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I'm interested in getting into some light theming, but I only have a vague idea of where to start. I'm a developer by trade, and have played with the Android SDK a bit with some test apps. On the firmware side, I know how to unpack and repack roms, and I know where the framwork resides within it, but that's kinda where I hit a dead end. I've searched around the web, and I can't seem to find any guides anywhere.
First, I've read that a rom needs to be deodexed to fully theme. I know what that means, and I have an idea about what's needed to accomplish it (haven't tried it yet, but I found the tools), but I was wondering if it's strictly required, and what I would lose by not deodexing. Also, I think I've found that most of the theme information is contained in the various framework xml's, but I haven't been able to open them successfully. Anyone have any insight into what format they are in?
I don't mind figuring things out on my own, but if anyone could give me a little nudge, I would greatly appreciate it. It seems like this information is pretty prevalent out there, but it also seems to be "community knowledge" that is known by a lot of people, but not really recorded.
Thanks in advance.
First, I've read that a rom needs to be deodexed to fully theme. I know what that means, and I have an idea about what's needed to accomplish it (haven't tried it yet, but I found the tools), but I was wondering if it's strictly required, and what I would lose by not deodexing. Also, I think I've found that most of the theme information is contained in the various framework xml's, but I haven't been able to open them successfully. Anyone have any insight into what format they are in?
I don't mind figuring things out on my own, but if anyone could give me a little nudge, I would greatly appreciate it. It seems like this information is pretty prevalent out there, but it also seems to be "community knowledge" that is known by a lot of people, but not really recorded.
Thanks in advance.