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how to get my *.zip file signed

Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 8:09 pm
by Shorte85
For someone who doesn't know what they are doing in words of never done this before. What do I need to do in order for my *.zip file to work on the android phone?

I know that I probably need the *.zip file to be signed or something in order for the phone to recognize it. My question is, what do I need, how do I do it to get the *.zip file signed in order for the smart keyboard to accept the *.zip file that I had created and what not.

Please help me, I am stuck and getting irritated.

Thanks...

Re: how to get my *.zip file signed

Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 8:58 pm
by cyril
No, you need nothing special, just make sure the file names are correct (android file system is case-sensitive), and post your zip here if you don't know what is the problem

Re: how to get my *.zip file signed

Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 9:10 pm
by Shorte85
Here is the zip file I am trying to use, not sure what is going on. What I did was I took one of the skins that were provided on the board and downloaded it and placed it on my phone, along with one that I had edited and zipped back up and placed on my phone. The one that I got off of here worked, however mine wasn't found in the list. So I am not sure what I am doing wrong.

The zipped file I am trying to get showed up on my phone is the one uploaded with this post.

Please tell me what I am doing wrong. I would appreciate it.

FlowerBlue.zip
(65.2 KiB) Downloaded 278 times

Re: how to get my *.zip file signed

Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 9:13 pm
by cyril
OK so the problem is simple: your zip contains a subdirectory "FlowerBlue", but skin.xml (and the rest) must be at the root of the archive!

Re: how to get my *.zip file signed

Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 9:19 pm
by Shorte85
Hm, so instead of zipping the folder FlowerBlue, I have to zip the contents within the folder. Right?

Re: how to get my *.zip file signed

Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 7:49 am
by cyril
yes (and it works, I've tried)

Re: how to get my *.zip file signed

Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 7:51 am
by Shorte85
Yeah, thanks. I didn't know that, here I was thinking it had to do with something about signing it. Again, thanks I appreciate your help. :)

Now I'm stuck on creating the images needed, I made another post in a different thread that was already started.