Root [Guide] Change notification/clock/pull down text colors

[KEEPING IT REAL]

I have a 2.1 rom and it just send my phone into keep rebooting.

 

[johnlgalt]

You didn't try to apply all after selecting the theme did you?

 

[KEEPING IT REAL]

I tryed to install it with MM or do I just push it to my phone.

 

[KEEPING IT REAL]

I haven't used UD, but it looks like the files are in the same location so it should just work. Can you post a screenshot? Is it just the icons? or is it the whole framework-res.apk file that isn't working?

If you dont mind may you please do a update zip or a Metamorph of just the bar Icons.

 

[milrtime83]

Metamorph for just the icons.

 

[KEEPING IT REAL]

Metamorph for just the icons.

I just want to say thank you so much. I just had to rename the rom name to the rom name Im using and the milrtime83icons.thm file and it worked. So Thank you so much.

 

[FuhxTehAppelz]

Is there a way to push fonts over as well using this method?

 

[milrtime83]

I haven't done anything at all with fonts but you should be able to.

Skaggz has a way to change it with Metamorph:
http://androidforums.com/all-things-root-droid/50114-fonts-change-your-fonts-using-metamorph.html

And farther down in that thread he has a basic outline of what you would need to do it manually.

* Yes, you can take any .ttf you'd like.
* Make a copy of it, so that you have two.
* Name one of them 'DroidSans' and the other one 'DroidSans-Bold'
* Push them into /system/fonts on your phone, overwriting the current .ttf files by the same name.

 

[FuhxTehAppelz]

awesome, I really like a font in Ubuntu, bitstream charter, I think I can pull the ttf out of the system files, But I guess I will have to rename them, I assume this is all the same if I am running BB ESE53 V0.8?

I am having an enormous amount of trouble running adb in Ubuntu 9.10. I think I finally have it all installed and added to $PATH but when I run it, it runs and then I get a command prompt, and when I try to use one of the prompts listed by the adb utility It says command not found. All i want to do is make all of my notifications and such cyan and push over a new font...

 

[Knitewulf]

I was trying to do this because after downloading the Smokedglass theme I am tired of seeing a black on black text in the notification bar, but these steps:
6 - make a folder called framework and move services.jar into that folder
7 - create a zip file of the framework folder and call it theme.zip
Don't seem to work. Well step 6 I mean. I don't have a services.jar file. Explain? Please and thanks.

EDIT: Oh Services.Jar is a file thats not located within Colorframes its within the tools folder ok.

 

[milrtime83]

I was trying to do this because after downloading the Smokedglass theme I am tired of seeing a black on black text in the notification bar, but these steps:
6 - make a folder called framework and move services.jar into that folder
7 - create a zip file of the framework folder and call it theme.zip
Don't seem to work. Well step 6 I mean. I don't have a services.jar file. Explain? Please and thanks.

EDIT: Oh Services.Jar is a file thats not located within Colorframes its within the tools folder ok.

Yep, it is one of the files you pulled off the phone in step 3.

 

[milrtime83]

awesome, I really like a font in Ubuntu, bitstream charter, I think I can pull the ttf out of the system files, But I guess I will have to rename them, I assume this is all the same if I am running BB ESE53 V0.8?

I am having an enormous amount of trouble running adb in Ubuntu 9.10. I think I finally have it all installed and added to $PATH but when I run it, it runs and then I get a command prompt, and when I try to use one of the prompts listed by the adb utility It says command not found. All i want to do is make all of my notifications and such cyan and push over a new font...

If it is like windows you should open the command prompt seperately from running adb.

Also, you should be able to navigate to the adb directory in the command prompt and then run the commands without adding the path (again, if it is like windows.)

 

[johnlgalt]

I normally would not ask this question, but.... - are you using Ubuntu in a VM and trying to access a Windows version of the Android SDK in Ubuntu, or did you install the *nix version of the SDK in Ubuntu?

EDIT: Added the following

BTW, milrtime, I referenced and linked your post in a CM thread dealing with the same thing....

Changing Colors - CyanogenMod Forum

 

[FuhxTehAppelz]

I installed Eclipse 3.5 Galileo and the sdk and everything for 64 bit linux which they tested on an earlier version of this OS. Perhaps this is just a bit over my head...

 

[m3kilpat]

I have successfully followed this guide to change my notification panel. However not everything is changed and was wondering if anyone knows how to fix the following issues after changes all options to white in services.jar and the 3 xml files described in the OP:

Ongoing downloads text is still black
When music is played, the notification text is still black

Anyone have any solutions? I can't seem to find the info anywhere.

 

[milrtime83]

I'm not sure how to change them, but it is probably in the individual apps. I've seen other apps override the default colors for their notifications as well.

 

[m3kilpat]

I'm not sure how to change them, but it is probably in the individual apps. I've seen other apps override the default colors for their notifications as well.

That's what I was thinking as this is true for Pandora. Does anyone else know anything about this text issue?

 

[finnaginagain]

get a 404 when click on link for option A anyone help me out?

 

[finnaginagain]

really want to change it around but cant get the file so please someone help

 

[milrtime83]

Fixed the link....They just changed the forum structure a bit. I'm guessing you didn't try searching for it...

 

[finnaginagain]

checked the threads will this work will cyan 5.6? cant find it anywhere on the site posted thanks

 

[shizzy1427]

Anyone know how to get the text color for the ticker notification text to change? I got the rest to work but i cant seem to figure that one out :/

Edit: i got it, but it didnt work using the color changer jar. I had to go in and hex edit it manually for it to work right, but now it does so

 

[truthlesshero]

i'd like to know if anyone got the clock to change on the telus milestone...

it seems because of the locked kernel, we can't do adb remount or push files to certain areas...

i've been trying (even trying alternatives, such as going adb shell, su, and remount that way with the mount yaffs2, etc) and nothing works...and i can't push..i can pull, but can't push

so has anyone got the color of the clock to change on the telus milestone?

 

[Fadelight]

i'd like to know if anyone got the clock to change on the telus milestone...

it seems because of the locked kernel, we can't do adb remount or push files to certain areas...

i've been trying (even trying alternatives, such as going adb shell, su, and remount that way with the mount yaffs2, etc) and nothing works...and i can't push..i can pull, but can't push

so has anyone got the color of the clock to change on the telus milestone?

Wrong section. Check the All things root (Milestone) section instead... I am sure someone over there knows way more about this than anyone with a droid would.

 

[Tater630]

How did you get that battery icon in your status bar ???