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Larva Labs' Intelligent Home Screen (Prototype)

This looks promising! I can't wait till the devs get a hold of this one!
http://www.larvalabs.com/product_pages/intelligent_home_screen.html

Imo this blows MotoBlur and Sense UI out of the water. Looks great and much more efficient than the standad launcher. I hope addons will be vailable in the market to add new notifications for things like facebook. I think I'm more excited about this than flash..

it does seem promising but will it run better and/or as well than the standard Sense UI or the MotoBlur?

This looks very, very trick.

And you posted this in development why?
But I do like that interface idea. WinMo 6.5 anyone?

Was just about to post this loool, lucky i searched to see if i was the only one with the news.
Looks awesome, if someone ports this etc.. it will be great.

this looks very very promising!

bolmedias said:
And you posted this in development why?
But I do like that interface idea. WinMo 6.5 anyone?
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I agree, for me if I wanted a homescreen like that I would just stick to WinMo. Well, probably don't want the thing crashing on me so I wouldn't go with WinBlows. Hehe, but I assume some people find it more useable, wouldn't it be better as a full-screen widget of some sort? that way you could still use the multiple home screens, just have the larva labs one on the main screen... hmmm

Looks interesting. I'm waiting for it.
On the other hand, this is an app, not a ROM development deal, so I moved the thread.

So essentially this is just a double-ended windowshade? Drag down to see notifications and up to see widgets? I still prefer the standard setup where notifications remain in the minimized windowshade until it's dragged down. It also seems this would make it more cumbersome to launch apps.
IMO Larva Labs should stick to making games.

johnp888 said:
I agree, for me if I wanted a homescreen like that I would just stick to WinMo. Well, probably don't want the thing crashing on me so I wouldn't go with WinBlows. Hehe, but I assume some people find it more useable, wouldn't it be better as a full-screen widget of some sort? that way you could still use the multiple home screens, just have the larva labs one on the main screen... hmmm
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As a widget you wouldn't be able to drag, as it would drag the widget itself, so it would have to use buttons instead...

I'm not impressed.
HOWEVER, I am conducting beta testing/bug detection for SweeterHome.
WOW! should you see some of the features that SH will be coming out with!
I can't wait till it is finalized! It's working great right now - but, there are several more features that are being developed and some final tweaks that have to be made.
This program has a cool concept... But, I still want to be able to see my wallpaper, my widgets, etc.
This app is just too plain vanilla.

Wouldnt this be a good idea if it just took up one screen, instead of being the only one? That way people could loook at all their cool widgets and what not

i want to try this

From what I heard it's a lockscreen? =\

So it's similar to Flyscreen, but only with one screen?

Carloswithac said:
So it's similar to Flyscreen, but only with one screen?
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Flyscreen is not a home replacement, this is.

I would like this as a lock screen also.
But
Sweeter home ftw

shaneaus said:
I'm not impressed.
HOWEVER, I am conducting beta testing/bug detection for SweeterHome.
WOW! should you see some of the features that SH will be coming out with!
I can't wait till it is finalized! It's working great right now - but, there are several more features that are being developed and some final tweaks that have to be made.
This program has a cool concept... But, I still want to be able to see my wallpaper, my widgets, etc.
This app is just too plain vanilla.
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I have a grudge against the dev of Sweeter Home for taking so long to update his HR :/
And it won't pass till the new release is available and I can steadily use it as my default HS.

Regarding SH - The dev is working on SH when not at work. She had a project at her regular job that took up ALL of her time and she had to abandon her personal projects for awhile. She is now working hard on SH again. But, because of her constant updates and some cool innovations that she doesn't want to be stolen she is only allowing a very few people to beta test (also, she gets enough info from the beta testers she has to stay busy - more testers would just complicate her job). But, she is making a LOT of progress. She has about five or six completely new features, it runs smoother, and looks great so far. Just be patient.
Didn't mean to highjack this thread. I like the idea behind this app. But, I wouldn't want it as a home replacement. It would be nice if it could operate as a window shade. A user could decide the screen to place the shade pull on and on what side of that screen. Then the user could pull it out select an option and the shade would draw back as the selection implemented. Or, while adjusting the app it would stay open until the "close shade" button was selected.
That IMHO would be a MUCH better option than a home screen replacement.

nemo player widget

forgive me if this belongs in QnA but i currently have the awesome nemoplayer app. really nice app but the problem im having is with the widget. when i try to add the widget to a home page with no other widgets in it, it still says not enough room. i also tried a couple of home replacements but still the same result. anyone know why?

bigstunta101 said:
forgive me if this belongs in QnA but i currently have the awesome nemoplayer app. really nice app but the problem im having is with the widget. when i try to add the widget to a home page with no other widgets in it, it still says not enough room. i also tried a couple of home replacements but still the same result. anyone know why?
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The nemoplayer was made for a phone with more screen real estate. The g1/mt3g is smaller and is not able to show a widget bigger than it. You can tell the difference when you open the app and when searching for a picture to look at half of the bottom row is cut off

Wow! The search button actually works. LOL I was about to start a new topic but just searched and look at what happened.

truthkilla said:
Wow! The search button actually works. LOL I was about to start a new topic but just searched and look at what happened.
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How ironic, a search actually brought up search results. It's a miracle

Lol I was just wonderin the same thing.I thought something was wrong wit my phone

Actually I'm having this same problem on my nexus one.

[APP] ADW.Launcher - The Best Alternative Launcher - Dont Let The Rating Fool You

(This is not my Mod and all credit and thanks should go to XDA member, AnderWeb)
If at all possible lets keep development going by donating so he can keep releasing newer versions. Here is his direct quote:
"Also if anyone wants to donate me to buying ice-creams for my son, do it here"
Id definitely recommend ADW Launcher which has had a ton of development work done already and works perfectly with my Captivate.
On top of that there are a lot of themes that can install on top of it if you'd like.
Search for "ADW.Launcher" by AnderWeb on the market.
* Free
* Developer: AnderWeb <---- He is awesome!
* Category: Productivity
* Size: 1312 KB
* Downloads: 50,000-250,000
* Last Update: 12NOV2010 - Updated frequently
Changelog, Downloads & usage instructions/information
Check them here

To each his own "Best".
I prefer LauncherPro much more than any of the other launchers I have tried. IMHO Its much more visually appealing. It also works perfectly on my Captivate. ADW is a close second tho and does things for free you have to pay for with LP.

Well like you said we all have our favorites.
I enjoy that I can have my customized shortcuts to my favorite apps while saving screen space.
I've noticed a speed increase after switching over from stock as well.

Absolutely the best, I like the look of launcher pro but there are good themes on adw. I also like the home key binding and gesture features on adw.
Using adw and a notification bar launcher program is really simplifying my phone.
Now I wish we could change the binding for the menu key long press, I have a search button why do I need another?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897

Not to be a little overwhelmed but it feels like you're spamming this around the board D: .. there's one in android developer AND now in themes D: ..
again ADW is amazing.

darkamikaze said:
Not to be a little overwhelmed but it feels like you're spamming this around the board D: .. there's one in android developer AND now in themes D: ..
again ADW is amazing.
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Its kinda sketchy, its considered a Mod by some and other members consider it as simply an App.
Under these conditions its definitely not spamming.

I don't see on Earth how this is a mod. It's open-source and built off of the standard android launcher I believe, so it may be considered a mod of that, but there's nothing captivate specific going on, so feel free to advocate it as a great launcher in this apps section or even general
there have been plenty of discussions about launcherpro, adw, helix, zeam already... nothing about the development of this applies specifically to the captivate

Kaik541 said:
I don't see on Earth how this is a mod. It's open-source and built off of the standard android launcher I believe, so it may be considered a mod of that, but there's nothing captivate specific going on, so feel free to advocate it as a great launcher in this apps section or even general
there have been plenty of discussions about launcherpro, adw, helix, zeam already... nothing about the development of this applies specifically to the captivate
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'Mod' as in 'Modify' your Launcher and use this alternative if you desire.

legend221 said:
'Mod' as in 'Modify' your Launcher and use this alternative if you desire.
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there is no modification being done to the touchwiz launcher though. this is, at best, modifying your default settings since when you install it and click the "home" button, it has cleared your touchwiz defaults

HAHAHA! I didn't know this was going to cause such a heated debate.
Let others know of this App/Mod (people that don't read every single post within XDA)
Sad...

legend221 said:
HAHAHA! I didn't know this was going to cause such a heated debate.
Let others know of this App/Mod (people that don't read every single post within XDA)
Sad...
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it's not a debate, this just isn't a MOD and it's a bit misrepresentative of what this is. it's a very useful tool (that's been discussed in these forums a lot already). if you want to spread the word, you're in the right place for it. it was "spamming" it to the captivate android development section that I feel irked most people
edit: I should also mention this is easily and readily available in the market... people looking for different launchers will most likely find it there and may never even learn of XDA... my bad in assuming people on XDA should be knowledgeable for knowing the difference between a MOD and an APP or even that there are MANY different launcher options available

Kaik541 said:
it's not a debate, this just isn't a MOD and it's a bit misrepresentative of what this is. it's a very useful tool (that's been discussed in these forums a lot already). if you want to spread the word, you're in the right place for it. it was "spamming" it to the captivate android development section that I feel irked most people
edit: I should also mention this is easily and readily available in the market... people looking for different launchers will most likely find it there and may never even learn of XDA... my bad in assuming people on XDA should be knowledgeable for knowing the difference between a MOD and an APP or even that there are MANY different launcher options available
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Perhaps youre right.
Ive deleted the info regarding this Market App from the Development section.
Hopefully the thread gets deleted quickly.
ADW Launcher is an amazing Launcher Replacement and I don't want it to be downplayed less than less than what it really is.

I don't mean to hijack this thread, but I don't think it warrants a new thread...
I can't find ADW.launcher in the market. All I find is the themes. I've read that on different phones some people can not see certain apps, but other people with captivates have obviously found it. I've used both the default market app and the Appbrain app.

CaptivatedChaos said:
I don't mean to hijack this thread, but I don't think it warrants a new thread...
I can't find ADW.launcher in the market. All I find is the themes. I've read that on different phones some people can not see certain apps, but other people with captivates have obviously found it. I've used both the default market app and the Appbrain app.
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On a Market search, type "ADW.Launcher" and you should be set.

legend221 said:
On a Market search, type "ADW.Launcher" and you should be set.
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or just use barcode scanner and scan this:

I've tried all of this before, but it worked this time. Lol -so strange. Thanks for the help.

There's some things I like about ADW launcher, but I wish they would put a scrollable dock and the ability to manually change icons (rather than just a theme) in there. Then I might switch. Of course, there are other features of LP I like to, like the swipe actions on each icon.

E_man5112 said:
There's some things I like about ADW launcher, but I wish they would put a scrollable dock and the ability to manually change icons (rather than just a theme) in there. Then I might switch. Of course, there are other features of LP I like to, like the swipe actions on each icon.
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uhmm.. there's a very nice dock on ADW.
mm try pressing the application button and drag it up.. you'll open another dock.. where you can put whatever and how many dock icons you desire..
and you can change icons.. (it's fairly new though) you hold your desktop and and click custom shortcut..

darkamikaze said:
uhmm.. there's a very nice dock on ADW.
mm try pressing the application button and drag it up.. you'll open another dock.. where you can put whatever and how many dock icons you desire..
and you can change icons.. (it's fairly new though) you hold your desktop and and click custom shortcut..
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Interesting, that's pretty good. How do you get back out of the other dock. I tried swiping every which way, and couldn't do it, lol.
Will have to play around, might be time to change. Hmmm.

You swipe down instead of up..I have mine set up in a way where I do a gesture anywhere on the screen that goes up and it toggles between the two docks
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Wallpaper solution

If you've installed a new launcher, you may find the same thing I did: it's pretty much impossible to get an image to not distort when used for wallpaper. I messed with this for hours.
Then I discovered the app Wallpaper Set and Save. It runs on the NC, and it does one thing: set wallpaper so it's not distorted. Perfect.

Can you post the apk?
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Sure. Here 'tis.

Dolphin 4 set the wallpaper for me from an internet picture just fine, FYI.

This is only a work around though. I want undone whatever it was the launcher pro did or im going to flash my nook and start over.

I'd guess that Launcher Pro just undid whatever hackery B&N did to their rom to correct the natively terrible way android handles desktop images. This app just rehacks it.

Same issue
I had the same problem but what I did was just set launcher pro to show 1 col by 1 row then after the resize went back to 10 col by 10 rows. First pop-up the settings menu with the tiny little menu button between the battery and "U" buttons in the soft menu. Rows and columns are set in preferences>Homescreen settings.
Note this just got my icons back on screen but the wallpaper is still oversized.

Would a subforum for people who want to be LendMe friends be a good idea?
Or would it be better off here?
I think it would work out very well to separate the conversation so people can find people they want to lend books between. It didn't occur to me before for XDA because most of the forums have to do with phones that dont have this sort of social feature
just a thought

cabbieBot said:
Or would it be better off here?
I think it would work out very well to separate the conversation so people can find people they want to lend books between. It didn't occur to me before for XDA because most of the forums have to do with phones that dont have this sort of social feature
just a thought
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A very good thought. We just have to find Nookers who share similar interests. Its own thread would be a good idea.

devis said:
A very good thought. We just have to find Nookers who share similar interests. Its own thread would be a good idea.
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I'm certain a whole new website/forum will crop up with people willing to lend books to one another. The great thing about lending through the Nook is that you know you'll get your book back! (That is until someone figures out how to hack it to keep the book )

quietglow said:
Sure. Here 'tis.
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When I use the app, the wallpapers end up super-pixellated.
Any other hackery to get the wallpaper issues fixed?

Ev3rM0r3 said:
This is only a work around though. I want undone whatever it was the launcher pro did or im going to flash my nook and start over.
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*bump*
I agree... Any fixes?

[APP] Regina Launcher

http://www.androidcentral.com/andro...mpaign=Feed:+androidcentral+(Android+Central)
I found this on AndroidCentral. Its a really nice launcher and its free!
Share your thoughts here
Sent from my Samsung Epic

It does have a lot of animations and stuff, but it's not for me.
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Very interesting. Runs smooth on the Epic. One thing I really like about this one is that the pages/workspaces aren't compartmentalized. In other words you can put a button or a widget literally anywhere on the page rather than within the confines of the 4 x 5 grid (or whatever yours is set up as). There are hidden workspaces that are brought up by tapping out a code in the corners of the screens. The hidden workspace is a secondary collection of three additional workspaces...all ready for you to customize and hide.
Every time I try to change the wallpaper to something from my gallery the Media Scanner starts...that's annoying, but may not be a "Regina" thing as my phone is heavily modded. Once I finally did get to my gallery to change the wallpaper...guess what! Each workspace can have it OWN wallpaper! No kidding! Nice little surprise there.
Transitions are sweet, widgets are ok. I think the weather widget may be useless to many as the cities available appear limited, and you have to install add-ons to get it to work properly.
If you are intrigued by the SPB 3D launcher, you'll really like this one. It's a pretty giant step above SPB, and free. I can't wait to see how far they take this one.

Nice, i like it. its kindof like spb shell but its free! hah it has some good widgets and some good features. kind of slow but i think i might try it out for a day or two

gpeterson said:
Every time I try to change the wallpaper to something from my gallery the Media Scanner starts...that's annoying, but may not be a "Regina" thing as my phone is heavily modded. Once I finally did get to my gallery to change the wallpaper...guess what! Each workspace can have it OWN wallpaper! No kidding! Nice little surprise there.
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hah my gallery was doing the same thing. i didnt know what was going on.

ksmullins88 said:
Nice, i like it. its kindof like spb shell but its free! hah it has some good widgets and some good features. kind of slow but i think i might try it out for a day or two
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That's what I was thinking
I like it, but they need to fix the transition speeds, and have a feature to turn that off.
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acer1096xxx said:
That's what I was thinking
I like it, but they need to fix the transition speeds, and have a feature to turn that off.
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Agreed its OK
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For those talking about transition speed, have you all tried Spare Parts?

running_the_dream said:
For those talking about transition speed, have you all tried Spare Parts?
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I thought about that. But I'm not rooted as of now. Good suggestion to keep in mind though
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I tried it and didn't like it. It's better then SPB (imo) but ultimately it doesn't do anything better, smoother or easier to use then what I already have on ADW EX. Sometimes it would be difficult to swipe between screens quickly which was annoying, the weather widget is pretty much useless, no widget resizing (I use desktop visualizer a lot for pics), and I didn't care for the style of app drawer. YMMV though.

Toast95135 said:
I tried it and didn't like it. It's better then SPB (imo) but ultimately it doesn't do anything better, smoother or easier to use then what I already have on ADW EX. Sometimes it would be difficult to swipe between screens quickly which was annoying, the weather widget is pretty much useless, no widget resizing (I use desktop visualizer a lot for pics), and I didn't care for the style of app drawer. YMMV though.
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Actually, widget size can be resized on some by clicking the little "i" button. I agree the app drawer is lame; the weather widget needs work (doesn't even have Chicago!). But give it some time. It doesn't even have a v1.0 yet.

acer1096xxx said:
Actually, widget size can be resized on some by clicking the little "i" button. I agree the app drawer is lame; the weather widget needs work (doesn't even have Chicago!). But give it some time. It doesn't even have a v1.0 yet.
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I had to play around with the weather, but I finally got Charleston WV in there. If I can find that, then Chicago should be there. Im really liking it so far. Used Spare Parts to change animations to fast and its awesome. Love how you can have a different wallpaper for each screen, and also four private workspaces. It takes a little bit to figure out, but I am really impressed. You can also remove the weather and clock and use your beautiful widgets or whatever clock/weather that you normally use. Now if I can figure out a way to edit the icons or they fix that, I will be really impressed.
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Guys. If you need to find your city and it's not in the list, simply go to Settings for the Clock & Weather Widget, click "Add Custom City", and type in your ZIP Code. The clock becomes a bit funky but after a bit of messing around, you should be able to get it to run nicely.
acer1096xxx said:
Actually, widget size can be resized on some by clicking the little "i" button. I agree the app drawer is lame; the weather widget needs work (doesn't even have Chicago!). But give it some time. It doesn't even have a v1.0 yet.
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I was thinking the same thing as I was setting up my home screens in Spanish Class. Chi-Town represent!

No one has put yet that you can scroll through "workspaces" with the dock by dragging it left or right. Press home or pinch-to-zoom out to look at the sense style overview, then hold on a screen to go into add/delete screen mode. And there was something else that I can't remember right now lol.
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I just downloaded this, and I like it so far. I like the clean look and feel to it. I have LP+ and will try this out for a couple of days to see it I like it.
I did find Green Bay in the weather, but after I set the weather to GB, the clock time is way off.

[QUOTE=Original Android
Thanks! Got it to work!
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When you set location you need to set your time zone.
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whats YMMV?

ksmullins88 said:
whats YMMV?
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Your mileage may very

Its regina not your phone
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