Easy Theming & Moving apps

[jankomuz]

If You place this script in (for example) /system/etc/init.d/98ngtheme and unzipped attachment: zip in \system\xbin\, You can very easy mod/theme apps.
This script query if in folder /data/app/ exist: com.fede.launcher.apk, com.fede.launcher-1.apk or com.fede.launcher-2.apk (for example: if You downloaded new version of app from Market). If Yes, the app will be modded, and moved to /system/app.
The "com.fede.launcher" name is name of LauncherPro.
In folder /system/media/themes/com.fede.launcher, You can place for example PNG images.

# Start script
THEME="zip -r";
LINK="cd /system/media/themes";

if [ -e /data/app/com.fede.launcher*.apk ]; then
if [ -e /data/app/com.fede.launcher.apk ]; then
echo "I found com.fede.launcher.apk";
/system/bin/remount rw;
$LINK/com.fede.launcher;
$THEME /data/app/com.fede.launcher.apk res;
/system/xbin/busybox mv -f /data/app/com.fede.launcher.apk /system/app/com.fede.launcher.apk;
/system/bin/remount ro;
fi;

if [ -e /data/app/com.fede.launcher\-1.apk ]; then
echo "I found com.fede.launcher-1.apk";
/system/bin/remount rw;
$LINK/com.fede.launcher;
$THEME /data/app/com.fede.launcher\-1.apk res;
/system/xbin/busybox mv -f /data/app/com.fede.launcher\-1.apk /system/app/com.fede.launcher.apk;
/system/bin/remount ro;
fi;

if [ -e /data/app/com.fede.launcher\-2.apk ]; then
echo "I found com.fede.launcher-2.apk";
/system/bin/remount rw;
$LINK/com.fede.launcher;
$THEME /data/app/com.fede.launcher\-2.apk res;
/system/xbin/busybox mv -f /data/app/com.fede.launcher\-2.apk /system/app/com.fede.launcher.apk;
/system/bin/remount ro;
fi;
fi;
# End of script

Idea, script - JankoMuz
You can easy modify other /system/apps.
With this, You don't need to add in recovery pack full framework-res.apk (but only PNGs) while theme changin'.

[Ungaze]

Nice concept. Also, with this method, do you think we could theme framework-res.apk by searching instead of /data partition, search sdcard for a theme folder(this means we would need to mount SD first) then do the zip-r thingie and just replicate what your script does to launcher-pra but this time with framework-res.apk.

Do you think zip -r would do the trick for framework-res?

[jankomuz]

Nice concept. Also, with this method, do you think we could theme framework-res.apk by searching instead of /data partition, search sdcard for a theme folder(this means we would need to mount SD first) then do the zip-r thingie and just replicate what your script does to launcher-pra but this time with framework-res.apk.

Do you think zip -r would do the trick for framework-res?

I tested this with framework-res, but this "app" runs from begin and in standard way (while start android) modding didn't work. But You can do recovery pack for this, like I done in Jeans MIUI - Modded Theme for NextGeneration MOD 4.1.

Miui developers moved some icons from framework-res.apk to another apk, so thanks this step, there is easy to theme android, even while working (didn't need restart).

[Ungaze]

OK, so I looked into your "Jeans MIUI - Modded Theme for NextGeneration MOD 4.1.", And I have to say, it's some piece of art. Anyways, as you have mentioned, this method would not work for framework-res if I used the init.d scripting method, but if I used the "zip -r" trick form a flashable zip(which runs a script on recovery prompt or something like that) then it's doable then right?

basically all I really needed to ask was if "zip -r" was enough for replacing pngs and maybe xmls(as long as the whole package contents stays the same) rather than decompile/recompile the framework-res(since I hate how long it takes to recompile these stuff on my pc).

Well thanks a lot, really opened up a new window for me to start theming again. Thanks again!

[jankomuz]

OK, so I looked into your "Jeans MIUI - Modded Theme for NextGeneration MOD 4.1.", And I have to say, it's some piece of art. Anyways, as you have mentioned, this method would not work for framework-res if I used the init.d scripting method, but if I used the "zip -r" trick form a flashable zip(which runs a script on recovery prompt or something like that) then it's doable then right?

Right.

basically all I really needed to ask was if "zip -r" was enough for replacing pngs and maybe xmls(as long as the whole package contents stays the same) rather than decompile/recompile the framework-res(since I hate how long it takes to recompile these stuff on my pc).

With PNGs it works. With XMLs I didn't try. But what I know, You have to recompile apk (for example framework-res.apk) to have binary XMLs (not plain text).

Well thanks a lot, really opened up a new window for me to start theming again. Thanks again!

You welcome.