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Theming Guide for changing system text settings.
- Thread starter thebowers
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I checked in there and didn't see anything. The problem is that the part that I CAN change also affects the phone, so I'm thinking it's in framework.
One part I haven't checked is layout in settings.apk. I'll check there next....thanks.
It would probably take a little work but if you didn't want it to affect the rest of the phone you should be able to call a new color type in framework and then point the setting text to that new color type.
but im still really new to the theme myself so i dont know for sure
sneaky_zekey
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hows the list coming along, i did everything in the OP except the lockscreen and compiled and signed. i used root explorer to switch out the framework-res.apk but i get lots of fc and try to reboot and get caught in bootloop.
i used the framework-res.apk out of the ultimate droid 5.0.1 rom but i use root explorer to put in /system/framework on my droid thats running a themed orange UD 5.0.1
lol, i think my errors and boot loops are from using root explorer and using a theme on my droid,while copy/pasting a stock framework-res to it.
Why don't we all work together and get a compiled list of what xmls do what? Might have to leave colors.xml, and styles.xml out cause there is so much that can be done in them. What I am meaning is xmls in layout, drawables, or color folders. Specific xmls that affect a specific thing. That is what was my intent on starting this thread. Oh and for people wanting to know where to start. Always start at the framework-res.apk. So many apps get there images and xml configurations from it. You edit that and you edit many things.
Don't use RE but did you set permissions on it? I don't know if 644 is right or not for framework but that is what they say for most apps.
apk manager is not in my tools manager I didn't know it had to be.
bgill55 - yes I used the same framework
mayeb I will place apk manager in tools folder and see if that works
BTW thank you for this guide (once I actually get it to work without the f.c's which I'm sure was just something little I did on my part but this is an awesome guide and thanks to eveyone who contributes!
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it doesnt matter wher you put it cause it runs off java and if Java is installed and set up, its sytem wide. which if your able to decomile the apk you should be good to go!
there are apks that are fine to push through adb and there are few that I dont like to IE: Framework, phone, settings.....etc I have a update template I keep around just to flash those few apks the rest I just push.....and never use root explorer cause like Bowers said it doest fix the permissions on the apk and you will get FC up the wazoo!!
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are you talking about changing the font color like this??
or something else? I jumped the gun on the last question
sneaky_zekey
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are you talking about changing the font color like this??
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ok thats my issue now, i adb pushed framework and its boots fine but get FC as you stated but i can see some of the edits i made, now to figure out the update.zip method to try that,lol atleast im makeing progress. i want to know how to do the setting thing too,lol thats funny cause thats the color im working on. im using #ffff6600 though
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Not the font color, but the background. I actually found it. It's in drawables "screen_background_dark" I set it to #ffffffff and it turned out white.
are you talking about changing the font color like this??
or something else? I jumped the gun on the last question
what recovery are you using I think Bowers posted an update.zip here somewhere if not in the first post.
as for the setting, It does has some ill side effects like bowers stated, as this is in values\colors.xml
what I did here was took the first couple of settings that called out to white and just changed the color code, but where ever throughout your phone that it calls for that string it will change it to your new color. thats how I changed the clock color there is a string I forget what its called but its not in your face like "change me to change your clock font" I would never have thought to change it for that I found it on accident! My suggestion! make a nandroid and change every single one of thos codes to a unique color (make a note of which colors goes where) and that will give you a better idea of what does what!
as for the setting, It does has some ill side effects like bowers stated, as this is in values\colors.xml
what I did here was took the first couple of settings that called out to white and just changed the color code, but where ever throughout your phone that it calls for that string it will change it to your new color. thats how I changed the clock color there is a string I forget what its called but its not in your face like "change me to change your clock font" I would never have thought to change it for that I found it on accident! My suggestion! make a nandroid and change every single one of thos codes to a unique color (make a note of which colors goes where) and that will give you a better idea of what does what!