Theming Guide for changing system text settings.

[sneaky_zekey]

i tried to decompile ud 8.0 stock framework-res.apk but it errors out,im assuming its missing some quides or whatever. what are my options now.

edit: figured it out

 

[kook]

i tried to decompile ud 8.0 stock framework-res.apk but it errors out,im assuming its missing some quides or whatever. what are my options now.

edit: figured it out

lulz......

 

[sneaky_zekey]

i tried to decompile ud 8.0 stock framework-res.apk but it errors out,im assuming its missing some quides or whatever. what are my options now.

edit: figured it out

lulz......

i know sorry, but if anyone else has issues. to fix it i pulled 2 pngs out of 7.0 and placed in 8.0 and it fixed it. i have a question though. for the OP. is it possible to change the white background of the pop up when you touch the soft key menu, the one that gives option for settings,wallpaper etc....

 

[thebowers]

yes those two images are in the framework-res.apk as menu_background_fill_parent_width.9 and menu_background.9

 

[sneaky_zekey]

so i have the text for the text box set to a light color and its hard to see against the white background, in gtalk and mms/handcent,i have colored keyboard_textfield_selected.9.png and textfield_selected.9.png thinking it would be those, flash it to phone and nothing changed, any ideas,lol

edit: nevermind figured it out,lol

 

[camaro1173]

Hi all just a quick ?
I am running LFY V1.6 and I have 928Driod theme on top.
my question is I pull the fame work res apk
just so you know how I pull the file I use the program Eclipse i find it easier then adb
I decompile it with the newest version of APK manager and follow all the proper steps all the way back to compile and singe
I use the up date zip file that theBowers has posted.
and all I get is boot lops or I can not even recompile it at all.
Any one have any Idea?

Just to let you know I have no problems with any other APK just the Framework APK
For instance I have modified the stock Email program on the Droid 1 to look better.

 

[thebowers]

Hi all just a quick ?
I am running LFY V1.6 and I have 928Driod theme on top.
my question is I pull the fame work res apk
just so you know how I pull the file I use the program Eclipse i find it easier then adb
I decompile it with the newest version of APK manager and follow all the proper steps all the way back to compile and singe
I use the up date zip file that theBowers has posted.
and all I get is boot lops or I can not even recompile it at all.
Any one have any Idea?

Just to let you know I have no problems with any other APK just the Framework APK
For instance I have modified the stock Email program on the Droid 1 to look better.

Do you edits to LFY stock framework and see if that works better. Then transfer over the images from 928's.

 

[camaro1173]

Thanks for the response I will give that a try and see what happens.
I will let you know how I made out.

 

[marty4short]

On cyanogen how would you change the font color in the settings menu

 

[sneaky_zekey]

On cyanogen how would you change the font color in the settings menu

id have to look but going of memory i beleive its in framework/res/values/color change the bright_foreground_dark

 

[thebowers]

On cyanogen how would you change the font color in the settings menu

id have to look but going of memory i beleive its in framework/res/values/color change the bright_foreground_dark

Just keep in mind that if you change bright_foreground_dark it is going to change that system wide. So any text that is white may turn that color.

 

[cupfulloflol]

I hate to ask what is probably a stupid question and maybe answered in this thread (I scanned it but I really didn't see the answer), but I can't seem to conquer this.

I try and do anything with the framework-res and essentially what happens when I boot up is I get a ton of force closes. Although everything is themed like I want it haha. I can even take a stock framework-res.apk decompile it, recompile it changing nothing and still get the same result.

Decompiling, editing, recompiling, resigning...I can do, but I can't seem to get the framework to co-operate after doing this type of stuff to it. Any other app, no problem.

I am sure I am missing something somewhere. I was just wondering if there was a simple solution that doesn't involve me pulling what little hair I have remaining out. I can post a logcat, if that would help.

E2A: Maybe related, something else kinda odd I get. I install a ROM, install BnB theme fine. Then if I go to change a .png in the framework, I get the same problem from up above. It doesn't matter if I just simply create a metamorph to change 1 .png. Or if I pull the framework, put the files in with 7zip manually, then adb push it back in or use an update.zip . It all ends with me having my framework themed, but everything crashing because of it. I have tried signing it with testsign rather than signapk, signing it after I make my changes....and probably something else that I am forgetting now.

The framework hates me, and is costing me a monthly salary to the swear jar haha.

 

[kook]

Stop changing activity title bar.9

It doesnt like changes....replace it with stock and try again.

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[thebowers]

Stop changing activity title bar.9

It doesnt like changes....replace it with stock and try again.

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Weird, I have that image themed in my theme and works fine across all the roms I have it on. I would only do the framework through an update.zip. Also make sure that when editing the framework your are only opening it as an archive with 7zip so you are not breaking the signing. Also do this with the update.zip.

 

[928Droid]

If that file is not a a true compiled .9 image it will fail everytime. You can "cheat" on almost all .9 files when making quick changes to see how it will look, but there are certain ones that have to be compiled as true .9 files or the apk will fail. Activity Title bar is one of them in Framework-res, it is different from apk to apk.