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New To theming

I am new to theming, and was just going to reach a kind hand out for some help... i can get into the framework and all but just missing some steps on how to put it all back together. any help would be appreciated, and if i am posting in the wrong location feel free to delete or move the post. thank you

Use winrar to open the framework-Res and mess with those files then just put them back in framework-Res with winrar.

Rel500 has a great themeing guide. Thats how I got started check it out and if you have any questions ill be glad to answer it for you
Hope that helped.....
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Search for a program called "Apk Manager"
Play around with your frameworks...
Soon you'll get the hang of it...and don't be afraid to ask around

Great thread. I'm in the exact same position. Looking forward to creating MY theme.

Anyone know what program to use to view/edit the xml files?

buru898 said:
Anyone know what program to use to view/edit the xml files?
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the apk must be de-compiled first (use Apk Manager for that)...then use Notepad++ to view/edit xml's..the re-compile using Apk Manager

Im still fairly new to the theming scene, but ive found a good place to start is by porting a theme, find a theme you like on another theme and port it to the vibrant teaches you quite a bit about theming minus creating images from scratch.
some essential apps i have found are:
gimp (for image editing)
apk manager
notepad++
of course android sdk for draw9patch and other android utilities
other programs i may be forgetting.
Ive heard cs5 and corel are really good for creating icons and the like but im a college student and dont have the cash for those kinda programs

shreddintyres said:
Im still fairly new to the theming scene, but ive found a good place to start is by porting a theme, find a theme you like on another theme and port it to the vibrant teaches you quite a bit about theming minus creating images from scratch.
some essential apps i have found are:
gimp (for image editing)
apk manager
notepad++
of course android sdk for draw9patch and other android utilities
other programs i may be forgetting.
Ive heard cs5 and corel are really good for creating icons and the like but im a college student and dont have the cash for those kinda programs
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Neither do i

when using notepad++ I get alot of jiberish, how do I edit when the things the guides on xda tell you to search for arent in the xml code?

sorry about duplicate post but heres a pic

aamir123 said:
when using notepad++ I get alot of jiberish, how do I edit when the things the guides on xda tell you to search for arent in the xml code?
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You need to decompile the apk using Apkmanager or apktool in order to view the xml in a readable format.
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aamir123 said:
when using notepad++ I get alot of jiberish, how do I edit when the things the guides on xda tell you to search for arent in the xml code?
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You have to decompile the apk to edit the xmls.
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[Q] Can someone mod a rom for me? please :)

can anyone mod a ACS rom for me so it can say "Stevie" in the lock screen and notification bar? instead of acs
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=976194

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there's a couple problems with this. What theme are you using. If your using a theme your gonna have to contact that dev and ask him. If your just using the rom I'm the man to talk to.
if I do this for you then others are going to want it done then it will be time consuming. And I won't be able to work in my other projects. However I wrote a how-to on changing the sprint branding. You can always follow those instructions.
If I have some free time I may try to fit this in.
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steviee7 said:
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you need to give the thread some time so people can see it. If no response in 24 hours then bump it. Not in the same time or in a matter of minutes. We don't live on the internet
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sorry bout that... yes im just running the rom itself no theme or anything

steviee7 said:
sorry bout that... yes im just running the rom itself no theme or anything
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I either suggest trying it your self or wait to see if I have time to do it
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i tried it the other day but i messed up and i think i would rather wait for whenever you have time to mod it im in no rush i just thought it would be cool

just keep trying until you get it to work, you will feel awesome and you may learn a thing or two about android. there are a pretty limited number of ways to mess up such a small change so just do a little reading and you'll figure it out.

amirite said:
just keep trying until you get it to work, you will feel awesome and you may learn a thing or two about android. there are a pretty limited number of ways to mess up such a small change so just do a little reading and you'll figure it out.
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+1 to this. I recently started using a theme that I wanted tweaked in one little way. I posted something in the thread and got no response and so started screwing around with it myself. It took a while (and multiple screw ups) but I eventually got it to do what I wanted. However, I learned a ton in the process that made me come up with new and improved ways I might screw up... I mean improve... my phone.
By the way, I think the key to doing this with confidence is doing a full "nandroid" backup (i.e. a backup in clockwork). As long as you do this before messing with anything on the phone, you can pretty much always restore the backup and be right where you were. I got myself stuck a couple times and this saved me.

dr_gibberish said:
+1 to this. I recently started using a theme that I wanted tweaked in one little way. I posted something in the thread and got no response and so started screwing around with it myself. It took a while (and multiple screw ups) but I eventually got it to do what I wanted. However, I learned a ton in the process that made me come up with new and improved ways I might screw up... I mean improve... my phone.
By the way, I think the key to doing this with confidence is doing a full "nandroid" backup (i.e. a backup in clockwork). As long as you do this before messing with anything on the phone, you can pretty much always restore the backup and be right where you were. I got myself stuck a couple times and this saved me.
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When I'm working on mods I zip up the files I edited so I can flash and test the mod. I also create a 2nd zip with the same files but un modified. So if the modified zip breaks things I flash the un modified zip
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MysteryEmotionz said:
However I wrote a how-to on changing the sprint branding. You can always follow those instructions.
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Where is this located?

BWFBezerk said:
Where is this located?
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Strings.xml after you decompile framework-res.apk zz_roaming text you'll see it probably says acs already. Pull the framework res.apk decompile in apk manager, then navigate to projects/framework-res.apk/res/values/strings.xml. Scroll down towards the bottom and search for zz_roaming_. Note in apk manager when you recompile and it asks is this a system app choose y. Then it asks to preserve signature as well as files choose yes thenin apk manager you'll now have a keep folder. Delete the file named resources.arsc and then goto place here for modding folder. You'll see unsigned-framework-res.apk in there rename that to framework-res.
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dreamsforgotten said:
Strings.xml after you decompile framework-res.apk zz_roaming text you'll see it probably says acs already. Pull the framework res.apk decompile in apk manager, then navigate to projects/framework-res.apk/res/values/strings.xml. Scroll down towards the bottom and search for zz_roaming_. Note in apk manager when you recompile and it asks is this a system app choose y. Then it asks to preserve signature as well as files choose yes thenin apk manager you'll now have a keep folder. Delete the file named resources.arsc and then goto place here for modding folder. You'll see unsigned-framework-res.apk in there rename that to framework-res.
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should have just linked him to my thread. Give me a minute and I'll dig it up
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=872222
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MysteryEmotionz said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=872222
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You right forgot all about it!
Lmao miss read that question thought he asked where the name was located seems he wanted the thread
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well i tried to do it myself again... using your guide and when i try to install the new rom it says installation aborted!

Just push the framework-res.apk file... installation aborted is a problem with your updater-script
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chris41g said:
Just push the framework-res.apk file... installation aborted is a problem with your updater-script
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Either push it using adb or root explorer. Or use update script from another theme but leaving the file structure the same
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chris41g said:
Just push the framework-res.apk file... installation aborted is a problem with your updater-script
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yeah... i dont know how to do that...

steviee7 said:
yeah... i dont know how to do that...
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Turn usb debugging on in settings applications development. Hook your usb cable open a command prompt and in the terminal cd to the directory with the modded framework and type adb push framework-res.apk system/framework/ and then hit enter. This requires you have the android sdk installed and the tools in your path if u you have trouble with that then get a theme that works on your rom open the theme with a zip program and delete everything inside the system folder except the folder framework. Next open the framework folder and delete both framework-res.apk and twframework.apk. Next drag and drop your framework-res.apk into that framework folder close the zip and flash
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App name

I like customize rom in my way. i changed app icons but now i want to change app names. please someone guide me for this which file to be edited.

Try APK Edit
With this tool you can change every text that appears in that app and even add new languages...
For me it was also quite useful and it's not very complicated. Only open the APK (You must have the apk on your computer) and edit it

Mohanshbhr said:
I like customize rom in my way. i changed app icons but now i want to change app names. please someone guide me for this which file to be edited.
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Isn't it manifest.xml ? I'm not sure... Look at it !

brigo said:
Isn't it manifest.xml ? I'm not sure... Look at it !
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Thanks let me try

GalaxyDrei said:
Try APK Edit
With this tool you can change every text that appears in that app and even add new languages...
For me it was also quite useful and it's not very complicated. Only open the APK (You must have the apk on your computer) and edit it
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Thanks, it worked

resize

how i need resize a launcher or other things

kaassaus said:
how i need resize a launcher or other things
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Please use the 'search' tool..
Plus VigiDroid recently typed a guide for resizing .xml's.
A real dev should know what to do instead of opening these useless threads.

You shouldn't be too harsh to him. He was either unsure or confused on what to do.

XDeveloperX said:
You shouldn't be too harsh to him. He was either unsure or confused on what to do.
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Look at the other threads he have opened. The answers to all his questions are just somewhere at XDA (I think he can imagine that) so the next step is using the 'search' tool.
I think everyone can do this.
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Resizing
Here's the link for the thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1296554

mrweqa said:
Here's the link for the thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1296554
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I was traying resize rosie.apk but nothing i was in the values-mdpi file
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kaassaus said:
I was traying resize rosie.apk but nothing i was in the values-mdpi file
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Wait did you even read my guide...? Nothing about values-mdpi... If you read the guide correctly you would learn that to resize you have to edit the values in xml files in /res/layout or /res/layout-mdpi or /res/layout-port or /res/layout-land
And it doesn't just happen all correctly with one change of a file and majority of the time when you change something you notice nothing has changed, this happens to me all the time, it just takes patience to get it right!

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Wait did you even read my guide...? Nothing about values-mdpi... If you read the guide correctly you would learn that to resize you have to edit the values in xml files in /res/layout or /res/layout-mdpi or /res/layout-port or /res/layout-land
And it doesn't just happen all correctly with one change of a file and majority of the time when you change something you notice nothing has changed, this happens to me all the time, it just takes patience to get it right!
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Sorry my friend but i must correct you the .xml files that you must edit are not in the res/layout or res/layout-mdpi folder they are indeed in the res/values and res/values-mdpi folders unless i'm mistaken but as i resized your lockscreen for SenseOnFire rom those were the .xml files i edited

stevie67 said:
@VigiDroid
Sorry my friend but i must correct you the .xml files that you must edit are not in the res/layout or res/layout-mdpi folder they are indeed in the res/values and res/values-mdpi folders unless i'm mistaken but as i resized your lockscreen for SenseOnFire rom those were the .xml files i edited
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Are you questioning my experience? haha
Now you see it seems I have overlooked lockscreen (which is why I could not get it to resize) nearly every other app you have to modify the .xml files in the layout folder but as a general rule you should just go and look into every .xml file and try and note if anything might be related to a layout..

if have try apk manager but my java doing weard :S

kaassaus said:
if have try apk manager but my java doing weard :S
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Try apktool, its better IMO, and whats wrong with java?

VigiDroid said:
Try apktool, its better IMO, and whats wrong with java?
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Dont know little bit rear
and does it works on windows because when i open the file in winzip it only show a jar file
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(Q)How To Change CWM Install Script Text

Please help me I make a iconpack but ı'm dont know this thing please help me (

Deopolos14 said:
Please help me I make a iconpack but 03'm dont know this thing please help me (
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I think you want to change the text that's shown in CWMR while flashing. For that you should edit the updater script present in META-INF/com/google/android/updater-script.

Sameer N. Soni said:
I think you want to change the text that's shown in CWMR while flashing. For that you should edit the updater script present in META-INF/com/google/android/updater-script.
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Thanks man but what can i use for this thing i mean which tool
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Deopolos14 said:
Thanks man but what can i use for this thing i mean which tool
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you can just open the update script in notepad++ (different from windows notepad)
http://notepad-plus-plus.org/

marcussmith2626 said:
you can just open the update script in notepad++ (different from windows notepad)
http://notepad-plus-plus.org/
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When i used this tool i see very different codes in script what can i do ?
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Deopolos14 said:
When i used this tool i see very different codes in script what can i do ?
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the updater-script in the meta-inf folder is plain text in a flashable zip and you can just open it
if you are trying to open up anything else for example an xml file in an apk you must decompile the apk first

marcussmith2626 said:
the updater-script in the meta-inf folder is plain text in a flashable zip and you can just open it
if you are trying to open up anything else for example an xml file in an apk you must decompile the apk first
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Okey thanks i will upload my icon pack in two days good night sir
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marcussmith2626 said:
the updater-script in the meta-inf folder is plain text in a flashable zip and you can just open it
if you are trying to open up anything else for example an xml file in an apk you must decompile the apk first
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I Cant do it true man :crying: now zip gives status 6 error Can you do it true on pm ? i'm give credits to you on my thread

Deopolos14 said:
I Cant do it true man :crying: now zip gives status 6 error Can you do it true on pm ? i'm give credits to you on my thread
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status 6 means incorrect update script - you have made an error and there is incorrect syntax
I suggest you look at other icon packs and compare updater scripts so you get an understanding on what it should look like
for example here is an icon pack thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2470700
Its eurovision night here so theres no chance of me doing anything sorry!