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[HOWTO] Set full screen background on Mega (Touch 2)

I did a (fake) full screen background for the default Mega’s theme, but you can do it for any image that you like.
>> Here is a usefull Tutorial about how to edit images by TheRem. <<
The defaults (Brown) Mega’s “Taskbar” and “SoftKeyBar” images for “HTC Black” theme, are named:
“HTCblack_taskbar.png” for Taskbar (UpBar) and “HTCblack_softkeybar.png” for SoftKeyBar (Down Bar).
They are under “/Windows” folder and you CAN'T replace them.
So what we do?
Its simple.
1. First of all you need a 240x320 (any format) image.
(For my example i used the default Mega's Background that is named "HTC_stwater_240_320.jpg" and you can find it under "/Windows" folder)
2. Crop it like TheRem’s Tutorial.
BUT crop both images (Taskbar’s and Shoftkeybar’s ) at 240x26 and NOT 240x18 / 240x34 as TheRem’s Tutorial.
3. Save them both as PNG (it might work for other formats too but not test it).
4. Transfer the two images to the phone.
(For my example I named images as “HTCblack_taskbar1.png” and “HTCblack_softkeybar1.png” and I put them under “/Windows” folder. But you can name them as you like and put them anywhere you like)
5a. Open a Registry Editor and head for TaskBar to: “HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Today\Taskbar” open the “TaskBarThemeImage” and change the path “\Windows\HTCblack_Taskbar.png” to path that you place the image for Taskbar.
5b. For ShoftKeyBar head to: “HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Today\SoftKeyBar” and edit “SoftKeyBarThemeImage” as above.
(For my example I swapped paths to “\Windows\HTCblack_Taskbar1.png” and “\Windows\HTCblack_softkeybar1.png” respectively)
6. When you end all these, do a soft-reset and you will get these results.
From:
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"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
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To:
Here are the 2 images that i made for the default theme if you like.
View attachment Taskbar+SoftKeyBar.zip

This is a very nice but the operator panel with logo and the bottom of the icons remain the same color as byl.a just popojet programs and as background will turn from bad to Windows.já I'd like to see more of something greater transparency to all the panels to the picture really over entire screen.
exucuse my english (google translate)

WindCZ said:
This is a very nice but the operator panel with logo and the bottom of the icons remain the same color as byl.a just popojet programs and as background will turn from bad to Windows.já I'd like to see more of something greater transparency to all the panels to the picture really over entire screen.
exucuse my english (google translate)
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The images that you want to change are part of Manila2d (TouchFLO2.0) and not part of windows system. So you need to search @ "M2D2.0 Themes Topic" about them... Anyway the images that you want are named "hh_fw_tab_bg_fill.png" and "hh_fw_title.png" under "\Windows" Folder but i dont know yet the registry keys that allows you to replace them... so do your search @ ''M2D2 Themes'' topic and i think you ll reach your answer

2.3 Gingerbread Theme

I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE THAT MAY HAPPEN TO YOUR DEVICE
Hi Guys,
Just posting this here so you don't have to sort through the 38 page thread to find it
DISCLAIMER: This is not a ROM or Kernel update, simply a theme to make it LOOK like it
http://www.apksmash.com/x5/GB.zip
To install just boot in to recovery and choose install zip from SD card and navigate to the folder. Install and enjoy
WARNING!
Currently the menu items are black text on black backgrounds but the clock is back in this version (as opposed to earlier versions)
I recommend doing a backup prior to installing this theme.

Would be nice with a few screenshots here. Any possibility of you making some and posting them?
-KJ

Applied the theme to my AU Roadhound phone. Some word appear black on a black background like "USB Debugging Enabled" when you plug it in to the computer or when you get a new message you won't see the text in the bar. Other than that, looks great.
Home Screen Pic:
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"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
See what I mean, I just got a message but:
Some places just look a little odd:

excuse me，which rom is this theme based on？
there are chinese unicom version，Australia version，hongkong version ，Malaysia version，overseas version.
i only heard about the Australia version from u，but haven‘t seen any download link before

I believe this is for b136 (Malaysia Maxis)

Sorry for asking, but I booted into recovery and tried to install update.zip. It finds the file and tries to verify it but fails at that stage. Have I misunderstood something?

Thanks for your theme，I have already transplanted it to Unicom Rom。but I can't deal with the problem you have mentioned.But I have searched the forum。I think this will be help
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9719727

nice,thank u

Think this will help with the white text:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8316984&postcount=2297

The framework is a bit of a mess and needs to be cleaned up to be compatible with apktool, otherwise you can't change the text colour.
I did a bit of experimentation a few weeks ago but I think whenever I changed the text colour it would boot but pretty much every app would fc (couldn't even see if the changes worked) and I ended up giving up. I was able to apply some mods using the uot kitchen though which was pretty cool.
Anyone that is interested it doesn't require a programmer to do this stuff, if you're interested in themes do a bit of reading and you might be surprised what you can do.

Link Broken. I have re-upped here:
http://www.multiupload.com/P6BX4UXIHP

[APK][alpha001] BrightTime

BrightTime
GitHub link for ease of reading and downloading...
Download Here
BrightTime adjusts your Android screen's brightness based on the time of day.
This improves your phone's battery life
Other projects like Backlight! make it easier to manually adjust your brightness settings to save power, but BrightTime completely automates this process.
Your phone will know the optimal brightness setting and adjust it for you.
The default install is suitable for most users, but advanced users can thoroughly customize the schedule.
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"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Installation
BrightTime is easy to use. Currently, BrightTime requires Android 5.0.2+.
From your desktop:
1. Click here and click the `Begin Download` button.
2. Connect your phone to your computer and open its internal storage or SD card.
3. Locate the downloaded BrightTime-xx.apk file and move it to your phone directory.
4. Locate BrightTime-xx.apk on your phone and click it to begin installation.
5. Click Install and either Done or Open on the following screen.
From your phone:
1. Click here and click the Begin Download button.
2. Open your notification bar and click the downloaded BrightTime-xx.apk file.
3. Click Install and either Done or Open on the following screen.
Adjusting the schedule
BrightTime comes with default settings that should be good enough for most users.
Advanced users can follow these directions to change your settings.
BrightTime uses points that allow users to set times at which the brightness changes.
To create a point:
1. Tap on the +, the circular pink button at the center bottom of the screen.
2. Select your desired time and brightness.
3. Once finished, click the Confirm button. Point added!
4. You will return to the main screen where your added point will appear on the list by time.
5. Your screen brightness will now change according to the brightness and times you have set.​
To edit delete a point:
1. Tap on the point you created previously.
2. Delete the point altogether using the Delete button.
3. Modify any settings for that point and press Confirm to save changes.
4. To discard and go back, tap your Back button at either the top or bottom of your screen.​
Future Goals
• Allow users to Undo changes or deletion of their points.
• Clean up UI, icon, and code to fit Google's design guidelines and code style guidelines
• Support for Android Jelly Bean (4.1 - 4.3.1) and KitKat (4.4)
Building & Developing
The easiest way to build is to install Android Studio. After installation, you can import the project into Android Studio:
1. Download the project into a working directory.
2. Open Android Studio, click Import Project
3. Locate your working directory to import.
4. Click OK
5. Importing and building will be automatic via Gradle.
Contact Us
Feel free to leave an issue or email us at [email protected].

Wait KitKat version

[Tutorial] How to make your very own kernal Boot splash screen

first off i spelt kernel wrong in the heading and in my original boot logo screen but doesn't matter xD anyway. Hello all, i was editing my kernel for my own liking, im not a developer or anything i just learnt simple things off little tutorials. i am not stealing work nor making stuff my own im just giving an example of something you can do.... so previously on my Sony z i had the Evo mix kernel and i hated the boot splash screen... you know the first image that pops up on boot saying "Sony" well i decided i wanted to edit that. if you do not have a graphic design program like Photoshop or gimp i suggest getting one if you want to create your own. If you want me to make you one i can create you a half decent one by your request.
I originally got this idea off a developer off this site because i complained how i didn't like the splash screen and he pulled me into this direction it took me a while to figure out how it all worked because i had no one to help me so i decided to make a tutorial for people who will have the same struggle
if you are using Photoshop to create your own dimensions of your picture must be 1920x1080 pixels (height being 1920 and width being 1080) and resolution must be at 300 otherwise it will come out as all blurry and horrible.
SAVE AS PNG FORMAT and make a back up of a PSD format aswell incase you need to edit it
- Instructions -
-Things you will need:
LogoFlasher by Olivier- ThreadXDALogoFlasher
This simple converter By Yagya Gaire (No password this time) - PNG TO RLE
Gimp or photoshop
Some sort of Custom Recovery such as TWRP or CWM
Virus scan for simple converter - virustotal
- Tutorial finally! -
Step 1 - Create your design or use one that you requested by me
Step 2- Put the PNG to RLE converter on your desktop and go into the folder
step 3- then go to "read me first" and it will have a set of instructions if you are to lazy then this is what you do
1. Put all your .PNG Files that you want to convert to .RLE into the PNG-Images folder.
2. Run image-2-rle.bat
3. What are you expecting? It's already over. Check out the RLE-Images folder for your RLE file.
step 4 - copy your logo to the "bootlogo" in Olivier's logoflasher.zip that was provided. Backup the original in case of errors. rename your RLE file to Logo now you're basically done place the Logoflasher.zip into your SD card and flash the file with a Custom recovery such as TWRP or CWM.
I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR BRICKS OR DAMAGES TO YOUR DEVICE USE THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK!
Video tutorial for noobs -
youtube link
One i created - Example -
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"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}

Good Guide. Keep up the good work. Hope to see more work from you

[MTCD/E][PX5][THEME] Radio red & black

Hello,
I've just modded the px5 radio for my personal use, so I share it here if it can be useful to others as well. Sorry for the bad picture, it renders way better in real.
I've only tested with 1024*600 resolution.
Ideas of improvement are welcomed!
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"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
To download the apk (I'm not able to post outside link yet, not enough posts...):
drive.google.com/open?id=1MCMa6yBURbXVhWYpL8B1-XvmvM0PIYBg

Hy m8!
Great work I was also trying to change for myself, but I gave up reverse engineering (takes too long) I am a software developer and I would appreciate, if you could share your source code with me? Background: i want to create a custom style for my old mercedes with new android head unit px5. What do you say? Or explain what to do exactly... On the other hand - promise - I will share with community too!
KR
Milo

miloniko said:
Hy m8!
Great work I was also trying to change for myself, but I gave up reverse engineering (takes too long) I am a software developer and I would appreciate, if you could share your source code with me? Background: i want to create a custom style for my old mercedes with new android head unit px5. What do you say? Or explain what to do exactly... On the other hand - promise - I will share with community too!
KR
Milo
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This is no rocket sience...
Your unit needs to be rooted!
Search for the related apps on your device, copy them to a stick.
Extract the APK with 7z and search there for the background picture in the folder "res".
Create a background picture in the same size as your screen resolution (1024x600) and name it exactly as the found background picture.
Just now use 7z to open the APK file (do not extract) move to the folder you found the background while it´s just opened in 7z and paste the new file to this folder.
Close the in 7z opened APK and copy it back to your stick.
Open the file path on your device (root rights needed), rename the original APK to may be radio.bak and copy the new one in this folder.
Change the permissions of the file back to 644.
Reboot device and you have the new background in.
This can be done with all related PNG files for the APK, as long you don´t extract it while adding the new pics.
Needs to be done after each update. So store them accordingly.
Edit:
There are different screen resolution folder to search. So have a look where you find the background related to your device.
If you don´t see any changes after reboot, you chosed the wrong folder.