Gingerbread theme for Swype (HVGA)
Let’s face it, Swype is ugly and there are not many HVGA themes out there, so here we have a Gingerbread-inspired HVGA Swype theme.
What you need:
- apk manager (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=695701)
- ADB pull your Swype from /data/app/
- HxD if you want to modify the color of the tracer line (http://mh-nexus.de/en/hxd/)
- Swype GB theme files (attached — download and unzip)
How-to install:
- in apk manager, place Swype apk into folder place-apk-here-for-modding
- run Script.bat
- choose 19 (-Select compression level for apks-)
- choose 0 for compression level
- choose 22 (-Set current project-)
- choose the number corresponding to your Swype file
- choose 9 (-Decompile apk-)
- go into apkmanager > projects > [app folder name] > assets > keyboards and overwrite Swype keyboard PNGs with themed files.
- go into apkmanager > projects > [app folder name] > res > drawable and overwrite Swype horizontal selection highlight files with themed files. (these are for landscape mode word suggestions — see screenshot#5)
- go into apkmanager > projects > [app folder name] > res > drawable-hdpi and overwrite Swype voice input files with themed files. (see screenshot#4)
- if you want to change the color of the Swype trail:
- go into apkmanager > projects > [app folder name] > lib > armeabi
- open libSwypeCore.so in HxD
- CTRL+F (search) for DD A2 5B
- find a color you want to use and note it’s HEX value. (IIRC, I used #ffba00)
- switch values around so that it is B-G-R (mine would be 00 BA FF)
- replace values and save
- a .bak file will be created in the directory — delete it
- when you are finished with all mods, go back to console window and choose 11 (-Compile apk-)
- choose Y (-is this a system apk-)
- followed by N (-would you like to copy over any additional files-)
- choose 12 to sign your apk
- signed apk is in place-apk-here-for-modding folder
- uninstall your previous version of Swype before installing this one!