[REQUEST] JB DeskClock with completely 'dimmed'/removed soft-keys - Samsung Galaxy Nexus

Hello,
The JB deskclock.apk has three softkeys that turn into dots when you put the desk clock into night mode (It's the soft-key version of dimming hardware keys, I believe).
I'm wondering if there is a way to hack those dots out completely, same as media player apps do - extend the activity over the soft-keys. It would make the desk clock look much nicer, especially since black pixels on amoled are almost seamless with the bezel and would also prevent any potential screen burn in.
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From user interaction perspective, you could access the soft-keys by tapping the screen and going out of the night mode - where the soft-keys would appear again.
Thanks for any help/work/ideas.
Cheers

In theory, a developer could probably implement something that used a overlay-style sliding softkeys like watching landscape videos in Youtube, where they would disappear after a while.

Exactly

it's actually not part of the DeskClock.apk unfortunately, i think the images you are looking for would be ic_sysbar_lights_out_dot_large.png and/or ic_sysbar_lights_out_dot_small.png... both are in the SystemUI.apk, res/drawable-xhdpi folder. if you replace those with blank png's, you could achieve that effect.
that also means that any other apps that utilize those little gray dots as softkeys would also be blank... no idea what other apps that might be, if any.
if you upload the SystemUI.apk for whatever ROM you are using, i could give it a try to confirm. obviously that wouldn't be a very helpful mod since it would only be for one specific ROM, but i think it's something that could be done with zipthemer (something i am not familiar with) to make it more universal if it's a mod other people are really clamoring for.

ecs1984 said:
it's actually not part of the DeskClock.apk unfortunately, i think the images you are looking for would be ic_sysbar_lights_out_dot_large.png and/or ic_sysbar_lights_out_dot_small.png... both are in the SystemUI.apk, res/drawable-xhdpi folder. if you replace those with blank png's, you could achieve that effect.
that also means that any other apps that utilize those little gray dots as softkeys would also be blank... no idea what other apps that might be, if any.
if you upload the SystemUI.apk for whatever ROM you are using, i could give it a try to confirm. obviously that wouldn't be a very helpful mod since it would only be for one specific ROM, but i think it's something that could be done with zipthemer (something i am not familiar with) to make it more universal if it's a mod other people are really clamoring for.
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I can do a ZipThemer and make the lights out images transparent, but if theme chooser themes have these images in them, it will override the mod. It'll work perfectly on the system theme or any unthemed rom though.
EDIT: Here ya go.
Lights-out-ZipThemer.zip
http://db.tt/WPdmuAzs
If you don't know how to use ZipThemer, follow my instructions here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sho...Ghost ZipThemer][STOCK ROMS. ALL GNEX MODELS]
Enjoy
.....memoirs of a flash addict.

Many thanks stympy352, ecs1984 - it worked really nice. But I'm not sure that's what I'm looking for. The end effect is the same, and is great - but I'll loose it when I flash the next AOKP nightly.
I was hoping for a solution more like the one in Youtube player.
But still - the effect is great now - perfect $400 desk clock :
Cheers
PS. FBReader without the dots is nice.
EDIT:
To be honest - I was hoping there's an API or something to control the soft-keys. Something like sofkeys.setVisibility(HIDDEN);

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[Theme] r3d (RC33 jF1.42)

First post etc.......
What was supposed to take 2 hours turned into somewhere around 6-7 and I came up with this.
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Everything was made by me from scratch except the app menu handle, I took that from.... that guy's (pardon my forgetfulness) skully theme and edited it to my liking. So credits and thanks to him for that.
Features;
- Lock pattern is blue when touched/dragged
- When ever there's supposed to be green battery is blue
- Notification bar time is still 100% legible
- Browser, settings, terminal, market and music icons customized
- Random stuff I probably forgot I even did
Ignore the wallpaper, it was made by me and for some reason its really really pixelated and makes the rest of the theme look like crap.
I have no clue how to change the time color to white so yea, all other notification text is white.
Make sure you remove your sounds from /system/media/audio before installing this theme. Also, its only been tested and proved working in RC33 with jF1.42.
I hope you like it, as this is only my second in what I hope will be an ongoing series of themes. I'll be posting my first shortly.
Any and all insight, criticism and feedback is welcome.
Note: If your G1 bricks there's a handy guide on how to mount your SD card via the recovery console. Google it. (It's somewhere on XDA, don't have the link.)
Download: http://mycri.me/crysis/g1 dev/r3d/update.zip
crys|s said:
First post etc.......
What was supposed to take 2 hours turned into somewhere around 6-7 and I came up with this.
Everything was made by me from scratch except the app menu handle, I took that from.... that guy's (pardon my forgetfulness) skully theme and edited it to my liking. So credits and thanks to him for that.
Features;
- Lock pattern is blue when touched/dragged
- When ever there's supposed to be green battery is blue
- Notification bar time is still 100% legible
- Browser, settings, terminal, market and music icons customized
- Random stuff I probably forgot I even did
Ignore the wallpaper, it was made by me and for some reason its really really pixelated and makes the rest of the theme look like crap.
I have no clue how to change the time color to white so yea, all other notification text is white.
Make sure you remove your sounds from /system/media/audio before installing this theme. Also, its only been tested and proved working in RC33 with jF1.42.
I hope you like it, as this is only my second in what I hope will be an ongoing series of themes. I'll be posting my first shortly.
Any and all insight, criticism and feedback is welcome.
Note: If your G1 bricks there's a handy guide on how to mount your SD card via the recovery console. Google it. (It's somewhere on XDA, don't have the link.)
Download: http://mycri.me/crysis/g1 dev/r3d/update.zip
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skully theme was created by Random Access, just fyi
looks pretty nice
Wait until my next release in a few hours, its gonna be amazing. Unless I get some sort of creators block.
"...That Guys" HAHA i got a kick out of that...
Im still around checking up on things... should be back "theming" after this project for work is finished.
Looks good so far, keep working on it.
Fantastic!
I really like how this came out! Cheers! It is wicked cool!

[Theme] Peches (RC33 - WIP)

This was my first idea for a theme. Which I'm making, in most part, for my girlfriend who I like to call Peach. The idea came from a signature picture I made years ago for her for a forum and I thought it would be a pleasant surprise to bring it back in the theme. I used that very siggy as the wallpaper and most of the colors picked out using the eye dropper.
This is very much so a work in progress. I'm looking for opinions and feedback. It's my first theme. The wallpaper I will need to change. The siggy was alot smaller than I remembered and I had to stretch it to fit. May recreate it. The clock and the tab at the bottom are not of my own work. They are from the Glossy Minimalism theme. (the theme I currently use.) I used its update.zip when I was figuring out where things were and creating. I do plan to change them both.
Edit: Peches is now ready for download but still incomplete as far as I'm concerned. I cant figure out why I cant get the notification bar (during/after pull down) to change colors. Clock still needs to be changed as well as menu tab. I also have plans to change the notifications, Edge and 3G, Battery and Signal icons. Enjoy and please give me feed back. If you think I should include anything let me know.
Peches: 1.02
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Download Here (RC33 tested only):
Peches.zip
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1.0:
Created Browser, Maps, Calender, Contacts, Myfaves, Dialer and Alarm Clock icons
Created (all) Battery status icons and USB notification..
1.01:
New background
Changed Battery and USB icon color to match theme better
New Font
1.02:
Completed Icons for Stock Apps
Custom Download(ing) Icon
Several minor color changes throughout the system
Tested - Published
good start sir. something i would use. not too sure about font, but still worth using. wish there was an icon pack for apps commonly downloaded like chomp and my backup to match the rest of the stock apps.
I've been meaning to change my font for a while. Thanks for the reminder.
Looks good I like the story behind it.
The left side of the notification bar blinds me. Maybe instead of a white > peach gradient use a lighter peach to a darker peach? I just can't look at the status bars left side. The icons are nice and simple. Don't really have much else to say.
3/5 Average
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I'm feeling that theme good job..
when is it available for download?
Availablity?
Its still very much unfinished. So far I've made very few changes and the icons shown are the only ones I've done so far. I should have the rest of the stock app icons done by tonight along with a few other things. I'll make it available by tomorrow at the latest but again, its still unfinished as far as I'm concerened.
Btw, she loves it ^ ^
Dude, the font rawks.

Transparent Dialer

Since I've set all my screens with transparent widgets I wanted to have a transparent dialer/contact list as well.
Here are few shots from my homescreens:
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I wanted badly for my dialer to look similar to my home screens and this what I came up with:
So far I was able to make all buttons transparent for in call status of the phone but I cant find where the black background is defined.
Here are screenshots of new phone apk and link is below if someone would like to use it till I make it transparent:
May be someone will enjoy this transparency as well so here are links to modified Contacts.apk and Phone.apk.
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?zc5ebi4la8x97ja (Contacts.apk)
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?6vxah8zagg8avy3 (Phone.apk)
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?binzd778jmd1i9g (New Phone.apk)
For those of you who likes ICS theme and would like to have a transparent dialer
And links
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?5wrlllwmyz2adsm ICS Contacs.apk
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?shgn7xrr71s7v7j ICS Phone.apk
I'm kinda new to this phone so I didn't make flashable zip because I didn't wanna break anything.
You can adb push this apps to you phone in recovery:
adb push Contacts.apk /system/app/Contacts.apk
or you can copy it to your sd card and move it to /system/app/ using root explorer. If you choose second method you would need to reboot the phone for apps to work.
If any one wanna step in and make a flashable zip that would be nice and I can learn how to by looking into it.
Thanks for posting this up, I'm sure it'll get lots of hits!...do the calling and incoming call screens look transparent as well or have they been left alone? And if its been modified, could you post screenies of those as well? TIA!
Now working to make in call screen and dialer transparent as well.
Did it for my previous phone and hopfully can do it for this one as well.
Very nice, looking forward to additional transparent goodies, pushing now
Btw, is there any way we can pick our own wallpaper or does it already display our homescreen paper?
Alex1x said:
Very nice, looking forward to additional transparent goodies, pushing now
Btw, is there any way we can pick our own wallpaper or does it already display our homescreen paper?
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displays homescreen paper ...
I have updated OP with new schreenshots and new link if someone would like to use it.
Still working on complete transparency thou.
Loving it! Im Just missing the Honey icons, sticks out. Anyone remember what the program was called for computer that easily let you change apk icons?
Epic 4G Touch perfected by Tiff and Calk!
agat63 said:
I have updated OP with new schreenshots and new link if someone would like to use it.
Still working on complete transparency thou.
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I guess you were asking for this:
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?qoxz2wl5s8wwpg0
But to best of my knowledge there is newer version available.
New ICS transparent dialer is added to OP for those who likes ICS theme.
thanks for the ics mods, i pushed the apks through root explorer and everything works great
transparent phone and contact apks look great with this transparent lockscreen. Koi live wallpaper in blazer ROM 3.9
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Theme stencil notification/battery icons and theme file guide

As requested, I'm posting my icons that I made by hand (using a mishmash of powerpoint and paint.net =) ) as well as a rough map of a handful of files in case anyone wants to swap out other PNG's. Feel free to pick and choose whatever icons you might like from the attached zips, and you can follow the guide I posted in swapping PNG's, or ninjamorph or whatever means you like to swap PNGs.
So this is what it looks like on my phone:
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And here's a guide for the location of a handful of PNGs and where they apply (I only included notification bar icons in the zips):
Notification icons (right) *stencil theme attached*:
SystemUI.apk/res/drawable-xhdpi
status icons
signal type icons
signal icons
wifi
framework-res.apk/res/drawable-xhdpi
additional status icons
battery icons - *if using 99% mod for the battery, then icons are in drawable-hdpi. If using stock battery, in drawable-xhdpi
Notification icons (left) *stencil theme attached*:
framework-res.apk/res/drawable-xhdpi
additional icons
Lockscreen divider (just for reference):
framework-res.apk/res/drawable-xhdpi
divider_horizontal_dark.9.png
Lockscreen dots (just for reference):
framework-res.apk/res/drawable-xhdpi
btn_code_lock_default.png
btn_code_lock_touched.png
indicator_code_lock_point_area_default.png
indicator_code_lock_point_area_green.png
indicator_code_lock_point_area_red.png
Pull-down bar (just for reference):
SystemUI.apk/res/drawable-xhdpi
statusbar_background.9.png (notification bar)
status_bar_item_background_normal.9.png (status bar item background)
status_bar_close_on.9.png (status bar close)
shade_bg.png* (In drawable-hdpi. Can only change if using transparency tweaks I posted or have changed XML in another way to direct to this file)
RES_cappuccino.apk/res/drawable-xhdpi
indi_noti_bg.9.png (quick setting background)
status_bar_header_background.9.png (header background)
indi_noti_bar.9 (indicator notification bar)
nice work!
These are amazing. I love the clean, minimalist look!
Thanks a lot! Took me a while, but I think it was worth it =)
itiskonrad said:
Thanks a lot! Took me a while, but I think it was worth it =)
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Definitely! It's nice to see something different for once (and it helps that it's really good!)
Can I use these in a theming tool I'm working on? With proper credit, of course.
Oh, yeah, of course. Do whatever you want with them. Honestly, I just made them cause I wanted them for myself. Sharing it was just an after thought in case anyone else might like the theme too =)
If you ever move over to CyanogenMod or AOKP, you should really make a theme from this
I would love to move to cm9, but I actually use the video camera quite a bit, and I hear it still has focusing and stuttering issues, so unfortunately I have to wait. I'd also love to try the ics leak, but I think I need CWM, so again I have to wait =) but whenever I switch, you can bet I'll bring over my icons n stuff. I can't stand the stock ones. Blech! But again, if anyone wants to package them or use them in their own theme or whatever, go to town!
itiskonrad said:
Oh, yeah, of course. Do whatever you want with them. Honestly, I just made them cause I wanted them for myself. Sharing it was just an after thought in case anyone else might like the theme too =)
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Thanks...I will!
I guess there is no CM9-Theme looking like this? I'm not sure, if i really should work on the framework-res.apk by myself.
Stencil battery on my s3 mini

Flashable zips for changing status bar battery icon?

I was just wondering if there is an easy way to change the battery icon in the status bar, like a flashable zip or something. I was using the below icon but that involved using xposed and xposed seems to mess things up sometimes so I'd rather not use it if I don't have to. Thanks for your help!
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fatmando2 said:
I was just wondering if there is an easy way to change the battery icon in the status bar, like a flashable zip or something. I was using the below icon but that involved using xposed and xposed seems to mess things up sometimes so I'd rather not use it if I don't have to. Thanks for your help!
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It's actually VERY easy once you do it once.
First, you need to know what file to edit.
The battery .png images are kept in system/app/SystemUI.apk
now, you could just change the battery images, but there are only about 10 of them.
If you want the MOD where the battery actually tells you what number the battery is at, that requires knowledge of decompiling the application.
The best way for someone to do this would be for the ROM developer, or themer, or anyone who knows how, set up the SystemUI.apk with the 1-100% battery MOD already in the SystemUI.apk, then you just edit the .png images (all 200 of them, 1-100 for phone, 1-100 for charging)
VR theme would be the best system for changing batteries.
If you want I can edit your SystemUI.apk to allow the 200 batteries, or if you just want to change the one thats there, they are in res/drawable-xxhdpi folder, you can only edit the images that are there, so basically you could say, change the stock green battery to, res orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, you get it.
Google is your best friend for learning these things.
was for me anyway, and still is, I Google all the time, usually if you have a question, someone before you had the same one and you can find your answer that way.
these are some good threads, tells you where to find images for other apps as well.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2421834
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=916814
andybones said:
It's actually VERY easy once you do it once.
First, you need to know what file to edit.
The battery .png images are kept in system/app/SystemUI.apk
now, you could just change the battery images, but there are only about 10 of them.
If you want the MOD where the battery actually tells you what number the battery is at, that requires knowledge of decompiling the application.
The best way for someone to do this would be for the ROM developer, or themer, or anyone who knows how, set up the SystemUI.apk with the 1-100% battery MOD already in the SystemUI.apk, then you just edit the .png images (all 200 of them, 1-100 for phone, 1-100 for charging)
VR theme would be the best system for changing batteries.
If you want I can edit your SystemUI.apk to allow the 200 batteries, or if you just want to change the one thats there, they are in res/drawable-xxhdpi folder, you can only edit the images that are there, so basically you could say, change the stock green battery to, res orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, you get it.
Google is your best friend for learning these things.
was for me anyway, and still is, I Google all the time, usually if you have a question, someone before you had the same one and you can find your answer that way.
these are some good threads, tells you where to find images for other apps as well.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2421834
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=916814
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Thanks Andy, that helps!
I'm surprised you've had problems with Xposed. It makes like so easy. especially with the Sense 5 Toolbox module..

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