Dr0idWhisperer
Android Enthusiast
Another user was asking me this so I thought since I went through the trouble of making it I would just share with everyone.
First off I dont take any credit for this. The credit goes to the people who made these tutorials and vids. They are the ones that deserve it along with the very smart and helpful member of the android forums community *cough, cough ShinySide, V SuperUser V, PlayfulGod, lDrifta, MrPNUT cough, cough*
Most of the links in this thread can be found within Android forums all things root.
=This is starting from scratch with just the ROM=
PROGRAMS that I use for this method (you can easily google search to find them and some are provided below):
Java JDK (required for apktools and eclipse)
Android SDK (required for apktools, eclipse, and Draw-9 Patch)
apktools (Command Prompt based Compiler/Decomiler)
7 Zip (Archive/Compression utility)
Notepad ++ (XML editor)
Eclipse (Java/Android package creator)
Gimp 2.0 (very nice free image editor that handles pngs very well)
Android Signer (Batch APK signer)
*NEW* Blender (POWERFUL 3D animation and sequencer)
*NEW* Android Boot animation creator
=All these programs are free and open source I believe, not sure about apktool and boot ani and the signer but they are free=
PULLING SYSTEM FILES
There are a billion different ways of doing this and this is just the easiest way for me that I have found. First thing I do is I copy the files framework-res.apk RES-Cappacino.apk and SUI.apk from system/framework and the file SystemUI.apk from system/apps to my sd card using root explorer then from there I copy them to my computer. Then I go to UOT Kitchen and I make whatever changes I want to them there. Next I take the files on my computer that have been modified with UOT kitchen and open them up as an archive with 7 Zip and I copy the res folder out of each of them (renaming if necessary just be sure you know which one goes with which file) it is important to just copy them from the archive and NOT extract them.
Here are some examples of my folder structure...I know Im not the most organized person in the world but this works out pretty good for me. Just remember this is non-essential you can do this however you like.
IMAGE EDITING
Now inside the res folder you will find folders with Drawable-HDPI in the name these folder contain the images you will want to edit. Do so at this point just be wary of .9.pngs as they need special treatment. Also you may find you cannot add color to an image. This might be due to the fact that its grayscale or indexed color. To solve this just convert to RGB. Here is a tutorial for using Draw 9 patch which is included in android sdk/tools. Here is a tutorial for how to edit .9
First off I dont take any credit for this. The credit goes to the people who made these tutorials and vids. They are the ones that deserve it along with the very smart and helpful member of the android forums community *cough, cough ShinySide, V SuperUser V, PlayfulGod, lDrifta, MrPNUT cough, cough*
Most of the links in this thread can be found within Android forums all things root.
=This is starting from scratch with just the ROM=
PROGRAMS that I use for this method (you can easily google search to find them and some are provided below):
Java JDK (required for apktools and eclipse)
Android SDK (required for apktools, eclipse, and Draw-9 Patch)
apktools (Command Prompt based Compiler/Decomiler)
7 Zip (Archive/Compression utility)
Notepad ++ (XML editor)
Eclipse (Java/Android package creator)
Gimp 2.0 (very nice free image editor that handles pngs very well)
Android Signer (Batch APK signer)
*NEW* Blender (POWERFUL 3D animation and sequencer)
*NEW* Android Boot animation creator
=All these programs are free and open source I believe, not sure about apktool and boot ani and the signer but they are free=
PULLING SYSTEM FILES
There are a billion different ways of doing this and this is just the easiest way for me that I have found. First thing I do is I copy the files framework-res.apk RES-Cappacino.apk and SUI.apk from system/framework and the file SystemUI.apk from system/apps to my sd card using root explorer then from there I copy them to my computer. Then I go to UOT Kitchen and I make whatever changes I want to them there. Next I take the files on my computer that have been modified with UOT kitchen and open them up as an archive with 7 Zip and I copy the res folder out of each of them (renaming if necessary just be sure you know which one goes with which file) it is important to just copy them from the archive and NOT extract them.
Here are some examples of my folder structure...I know Im not the most organized person in the world but this works out pretty good for me. Just remember this is non-essential you can do this however you like.
IMAGE EDITING
Now inside the res folder you will find folders with Drawable-HDPI in the name these folder contain the images you will want to edit. Do so at this point just be wary of .9.pngs as they need special treatment. Also you may find you cannot add color to an image. This might be due to the fact that its grayscale or indexed color. To solve this just convert to RGB. Here is a tutorial for using Draw 9 patch which is included in android sdk/tools. Here is a tutorial for how to edit .9
