Root [Guide] Begginers guide to theming android (Windows7)

[max25002]

thnx

 

[LDrifta]

Aye ld. You know how to change pngs in a user app?

same way as any app.. lol 7zip

 

[HereticSins]

same way as any app.. lol 7zip

I read that they had to be the same size as the pngs there replacing?
I'm trying to change a clocks image but it doesn't want to install after I change them.

 

[LDrifta]

I read that they had to be the same size as the pngs there replacing?
I'm trying to change a clocks image but it doesn't want to install after I change them.

well size as in resolution, not mb's lol the only time thay may be an issue is if you change png's while the apk is decompiled and then try to re compile it.. than youll have errors up the * hole lol

they MUST be named the same though

but if you use 7zip you can pull the image out, edit it or swap it for a similar image and it should be fine.. if the image looks messed up on your device, than the resolution is wrong or it's a .9 patch which basically means it sometimes stretches in certain ways for certain things so it may not look how you wanted it to lol

 

[HereticSins]

Okay. So can I just navigate to the drawables folder in 7zip and replace the pngs or would I have to extract the whole apk first?

 

[LDrifta]

Okay. So can I just navigate to the drawables folder in 7zip and replace the pngs or would I have to extract the whole apk first?

yeah you can just replace them dont need to extract folder if you already know what your adding/changing

 

[HereticSins]

Alright thanks. Ill be trying again.

 

[LDrifta]

Alright thanks. Ill be trying again.

k, good luck! i made i minor addition to the guide, will finish it up tomorow!!

 

[GTurn]

5. Once finished, push the folder with edits back into apk with 7zip and you are good to go

how exactly do i do this? i cant get it to work.

 

[LDrifta]

5. Once finished, push the folder with edits back into apk with 7zip and you are good to go

how exactly do i do this? i cant get it to work.

how do you mean? lol you put it in the same way you took it out

 

[GTurn]

how do you mean? lol you put it in the same way you took it out

Sorry. I was misreading the OP.

 

[keefherbin]

I open up the (framework and system-ui) PNGs in PS or GIMP and they look funky, colors are off and distorted. What am i doing wrong? I just want to change colors of icons for my gf because she needs to upgrade to #2 2.7 but won't let go of her pink theme.

 

[LDrifta]

I open up the (framework and system-ui) PNGs in PS or GIMP and they look funky, colors are off and distorted. What am i doing wrong? I just want to change colors of icons for my gf because she needs to upgrade to #2 2.7 but won't let go of her pink theme.

lol instead of manually editing the images, try using the colorize feature on gimp, it's under the 'colors' option in top toolbar of image editor window, but first make sure the images is set to RGB mode for proper editing located under Image>Mode option in top toolbar of image editor window

 

[keefherbin]

Thanks L, love your ROMs.

Even easier, i took the pink theme that already was made (i think by pnut or shinyside?) pulled the images from the framework and systemui and dropped them in to your rom. Worked like a charm!

Now i spent last night and this morning editing your icon's for my own purpose, just changing color. I love the style but i wanted a splash of color. About to flash it right now!