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launcherpro update!!!

Just updated launcherpro. It is finally up to par on the nexus s! Works so great for me now.
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fchipm said:
Just updated launcherpro. It is finally up to par on the nexus s! Works so great for me now.
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Nice thanks for the heads up man. Just installed it!

Great new transition animations too.

sonnysekhon said:
Great new transition animations too.
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Just like ADWex then huh?

theimpaler747 said:
Just like ADWex then huh?
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LP > ADW ! jk.. its all personal preference

651stp said:
LP > ADW ! jk.. its all personal preference
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Oh I know I was just looking at the screen transitions though and thinking about ADW that's all

Other than the new transitions, can any of you who are using comment if it's smooth and fast on the nexus s? I had it previously and it actually slowed down the phone rather than making it faster/smoother like it did on my nexus one.
Just waiting to reinstall it. Thanks guys!

netninja said:
Other than the new transitions, can any of you who are using comment if it's smooth and fast on the nexus s? I had it previously and it actually slowed down the phone rather than making it faster/smoother like it did on my nexus one.
Just waiting to reinstall it. Thanks guys!
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Quit waiting and install. It really is smooth as can be now. Haven't seen a single stutter.
Before the update it was so herky jerky for me that I switched to adw. Its great to be back. And the 3d launcher seems to be fixed as well.
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theimpaler747 said:
Just like ADWex then huh?
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Adwex works like arse on the nexus s. Any word on a fix for that?

jivemaster said:
Adwex works like arse on the nexus s. Any word on a fix for that?
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Not sure, works great on my Epic, must be a 2.3 thing

netninja said:
Other than the new transitions, can any of you who are using comment if it's smooth and fast on the nexus s? I had it previously and it actually slowed down the phone rather than making it faster/smoother like it did on my nexus one.
Just waiting to reinstall it. Thanks guys!
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Worked smoothly before the update and just as smooth after.

the 3d app drawer option still doesn't work for me. very glitchy/lots of stutter when scrolling with it. otherwise very smooth in all other areas. now staying with LP from adw ex.

I've just downloaded it for my nexus s.
On the one hand the home transitions are perfectly smooth and I really like the visual effects.
On the other hand the app drawer scrolling got worse, it's laggy, that nice visual effect where I could see the previous and the next app icons is lost and the orange effect that showed me when I reached the end of the list is half-ruined (only the lower effect doesn't work like before, the upper one is fine)
Not really satisfied, I'm hoping in a new update.
Edit: first issue solved: the glow effect when you reach the end of the list is now perfectly working after i disabled the "home icon in app drawer" option.

maldiluna said:
I've just downloaded it for my nexus s.
On the one hand the home transitions are perfectly smooth and I really like the visual effects.
On the other hand the app drawer scrolling got worse, it's laggy, that nice visual effect where I could see the previous and the next app icons is lost and the orange effect that showed me when I reached the end of the list is half-ruined (only the lower effect doesn't work like before, the upper one is fine)
Not really satisfied, I'm hoping in a new update.
Edit: first issue solved: the glow effect when you reach the end of the list is now perfectly working after i disabled the "home icon in app drawer" option.
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I am not sure why people keep saying they are seeing lag. I am seeing ZERO lag on home screen scrolling and none in the app drawer either.

tekkitan said:
I am not sure why people keep saying they are seeing lag. I am seeing ZERO lag on home screen scrolling and none in the app drawer either.
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I've never seen a spec of lag with LP on any phone except my MT3G which was a piece of feces.

I get lag when using pinch-zoom to view my 7 home screens. I disabled the 3D app drawer bc it's still buggy. Other than that I love LP and its new transition effects!

LP still stutters when scrolling through the appdrawer ... I use livewallpapers and adwex is glass smooth when scrolling through the appdrawer ... I'm keeping adwex.
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zeiroe said:
LP still stutters when scrolling through the appdrawer ... I use livewallpapers and adwex is glass smooth when scrolling through the appdrawer ... I'm keeping adwex.
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That's your prerogative but I've honestly never seen that once. Not on my Epic, not on my Evo, not on my wife's Evo Shift, and definitely not on either of our Nexus S' which leads me to believe there is something else at fault and not LP. Heck, I never even saw it before I donated and upgraded to LPPlus. Hope you enjoy ADW Ex!

kenvan19 said:
That's your prerogative but I've honestly never seen that once. Not on my Epic, not on my Evo, not on my wife's Evo Shift, and definitely not on either of our Nexus S' which leads me to believe there is something else at fault and not LP. Heck, I never even saw it before I donated and upgraded to LPPlus. Hope you enjoy ADW Ex!
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I can go on with a list if phones I've had LP installed on and never had a problem. I gladly donated and don't regret it (don't get me wrong I love LP) ... The very very very first app I installed when I got my NS out the box was LP ... I noticed right away that scrolling through the appdrawer with a livewallpaper was kinda choppy. Countless roms later and this update ... its still the same ... I'm just thinking it's a 2.3 thing.
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I can go on with a list if phones I've had LP installed on and never had a problem. I gladly donated and don't regret it (don't get me wrong I love LP) ... The very very very first app I installed when I got my NS out the box was LP ... I noticed right away that scrolling through the appdrawer with a livewallpaper was kinda choppy. Countless roms later and this update ... its still the same ... I'm just thinking it's a 2.3 thing.
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I hope you didn't take my tone to be rude, I was merely stating that I've never (again the MT3G but it was a slow phone period) had any issues so the arising of issues for people seems to baffle me. Also, I was implying that in a lot of cases issues can be related to user-related problems (IE if you have a lot of apps, your app drawer has to populate a huge list and might show some lag, or having a lot of badly written widgets might cause some stuttering on homescreens, etc).

Best Launcher?

Hey guys,
Be honest, which of these three launcher do you prefer and WHY?
1.) ADW.Launcher (not EX)
2.) LauncherPro (not plus)
3.) Go Launcher EX
Which one do you guys use and why?
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Personally I like the stock Launcher2. You may find this thread helpful even though it's a bit dated: [Poll] New Launcher...

I have LPP, I think without the plus you just don't get the widgets??? (I don't use them anyway).
I tried ADW a while ago and I like LP, but I didn't find TOO much difference. I find LP to basically be stock but has more features (transitions, landscape). It's fast, and for me, like I said, I just keep it looking mostly like stock.

In adw you could resize Widgets while in launcher pro (free) you can't. That is sort of a big thing. In the other hand you don't get screen transitions in adw. Go launcher takes paid thing from both and makes it free. I try all of them but I find myself changing them constantly.
Which do you guys prefer?
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Shivammcool said:
Which one is better? (Don't say personal preference)
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But it really is personal preference. I personally love ADW (and love ADW EX even more which I bought to support the dev... the extra features are just a bonus). I find it much better and more intuitive than both the stock launcher in Android and Launcher Pro. I have never tried Go EX because I am perfectly happy with what I have. Certain options may be a must-have for some, while others will never use it (like I never use widget resizing).
I know many people who can't stand ADW and love Launcher Pro. There is no quantifiable proof saying one is better than the other that applies to everyone. It is like saying Sense is better than stock. For some it is, for some it isn't (I can't stand Sense, but my buddy misses it even though he loves CM7 more than his stock experience). The same goes for MIUI vs CM.
This is the beauty of Android. There isn't just one cookie cutter design that everyone has to learn to live with. You can try different things and make the decision for yourself (or constantly change if you can't make a decision).

None of the above...I prefer the lightness of Zeam!

galaxys said:
None of the above...I prefer the lightness of Zeam!
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Why?
See everyone...this is what I want...peoples opinion ....
What makes zeam stand out?
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There's pleanty of prior & current discussion (2,000 posts) on Zeam's thread...check it out:
here

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In adw you could resize Widgets while in launcher pro (free) you can't. That is sort of a big thing. In the other hand you don't get screen transitions in adw. Go launcher takes paid thing from both and makes it free. I try all of them but I find myself changing them constantly.
Which one is better? (Don't say personal preference)
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Of course it's personal preference. A good example is that I don't care about resizing widgets. No widgets I use need to be resized. I, personally, don't prefer those kinds of widgets. But I can see how someone else might.

brettbellaire said:
Of course it's personal preference. A good example is that I don't care about resizing widgets. No widgets I use need to be resized. I, personally, don't prefer those kinds of widgets. But I can see how someone else might.
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I guess......there's like only 2/3 Widgets that I sometimes resize
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Shivammcool said:
I guess......there's like only 2/3 Widgets that I sometimes resize
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If I had a tablet with 3.1, I'd put up some widgets and resize them, but on my phone I just prefer to open an app.
BUUUT, to me that's the point of a thread like this. Get everyone else's personal preference, and decide which one best suits your needs.

brettbellaire said:
BUUUT, to me that's the point of a thread like this. Get everyone else's personal preference, and decide which one best suits your needs.
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Yeah....well said......I would like everyone to say something why they use the launcher they use
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I would reword your reply (or original post) saying that you don't want people to JUST say it is personal preference. And that you are wondering the reasons why people prefer the launcher that they do.
The way you asked made it seem like you were looking for a definitive "best" launcher, which there isn't one launcher that will fill that for everyone.

Number 2 becuz its so customizable and it fits what i want
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Now that i've finally tried it i can't believe i waited so long to install Launcher Pro. It really is so much better than the other Launchers i've used. Launcher Pro is to Launchers what Cyanogenmod is to ROMs.

bassmadrigal said:
I would reword your reply (or original post) saying that you don't want people to JUST say it is personal preference. And that you are wondering the reasons why people prefer the launcher that they do.
The way you asked made it seem like you were looking for a definitive "best" launcher, which there isn't one launcher that will fill that for everyone.
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Ok....its changed
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DirkGently1 said:
Launcher Pro is to Launchers what Cyanogenmod is to ROMs.
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Deep
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In term of 'free' features, which has more. ..(not including go ex)
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What I like in a launcher is speed going to all apps, back home, going to menu... I hate when it lags and redraws the icons or something.
I've been using go ex for a while and now I've changed to launcher pro and now I think I'll try Zeam (looks like the lighter).
In term of features I think ADW is the one with more options

GO launcher EX
Reasons:
1) allows you to create folders in you app drawer.
2) allows you to hide apps from the app drawer ( i think launcher pro does too)
3) you can do gestures on the home screen
4) scrollable dock with as many as 3 rows
5) you can have notifications on the dock

Home launcher options

hey all,
I am running the tiamat hammerhead rom... I like it but right now there are not too many great themes for the xoom. A few color changing ones and the touchwiz port which i did like, but im down for something more. The best way to go about this short of doing my own theme is to get a good home launcher and use some custom animations and icon packs...
Here is the rub.. A lot of the home launchers are too phone-ish.. If that makes sense. Any suggestions? I was partial to ADW ex launcher but i looove the stock launching set-up. I mostly would like to maybe change animations, speeds, etc, but most importantly use icon packs. Any ideas for me or suggestions on good launchers with a stock home screen feel? I dont want my xoom to have a home screen like a giant phone lol

I just stick to stock until someone makes a launcher for honeycomb

Kippui said:
I just stick to stock until someone makes a launcher for honeycomb
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Lol i guess that will be the case. No one has any advice...

I would recommend ADW EX, but since it hasn't been updated in 3 months and isn't fully compatible with 3.2...

Yeah adw ex doesn't work well with 3.2 at the moment. I believe the older adw (non ex) works but u gotta find an .apk for that
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ryan562 said:
Yeah adw ex doesn't work well with 3.2 at the moment. I believe the older adw (non ex) works but u gotta find an .apk for that
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yeah I had adw at first but was disappointed in the phone type lay out... Oh well...I will wait for a better option and let this thread die LOL

ryan562 said:
Yeah adw ex doesn't work well with 3.2 at the moment. I believe the older adw (non ex) works but u gotta find an .apk for that
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Not true, imo, ADW EX works great, so smooth with my config and I like having 6 screens. ADW settings is mostly disabled, meaning I can't change the size of icons, basically. But everything else works really well.

okantomi said:
Not true, imo, ADW EX works great, so smooth with my config and I like having 6 screens. ADW settings is mostly disabled, meaning I can't change the size of icons, basically. But everything else works really well.
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Well for me not being able to access those settings is killer and which is why i don't use it at the moment.
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ryan562 said:
Well for me not being able to access those settings is killer and which is why i don't use it at the moment.
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Yeah thy made a 3.2 compatible version today... Still not all the way there in my opinion and quirky as anderweb releases tend to be at first until they find all the bugs. Props to them for the effort but i am still not sold. Gonna have to just try the stargate theme coming out soon! Which looks badass!

[REQUEST] App Drawer as Desktop?

does anyone know a way of setting my 4x5 App drawer from ADW or LauncherPro as my desktop screen, doing away with the home-screens entirely, but not horizontally like in MIUI?

Not entirely sure but possibly you could look for an app drawer app in the market, rename it to Launcher2.apk, and replace it in /system/app/ directory.
Of course, nandroid first!

just get an iphone already...

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just get an iphone already...
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LOL! So true. If you want something like that just get an iPhone. Or even an iPhone Launcher on the market.

The best thing on Android is, that you can customize almost everything. So why he should buy iPhone where he can customize nothing?
I guess it is not bad idea to have home launcher like this. Though I won't probably not used it, because I am satisfied with stock ICS launcher for now.

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The best thing on Android is, that you can customize almost everything. So why he should buy iPhone where he can customize nothing?
I guess it is not bad idea to have home launcher like this. Though I won't probably not used it, because I am satisfied with stock ICS launcher for now.
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We're kind of teasing him lol. Having the app drawer as the launcher would look just like an iPhone (just rows of apps icons). So we were saying if he wanted that he should just get an iPhone. If you really desperately want your homescreen like that drag all of your apps out of the drawer and put them on a homescreen. Problem solved?

Revin said:
The best thing on Android is, that you can customize almost everything. So why he should buy iPhone where he can customize nothing?
I guess it is not bad idea to have home launcher like this. Though I won't probably not used it, because I am satisfied with stock ICS launcher for now.
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Because he obviously doesn't want to customize the phone different from an iPhone. And if he was to try and put an iOS theme on there. Then why not just get what your trying so hard to resemble.
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does anyone know a way of setting my 4x5 App drawer from ADW or LauncherPro as my desktop screen, doing away with the home-screens entirely, but not horizontally like in MIUI?
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Omg...
He wants the vertical 3d app drawer as his home screen.
Sorry no idea
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Because he obviously doesn't want to customize the phone different from an iPhone. And if he was to try and put an iOS theme on there. Then why not just get what your trying so hard to resemble.
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He wants to have launcher to scroll verticaly while iPhone launcher scroll horizontaly so I don't see your point at all. And the difference in Android vs. iPhone is just launcher? Nothing else?

[Q] Anyone using Themer?

I just saw this newly developed app, Themer: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mycolorscreen.themer&hl=en
Is anyone using it? How does it work? I guess the easiest solution is just to install it. But the waiting list is so long. I want to know if this app can install a homescreen theme without purchasing the apps that the original designers used. Thanks.

Looks like you can do the same stuff with exposed framework
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yeah. I am using it. waiting for more themes. I check it every couple of days to see if I like any of them.

I'm not 100% sure what will happen if you get a theme that used widgets you don't have. The themes that come preinstalled use Themer widgets that come with the launcher so they work out of the box on any phone. One of the widgets is very powerful like uccw.
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Well, the waiting period was shortened. With this code "MSTRCD" I was able to use Themer...after five minutes, I decided to uninstall it for such reasons as: 1, not really customizable after I applied a theme. For instance, I cannot resize a widget. 2, There is no simple way to switch a default app if I change my mind later.
Themer indeed can do multiple homescreens. But again, it is hard to Create anything new.
So far, the major downside of Buzz is it consumes more rams than Themer.
If you are interested in using it now, I got the code from here: http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/10/10/grab-this-themer-beta-invite-code-good-for-40000-uses-and-help-mycolorscreen-test-its-beefed-up-servers/

freeintruth said:
I guess I am just trying to see the main difference between Themer and Buzz launcher. With Buzz, for the widgets to work, which I do not already have, I need to download them. Some recent screens on mycolorscreen require Zooper Widget that costs $2...and Buzz cannot yet do the overlapping widgets. I wonder Themer can actually solve all of them together and remain to be free.
Oh, forgot to ask one more question: the biggest thing with Buzz, for me at least, is to be able to have multiple wallpapers. Can Themer do various homescreens in case I like three or four screens?
Thanks guys for the input.
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I bet most people that build themes will use the included widgets and other built-in features. You can have as many pages you want and can have different wallpapers for each of them. Have a look at this video about how to theme with Themer...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kJUZM0Vl3Ys

Its cool. Just needs more themes!!
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I just got it set up yesterday. It's a really cool concept and it works as advertised but there just aren't any themes that I like at the moment. I'm sure once it's out of beta a ton of themes will pop up.
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I've had it for about a week and I like it. Like said above , it needs more themes but that will most likely not be a problem when it is out of beta. And to the post above it is actually still very customizable. More that the stock launcher but not as much as something like nova. I am impressed by it and can't wait to see what they bring in the future.
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I've had it for about a week and I like it. Like said above , it needs more themes but that will most likely not be a problem when it is out of beta. And to the post above it is actually still very customizable. More that the stock launcher but not as much as something like nova. I am impressed by it and can't wait to see what they bring in the future.
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I agree. I prefer nova for now. Maybe once some more themes are out I'll switch over.
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Got a free code for Themer: TJMUH7. Enjoy

I tried it, but concluded that Themer is basically for the less experienced and the lazy users. The biggest problem with it is that it requires you to set it as your default launcher, which means that you lose all the useful features of nova launcher or whatever custom launcher you had before. No matter how simple it is to switch themes, the launcher is too important to the overall android experience to replace it.
With that said, if you take the time, you can port whatever full theme you like from mycolorscreen.com using the appropriate apps and get proper theming without replacing your launcher. Personally, themes are not a big deal because I feel like I will get bored of it very quickly. So I just stick with changing the wallpaper once a week and call it day.

Its a pretty cool app that makes theming your phone really easy by just selecting the theme, downloading it, then apply. It's kind of like the MIUI theme app but I think that was for just lock screens. There was a couple really neat themes I liked, I just couldnt sacrifice all of my nova launcher settings for this launcher. Plus having quick access to my most frequently used apps on the desktop was a must.

Was but the themes sometimes are more restrictive than I would like

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Was but the themes sometimes are more restrictive than I would like
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This^
I've only been using it for a few hours and as much as I love the look, I don't know if I can sacrifice the function of Apex/Nova.

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Was but the themes sometimes are more restrictive than I would like
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This^
I've only been using it for a few hours and as much as I love the look, I don't know if I can sacrifice the function of Apex/Nova.
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I know I would like to see gestures and more transition animations added to Themer. What functions are you guys missing?

mentose457 said:
I know I would like to see gestures and more transition animations added to Themer. What functions are you guys missing?
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Basically the themes sometimes are too all encompassing

AndreaCristiano said:
Basically the themes sometimes are too all encompassing
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I agree. Why not make your own? There are some really nice features. The themer everything widget just like uccw but imo better implemented. You can easily, without another app, set different wallpapers for each page. I'm pretty optimistic that it will turn into a great launcher, possibly better than the competition.

mentose457 said:
I agree. Why not make your own? There are some really nice features. The themer everything widget just like uccw but imo better implemented. You can easily, without another app, set different wallpapers for each page. I'm pretty optimistic that it will turn into a great launcher, possibly better than the competition.
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Possible we will see

gunnyman said:
yeah. I am using it. waiting for more themes. I check it every couple of days to see if I like any of them.
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If you find something you like, you CAN spend a few minutes to tweak it to your liking. I found one and changed the background to black - bam! Done.
mentose457 said:
I'm not 100% sure what will happen if you get a theme that used widgets you don't have. The themes that come preinstalled use Themer widgets that come with the launcher so they work out of the box on any phone. One of the widgets is very powerful like uccw.
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No problem. IIRC simiclock/simitext are two examples. They are automagically there.
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Its cool. Just needs more themes!!
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Again, it was about a five minute learning curve, without looking at the tutorial to start making my own, BASED off of what I downloaded.
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I just got it set up yesterday. It's a really cool concept and it works as advertised but there just aren't any themes that I like at the moment. I'm sure once it's out of beta a ton of themes will pop up.
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I specifically like the theme "Now" and turned the background black. Download something close to what you like and then head to the latrine for a deuce. You will leave with something you can work with.
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I know I would like to see gestures and more transition animations added to Themer. What functions are you guys missing?
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They just removed this from the voting yesterday, maybe they are adding this in soon?
I ultimately stopped using themer for the time being due to lack of functionality with G+ and Hangouts. I really like the unread SMS and Email counter that you can add (like I did with my modified "Now" theme), but something similar should/could be added for G+, Hangouts and surely other things that people use (voice, skype, IRC...)
BTW, I have nothing to do with this app. I'm fighting my hardest to stay stock/unrooted with my Moto X and themer is pretty nice helper when I start to get bored.