Guest Spooke Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 Proof of concept (ie, ugly, but it works ;)) Was the lockscreen just a image and u changed it? tbh it looks nicer like that lool Can u try a black notification bar? Just Invert the original or u can try one like a Hero? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rem1x Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 Was the lockscreen just a image and u changed it? tbh it looks nicer like that lool Can u try a black notification bar? Just Invert the original or u can try one like a Hero? Thanks! That was he first thing I tried, but turns out I did the wrong file ;) I'll go look for it now, I'll report back in a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spooke Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 That was he first thing I tried, but turns out I did the wrong file :( I'll go look for it now, I'll report back in a bit. Thank you :D, Ive been wanting a black bar to go with my Espresso theme lol, looks so wierd with a white bar and everything else black ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HunteronX Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 I also thank you ;) ; i've been trying to do this myself, and i've been getting nowhere... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spooke Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 (edited) :( :D :D B) :D ;) :D That is just what I wanted! Whats so ugly about it lol, it looks nice! Just needs the lil notification icons be changed, if u can do that Edited February 7, 2010 by Spooke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rem1x Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 :D :D B) :D :D ;) :D That is just what I wanted! Whats so ugly about it lol, it looks nice! Just needs the lil notification icons be changed, if u can do that :D I can edit all of those. I will make a little tutorial on every thing that I had to do to get it working, it was pretty simple. So you want it to fit in with the espresso theme, then? I'll see what I can do :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest McSpoon Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 Awesome!! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spooke Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 (edited) :( I can edit all of those. I will make a little tutorial on every thing that I had to do to get it working, it was pretty simple. So you want it to fit in with the espresso theme, then? I'll see what I can do :D Yes please ;), If u can make it look exactly like the Hero one Thanks Edit- Like this one,http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=625491 And if u can try the lock screen maybe? ThankS!! Edited February 7, 2010 by Spooke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest John Hamelink Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 :( I can edit all of those. I will make a little tutorial on every thing that I had to do to get it working, it was pretty simple. So you want it to fit in with the espresso theme, then? I'll see what I can do ;) Great, I can't wait for it! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spooke Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 (edited) OMAGAWD! Its perfect ;) :D, How did u do it? As ive seen before the time is still black, Do u have any idea how to make it white? Thank you! Edited February 7, 2010 by Spooke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest xarxiusxiii Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 Wow, looks great, can't wait for the end result! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spooke Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 Amazing job, Just wondering how will we apply this theme, MetaMorph? ;) Maybe when ur done, we can create a Stickied - Theme Thread :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest McSpoon Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 (edited) As ive seen before the time is still black, Do u have any idea how to make it white? The colour for that is in /res/layout/status_bar.xml However it's a binary XML file so it's very difficult to edit. The good news is that the T-Mobile version of that file is exactly the same except it specifies the clock digits should be drawn in white. Which is perfect! I've attached the T-Mobile version of status_bar.xml file. It might be possible to drop that into Rem1x's framework-res.apk thereby overwriting the existing /res/layout/status_bar.xml Edit: In case the attachment doesn't work I've also put it into a zip file on megaupload. (Probably better to use this megaupload link) http://www.megaupload.com/?d=QFNCFK5Sstatus_bar.xml Edited February 7, 2010 by McSpoon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rem1x Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 (edited) The colour for that is in /res/layout/status_bar.xml However it's a binary XML file so it's very difficult to edit. The good news is that the T-Mobile version of that file is exactly the same except it specifies the clock digits should be drawn in white. Which is perfect! I've attached the T-Mobile version of status_bar.xml file. It might be possible to drop that into Rem1x's framework-res.apk thereby overwriting the existing /res/layout/status_bar.xml Thank you, mate, might just be what I'm needing! edit: It did fix a bit. But the bar won't open now ;) Edited February 7, 2010 by Rem1x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest McSpoon Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 edit: It did fix a bit. But the bar won't open now ;) I'm not sure if that attachment downloaded ok. The XML file should be 3,412 bytes. If it isn't then grab the file from this link. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=QFNCFK5S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rem1x Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 Sorry, just bricked the phone, unbricking as we speak! I'm going to stop with the text atm, as that's what's causing me grief and go straight to the launcher, I'm going to use a custom launcher, better then the stock one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest McSpoon Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 Sorry, just bricked the phone, unbricking as we speak! I'm going to stop with the text atm, as that's what's causing me grief and go straight to the launcher, I'm going to use a custom launcher, better then the stock one! Eek. On second thoughts, I think it might not be possible to switch the XML files. I can provide the U8230 version of status_bar.xml if you need to restore that. Unfortunately I think it's going to be difficult to change the clock colour. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest P!nback1 Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 Unfortunately I think it's going to be difficult to change the clock colour. ;) Hey guys, my very first post!!! Well heres an easy work around for that... might not be too practical, but if you can't change the clock colour, why not create a little box for the clock in lighter colour... so that the statusbar is black and behind the clock a lighter colour... lol, understand? Think i just confused myself there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest McSpoon Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 Well heres an easy work around for that... might not be too practical, but if you can't change the clock colour, why not create a little box for the clock in lighter colour... so that the statusbar is black and behind the clock a lighter colour... Awesome idea! :D I like that. Sounds like a cunning plan. BTW, if anyone is interested in pursuing the issue of changing the text colours, there is a Java tool called AXMLPrinter2.jar which will convert the binary XML file into a human-readable XML. Then you'll be able to read the contents. And if you use it on the T-Mobile status_bar.xml you'll discover this section at the end. It specifies the font properties for the clock. ... <com.android.server.status.DateView android:textSize="16.0sp" android:textStyle="0x00000001" android:textColor="#FFFFFFFF" ... Notice textColor="#FFFFFFFF" which is white. To modify that and repackage it would probably involve getting quite deep into Android coding. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest John Hamelink Posted February 8, 2010 Report Share Posted February 8, 2010 (edited) I've got it working too by editing the archive ;) No signing needed! Note the battery Icon and the top bar. Edited February 8, 2010 by John Hamelink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest McSpoon Posted February 8, 2010 Report Share Posted February 8, 2010 Sweet! ;) How did you do it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest P!nback1 Posted February 8, 2010 Report Share Posted February 8, 2010 Okay, so i wanna have a go at this... but one question... im using linux, how do i mount the filesystem to edit it straight from the phone or do i actually have to edit the downloaded rom and then flash it to the phone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest McSpoon Posted February 8, 2010 Report Share Posted February 8, 2010 Okay, so i wanna have a go at this... but one question... im using linux, how do i mount the filesystem to edit it straight from the phone or do i actually have to edit the downloaded rom and then flash it to the phone? You can use the ADB tool to transfer files to and from the phone. The wiki has details about it. Then you will be able to grab a copy of framework-res.apk from the phone, make changes to it, and then push it back onto the device. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest P!nback1 Posted February 8, 2010 Report Share Posted February 8, 2010 (edited) You can use the ADB tool to transfer files to and from the phone. The wiki has details about it. Then you will be able to grab a copy of framework-res.apk from the phone, make changes to it, and then push it back onto the device. You are a legend!!!!! Cheers mate Edited February 8, 2010 by P!nback1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest John Hamelink Posted February 8, 2010 Report Share Posted February 8, 2010 (edited) Sweet, how did you do it? I simply opened the archive in fileroller, edited using gimp, saved the archive, then: adb shell reboot recovery #*wait for phone to reboot* adb shell mount -o rw /dev/block/mtdblock1 /system adb shell rm /system/framework/framework-res.apk adb push framework-res.apk /system/framework/framework-res.apk adb shell reboot I also put this in a shellscript to speed things up. It works on the bootsplashes tooo, ill take a picture of mine tomorrow. Edited February 8, 2010 by John Hamelink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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