xml files...

[Guest mr.filth]

ive found some roms that i dont like but that have apps i do. ive searched to find the individual apps to add to roms that i do like. my question is this what are .xml files? are they the same as .cab files? if not can you make them useable?

[Guest Nymica]

ive found some roms that i dont like but that have apps i do. ive searched to find the individual apps to add to roms that i do like. my question is this what are .xml files? are they the same as .cab files? if not can you make them useable?

xml files are the basic config files for programs and or documents it's not the actual program so no they are not like cabs and can not be made useable in that way they are generally used in this forum for programs like Touchflo (M2d) for the different pages and whatnot

Hope I helped at least a little on clearing this up if I made it worse I'm sorry :)

[Guest mr.filth]

still confused. okay how would i be able to use them/install them on a rom that i like?

[Guest Nymica]

still confused. okay how would i be able to use them/install them on a rom that i like?

What exactly are you wanting to do? change the theme or what? cause there are a million different xml files out there and most any program that you want to install on your phone is going to have the required xml file

[Guest pantsman]

still confused. okay how would i be able to use them/install them on a rom that i like?

You don't really install them. XML stands for eXtensible Markup Language. All it does is provide some rules to make a generic data structure using text. XML is often used to hold configuration information. Here is an example of XML...

<Contact>

<FirstName>Bob</Name>

<LastName>Bobberson</LastName>

<Phone>555-555-5555</Phone>

<Email>[email protected]</Email>

</Contact>

Read this if you need more detail than that. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XML

XML will NOT get you a program. A program you install may use XML but XML itself is just text (though some of it might be encrypted or otherwise not human readable). If something you are trying to use requires XML you need to know what needs to be in the XML and where the program is looking for the file. Write up the XML file (or find it somewhere) and copy it to the place, in the file system, where the program is looking for it.

ROM cookers aren't programming their own applications. Most applications are available on the internet and the chefs just preinstall it in the ROM. Just google for the name of the program and you'll probably find it. If you ask nicely a builder, or somebody else, may be willing to provide the CAB for whatever you need.

Edited December 22, 2009 by pantsman

[Guest lioryte]

xml files are great for provisioning email accounts, wifi config, settings, etc. They are not a program by definition. For an example here is a part of my own MAKISU xml file that defines my lioryte's gmail account when activated (-password).

Some programs may use them, you may use them as well if you know how to. Google is your friend

<characteristic type="EMAIL2">

 		<characteristic type="{03090d10-0f03-0d0b-0505-0b050d09010f}">

			  <parm name="CONNECTIONID" value="{436EF144-B4FB-4863-A041-8F905A62C572}" />

			  <parm name="SERVICENAME" value="lioryte" />

 			<parm name="SERVICETYPE" value="IMAP4" />

			  <parm name="INSERVER" value="imap.gmail.com" />

			  <parm name="OUTSERVER" value="smtp.gmail.com" />

			  <parm name="NAME" value="lioryte" />

			  <parm name="AUTHNAME" value="[email protected]" />

			  <parm name="AUTHSECRET" value="xxxxxxxxx" />

			  <parm name="DOMAIN" value="" />

			  <parm name="REPLYADDR" value="[email protected]" />

			  <parm name="FORMAT" value="2" />

			  <parm name="LINGER" value="1440" />

			  <parm name="RETRIEVE" value="-2" />

			  <parm name="KEEPMAX" value="250" />

			  <parm name="DWNDAY" value="3" />

			<characteristic type="TAGPROPS">

				<parm name="8128000B" value="1"/>

				<parm name="812C000B" value="1"/>

			</characteristic>

			  <parm name="AUTHREQUIRED" value="1" />

			  <parm name="SMTPALTENABLED" value="0" />

			  <parm name="SMTPALTAUTHNAME" value="" />

			  <parm name="SMTPALTPASSWORD" value="" />

 		</characteristic>

	</characteristic>