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[theme] Anastasia black dialer & white dialer /Update 18.1.2011

hello guys i made my own dialer and i decide to share my work .
-special thx to dinik for the great dialer , more info click here
-special thx to the tab icons maker , sorry i couldnt remember the name of the dev hope someone would mention it.
How to Install?
1- back up your system.
2-my rom is I9000JPJPG , so i donna if this should work on other roms.
2-phone must be rooted.
2- unzip the file
3- use root explorer to place DialerTabActivity.apk to system/app
4- reboot .
5- Settings > Applications > Manage applications >Running> com.sec.android.app.twlauncher and then force stop, clear data
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update log 18.1.2011
-add white dialer.
-fixed buttons color issue .
Note: i've noticed some of theme makers used this mod and they didnt mention this thread ever !!!
Rule: all theme makers u Allowed to use this mod but u have to mention Orignal thead by dinik(special thx to him) and this thread(thread that make this mod work on ur galaxy s device)

looks nice.I'll give it a try.thanks.

it awesome,,

Managed to run it.but had to edit them a bit.will post the modified contacts.apk and dialertabactivity.apk for jpy later.
EDIT:
apks attached,see below.thogh the files for twframework are still needed,you have to apply them manually (I can't provide the twframework.apk cause there so many different themes).
may I apply them to my theme?

yes sure ..i just upload the png files that control the dialer tab background ..so this will not touch ur device theme ever

ingvay2009 said:
yes sure ..i just upload the png files that control the dialer tab background ..so this will not touch ur device theme ever
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thanks.
for some reason,I can't attach the files.so I'll upload them on my mediafire account and later to others.
modded contacts for jpy:
http://www.mediafire.com/?5azim8s6w65gupy
modded dialer for jpy:
http://www.mediafire.com/?fqb6ta4s41nntkk
if not adding the provided files for twlauncher,the upper bar is still light blue and not that black as shown above.

u have to drag & drop the png files in twframework-res above into urs ..

I really love the dialer! Could someone please provide a CWM flashable update zip, please?

Look at the GHI. There's a different font.

thank you sir

userq8 said:
thank you sir
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you welcome buddy

this is the nicest dialer I have seen, but unfortunatly I did not understand what I have to do with the framwork-res things.

der_jensn said:
this is the nicest dialer I have seen, but unfortunatly I did not understand what I have to do with the framwork-res things.
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you have them to put manually to the "drawable-hdpi" folder in your twframework.apk
I integrated this in my theme,too.

der_jensn said:
this is the nicest dialer I have seen, but unfortunatly I did not understand what I have to do with the framwork-res things.
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you have to copy and paste the specific files

WTB: CWM Flashable .zip for the cavemen

evoic said:
WTB: CWM Flashable .zip for the cavemen
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i can make it for u , uplaod ur DialerTabActivity.apk & contact.apk & twframework-res.apk

Hi,
userq8 said:
you have to copy and paste the specific files
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So I need to just copy paste inside the folder using root explorer, because framework-res.apk is shown as a file. I cannot open it as a folder. Any guidance here to help.
Thanks

zylyz said:
So I need to just copy paste inside the folder using root explorer, because framework-res.apk is shown as a file. I cannot open it as a folder. Any guidance here to help.
Thanks
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use rootexplorer to copy your twframework.apk to your phne's sd card.then copy it to your pc and open it using winrar or winzip.then replace the corresponding files in the folder "drawable-hdpi" with the provided ones.then copy the twframework.apk back on your sd card and then to system/app using rootexplorer.
rename your twframework.apk to twframework.apk.bak first to have a backup.

thread updated

ingvay2009 said:
thread updated
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Thanks!!!!!!!!!

Resizing HDPI Skins To MDPI

here is a brief visual tutorial on porting skins from hdpi to mdpi
had a few people ask for my help so i thought i would do a tutorial
firstly you need to decompile the apk you want to theme/resize using Apk Manager
1) Download apkmanager ( http://www.apkmultitool.com/?q=node/5 ) and install it.
2) Put the apk you want to decompile in 'place-apk-here-for-modding' folder.
3)Copy com.htc.resources.apk from /system/framework with Root Explorer to your sd card
copy to pc and put in APK Manager/other folder
4) Double click on 'script'
5) Type 22 i.e. 'set current project' and press enter.
6) Type 1 and press enter
7) Type 9 and press enter to decompile apk.
8) Wait until the decompilation finishes.
9) Minimize command line and go to projects -> filename.apk -> make the required changes (see attached images)
10) Switch back to command-line, type 11 and press enter.
11) After sometime you'll get a message 'is this a system apk?', type n and press enter.
12) Then type 12 to sign apk
13) Go to 'place-apk-here-for-modding' folder, your new file will be signedfilename.apk
14)Copy the file to SD card
15)Copy the file to system/app with Root Explorer
16)Change permissions to RW-R-R
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this is a side by side comparison of mdpi and hdpi images
the quickest way of resizing is with Faststone Photo Resizer
Remember to add all images from drawable-hdpi and drawable-port-hdpi
most images will come out the right size give or take 1 or 2 pixels
normal PNG's will be ok,it's those pesky .9PNG's that need editing the most
after resizing .9PNG's will either need patching with draw9patch.bat included in Android SDK
or you can copy and paste minus the 1 pixel border in photo editing software aka Photoshop
I prefer to use Photoshop method
after you've finished editing your images goto point 10) type 11 to recompile
use a base skin such as slate
if you want to edit colors.xml for volume bars etc i will upload ColorEdit.exe
most skins only need 60-70 of the images to be edited,mostly the main ones you can see ie. rosie buttons widget headers and footers etc
Time and Patience needed Happy Editing
PS if you're porting somebody else's theme/skin don't forget to seek their permission first
Any Queries PM me

Wow!!! Nice work bro!!!!

opposedtmessia
Hey Bro,
Having a problem. I am unable to post images in my threads as you've done now with Adobe CS GUI Screen Shots.
All those images I upload can only be seen as attached thumbnails not as part of the page
Any help would be appreciated
Thank you

|BIA|Jason said:
Hey Bro,
Having a problem. I am unable to post images in my threads as you've done now with Adobe CS GUI Screen Shots.
All those images I upload can only be seen as attached thumbnails not as part of the page
Any help would be appreciated
Thank you
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when you post ,in the box that you type in,above that is a button INSERT IMAGE,you have to type in the box the URL of your image,so you need to upload it to an image hosting site

Can i use this method to resize mdpi apps to ldpi?
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pongnamu said:
Can i use this method to resize mdpi apps to ldpi?
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You can.....but you may have to change the sizes accordingly

hey dude.....thats what i was searching for..........just 1 quest....will this method work for cm7 themes...? basically i want to port some hdpi themes to ldpi/mdpi.......If it works then could you please pm me the details.....thnx

Thanks for good info +1
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anishsood said:
hey dude.....thats what i was searching for..........just 1 quest....will this method work for cm7 themes...? basically i want to port some hdpi themes to ldpi/mdpi.......If it works then could you please pm me the details.....thnx
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should work for cm7 themes,not tried it myself though, will have a look
check out this threadhttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=964391

Interesting, could be helpful for Project Llama

[HOW TO] Theme ALL keyboards without FCs! [A guide for beginners]

I posted the original thread over in the Sprint section here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1915508 Please try to keep questions in the Sprint thread, but I wanted to share here also. Hopefully this helps someone!!.
Theming a keyboard may be common knowledge to some of the amazing Devs here. But to a noob like me, it took some research and time to get it working without breaking the original signature (That's the trick!). I searched the forum and it doesn't look like anyone has posted a "How To" on theming a keyboard, so I thought I'd share my experience with you all.
**Some of these steps may seem elementary, but I tried to explain everything in layman's terms so even a beginner can theme a keyboard.
// Before you get started:
You must have a working environment setup. Check out QBKing77's awesome video "How to install the android-sdk" to get that going.http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1614922
Make sure you also have installed:
Notepad++ (for editing xml) // (www.notepad-plus-plus.org)
7zip (for extracting apks) // (www.7-zip.org)
the image editor of your choice. I use Paint.Net(www.getpaint.net), and Gimp(www.gimp.org). Both FREE!
apktool (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1755243)
LatinImeDictionaryPack.apk (drop in the 'system\app' folder on your phone. Only for the LatinIME.apk) Grab it here: http://d-h.st/Ebb
// This method has worked with every keyboard that I have encountered so far. I will use 'LatinIME.apk' for reference, as that is the stock ICS keyboard. //
WARNING.. DO NOT POST DISTRIBUTION LINKS TO ANY MODDED 'Swype.apk'. XDA HAS A STANDING ORDER FROM NUANCE (MAKERS OF SWYPE), THAT DOES NOT ALLOW SUCH LINKS TO BE POSTED.
1) To start make sure you have a working copy of your keyboard apk; grab it out of a ROM, download it, or use a file manager with root access (like Root Explorer) to copy it to your SD card then to your computer.
**I would suggest dropping the keyboard apk into a folder on the desktop, seperate from anything else, and making a backup of the original so that you have a spare copy.
2) Using 7zip extract the 'res\drawable-xhdpi' folder into the folder you created. This folder will contain the pngs that control some of the keys, outlined in red on this pic:
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Color these pngs to match using your favorite editor and save (bucket fill with Paint.Net is a breeze!)
3) Now that your pngs are themed.. Within the folder that you created containing your apk, hold down shift and right click. Select "Open Command Window Here" to fire up command prompt.
4) Next to decompile the keyboard apk with apktool (again using 'LatinIME.apk' for reference, but the apk may be of a different name; SamsungIME.apk, HTC_IME.apk, etc.).
Type this command:
Code:
apktool d LatinIME.apk
When it's done, you will see a folder with the apk name appear, within the folder you created. Click into it and you should see at minimun a 'res' folder and a 'smali' folder.
5) Navigate to 'res\values' folder. Depending on the keyboard you are working on, the xml controlling the remaining key colors will be contained in the 'colors.xml' or 'styles.xml' file. Open with Notepad++, and change the color codes as needed. Save and close.
6) Go back to the root of the folder containing your apk, and fire up command prompt (if it's not still open). Now it's time to build using this command (again using 'LatinIME.apk' for reference, but the apk may be of a different name; SamsungIME.apk, HTC_IME.apk, etc.)
Code:
apktool b LatinIME
7) When it's done building, you should have 4 folders minimum now (res, smali, build, dist) and it's time for the key to success. Navigate into the 'dist' folder and you will see the "Built" apk. Open it with 7zip, and extract the 'resources.arsc' file to your folder. Close 7zip.
8) Now it's time to pull it all together. Navigate back to the ORIGINAL keyboard apk, and open with 7zip.
Copy (you can drag and drop with 7zip) the 'resources.arsc' that you extracted from your "Built" apk, into the "ORIGINAL" apk overwriting the file. Then with 7zip still open and the apk loaded, navigate (within 7zip) into the 'res\drawable-xhdpi' folder where you should see the list of unthemed pngs. Simply drop your edited pngs into this folder. Close 7zip and you're done here!
9) Finally, take your "ORIGINAL" but themed apk, and push it back the 'system\app' folder on your phone.
Fix permissions to 'rw-r--r--' (only check everything under 'read' and Owner under 'write')
Reboot, and bask in the glory of your new themed keyboard!
**Alternatively, grab my empty zip installer here: http://d-h.st/oKG to flash in recovery. You must drop your themed apk into the system\app folder of the zip and save. Also, the zip already contains the 'LatinImeDictionaryPack.apk'
Please hit THANKS if I helped!! And please keep this thread alive!

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[Super Noob Guide] How To Decompile .apk & Recompile .apk In Just 2 Sec

This is an Easy Tutorial, How to Decompile .apk and Recompile .apk Files
Requirements
JDK (last version)
JRE (last version, usually included in JDK or Java)
Auto_Apktool 2.0.0
Here We Start-
1) Download and simply unpack Auto_ApkTool
2)Click on "autoapktoolmain.bat", prompt will open
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3)put the apk you want to EDIT, in "_INPUT_APK"
4) Nw u Should Choose "option 6" for 'decompiling .apk
5) when option 6 is being selected, drag the apk from _INPUT_APK folder into the windows prompt and click enter
6) A Note window will appear, and will show IF the decompiling process has been done properly. Once you close that window, you will see the decompiled folder in _INPUT_APK folder
7) do your edits (xml, smali, or png, WHATEVER)
8) recompile with option 7 (NOTE: this time you MUST drag all the FOLDER, NOT the apk)
9) Once recompiling finished, u will Get a Dcompiled NOTE window that Shows your apk is sucessfully Compiled, Close that Window, Once open the decompiled folder, go to "dist" folder, and here you got your edited apk
10) NOW this is the Last step, since u cannot Sign System app, u will have to Copy the META-INF foldrer frm the Orginal apk to the edited apk, for more Info See the "Screen"
11) Rename the apk if Needed, and push it.

CREDITS -
Xavierjohn22 - the amazing author of AutoApktool , Hit thanks to Him Too.
&
Me
Downloads-
AutoApkTool
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Note-
U can use apk tool but it is hard to use
Thats why i post these method time consuming n very easy [for noobs] lyk me..
U can also use auto apk tool 2.0.4 or higher

VTS(Virtuous Ten Studio) is easiest way to do not only de/recompiling but also accomplishing some more tasks related to android with easep how could I forget?)
Apk Multitool is also good and takes care of your edited files to be be automatically replaced in original apk, reducing the errors drastically

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Guys just use vts its super super easy virtuos ten studio
Its damn too easy it has many features....
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^^agreed
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technosavie said:
Guys just use vts its super super easy virtuos ten studio
Its damn too easy it has many features....
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I used only VTS to create the first and only s-rom,
Beautiful software indeed
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deathnotice01 said:
I used only VTS to create the first and only s-rom,
Beautiful software indeed
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Yes vts is best
Very Easy 2 use
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[MOD] [DEV] [JWR66V] [Deodexed] AOKP Circle Battery Percentage

Tested by myself, and it works great! Deodexed 4.3 ([JWR66V) Only.
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Push to /system/app
chmod 644 or set permissions to rw-r-r
Reboot to recovery
Wipe cache
Wipe dalvik
Fix permissions
Reboot to system
Enjoy!
Download here
http://d-h.st/0Zy

jackpham said:
Tested by myself, and it works great! Deodexed 4.3 ([JWR66V) Only.
Push to /system/app
chmod 644 or set permissions to rw-r-r
Reboot to recovery
Wipe cache
Wipe dalvik
Fix permissions
Reboot to system
Enjoy!
Download here
http://d-h.st/0Zy
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Thanks mate,
did you use original AndroidManifest? I was trying and doing the same mod with other battery icons, but... well, my navbar and statusbar disappeared!
Tiwiz

tiwiz said:
Thanks mate,
did you use original AndroidManifest? I was trying and doing the same mod with other battery icons, but... well, my navbar and statusbar disappeared!
Tiwiz
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Did you sign it with the platform key?
Also, you can do this without messing with Xposed

Quinny899 said:
Did you sign it with the platform key?
Also, you can do this without messing with Xposed
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If you mean using original AndroidManifest and META-INF, I just used original Manifest, there was no META-INF folder from my Apktool extraction (see screenshot below): I picked up the AndroidManifest.xml from the original one and pasted it inside the build after the first generation, then I generated the APK with the old Manifest.
Tiwiz

tiwiz said:
If you mean using original AndroidManifest and META-INF, I just used original Manifest, there was no META-INF folder from my Apktool extraction (see screenshot below): I picked up the AndroidManifest.xml from the original one and pasted it inside the build after the first generation, then I generated the APK with the old Manifest.
Tiwiz
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No, I mean signing it with the platform key with a tool like Zipsigner on the device. That's the best way, copying back the meta-inf will not work.
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Quinny899 said:
No, I mean signing it with the platform key with a tool like Zipsigner on the device. That's the best way, copying back the meta-inf will not work.
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Unfortunately I'm totally unprepared, I read somewhere here on the forum that META-INF was enough. Would you please link me Zipsigner and/or a procedure to better understand the process?
BTW, I really appreciate your help
Tiwiz

tiwiz said:
Unfortunately I'm totally unprepared, I read somewhere here on the forum that META-INF was enough. Would you please link me Zipsigner and/or a procedure to better understand the process?
BTW, I really appreciate your help
Tiwiz
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=kellinwood.zipsigner2&hl=en
Zipsigner

Quinny899 said:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=kellinwood.zipsigner2&hl=en
Zipsigner
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With this one, I shall not replace AndroidManifest file but sign my APK with Platform Key, am I right? Then I can redistribute it?
Thanks again,
Tiwiz

tiwiz said:
With this one, I shall not replace AndroidManifest file but sign my APK with Platform Key, am I right? Then I can redistribute it?
Thanks again,
Tiwiz
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Use apktool, change your resources, rebuild and use this to sign it. Then you're done
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