool ideas, as she'll want them too.