You can modify any of the resources however you want if you are rebuilding the system. These will be used without having to do anything.
Note that we are calling this "skinning" and generally does NOT involve modifying theme resources; theme resources are used by applications to specify the specific theme they want (dark background, light background, dialog, etc). Changing the global look of the UI will usually involve just changing the resources for things like the button image, screen background, etc. On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 8:00 AM, Paul Anders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > Thanks for the reply:)I understand that at this point there is no support > for theme switch application which enables an end-user to choice theme from > multiple themes like Windows OS" I am looking forward to this feature to be > delivered from Google. > > On the other hand, even if we cannot switch themes, I would like to try to > modify default theme. Is it possible to do this by modifying themes.xml in > the Android open source /frameworks/base/core/res/res/values directory and > then making a build to create emulator? > > In addition to this, I found themes.xml and other resources > in tools/lib/res/default/values in the Android SDK toolkit directory. I > changed this xml file and other png files in drawable folder, but nothing > changes in Android emulator... Why? Is there something else to do this? > > Regards, > /Paul > > 2008/12/1 Dianne Hackborn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> There is some architecture work done for this, but a fair amount >> remaining. At this point finishing the work is not scheduled on the >> roadmap. >> >> >> On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 4:31 PM, E <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> >>> I'd like to know about full-OS themes too. It looks like (from the >>> developer's kit) that such a thing is already supported in the backend >>> (why wouldn't it be, right?), but there doesn't appear to be a system- >>> level app that will manage or switch between theme configs. >>> >>> If this truly isn't available yet, when will it be? >>> thanks, >>> >>> -Ethan >>> >>> On Nov 22, 11:58 pm, "Paul Anders" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> > Hello, >>> > >>> > I would like to ask you about how to change application theme. In case >>> of >>> > application-specific theme, it is possible to change theme by asking >>> your >>> > Activity to call setTheme(int theme). On the other hand, how can we >>> change >>> > theme applicable to all applications which does not have their own >>> theme? As >>> > you know, Windows OS has a theme setting which can be changed by an >>> end-user >>> > in the display property of control panel. Does android platform support >>> this >>> > feature? >>> > >>> > If Android platform does not support theme setting, I have the >>> following >>> > solutions from developer point of view. >>> > (1) Modify themes.xml provided by Android framework as default, and >>> then >>> > make a build. >>> > (/frameworks/base/core/res/res/values/themes.xml) >>> > (2) Change Android open source code to add new APIs for changing >>> theme for >>> > all applications. >>> > >>> > Is there any other better solution to change theme for all >>> applications? >>> > >>> > Regards, >>> > /Paul >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Dianne Hackborn >> Android framework engineer >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to >> provide private support. All such questions should be posted on public >> forums, where I and others can see and answer them. >> >> >> >> >> > > > > -- Dianne Hackborn Android framework engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to provide private support. All such questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and answer them. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
