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(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
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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.
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'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
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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
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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.
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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..
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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..
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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
Sent from xdaApp - Captivate
Just getting it ready...
Subscribing now. Tired of my same android home screens over the past few devices. Less some if I can find something new from new ideas!
Cheeze[iT] said:
Subscribing now. Tired of my same android home screens over the past few devices. Less some if I can find something new from new ideas!
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I'm sure we'll see some great things here.
Stuck for quick reference and sharing
I will post mine later, need my home computer to get some of my old items on but I plan on trying to build out a new icon set over the weekend for this.
Man, the Space Shuttle built in picture is awesome.
(Using ADW.Launcher)
thanks to koush
Basically I brought over a similar theme design from my HTC Desire. Still tweaking the dock icon fonts and wall paper. It's a work in progress.
Nexus S is my first android phone. Everyone's got amazing screens. How do i get one of these? All the help and suggestions are highly appreciated.
This is where I started, great for seeing many of the different widgets available to you.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=761517
Wallpaper you just need to search around but wallbase.net has been my go to.
Finally, to change dock icons and various other things, I use Launcher Pro, you can get it in the market. My dock icons I made myself.
varungandhi said:
Nexus S is my first android phone. Everyone's got amazing screens. How do i get one of these? All the help and suggestions are highly appreciated.
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welcome to the android community
in a nutshell...read, everything you need to know is in this forum. you can do slight modifications with new launchers (adw or launcher pro) but to really make significant changes (complete themes, fonts,etc) you will need to root. (needed to do screen captures as well)
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Mind sharing that wallpaper? I'm loving it
jabbawalkee said:
Mind sharing that wallpaper? I'm loving it
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sure
Heres Mine
Simple yet useful
drexman8244 said:
Simple yet useful
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I like that BW theme!
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Love the wallpaper! Where can I find those dock icons?
Thanks,
EDIT: Nevermind... looks like ADW Launcher. Duh.
jankyboy said:
Love the wallpaper! Where can I find those dock icons?
Thanks,
EDIT: Nevermind... looks like ADW Launcher. Duh.
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yes adw launcher (with gs theme applied)
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Can you post that wallpaper for me?
EDIT: Sorry i just saw it up there, my bad.
heres mine. simple yet very effective for me:
Hey all,
Recently saw the thread about peoples home screens and saw some really nice ones.
I have a question though about launcher pro and I can't find any tutorials or solutions for it online.
In short when using launcher pro it gives you a default of 5 shortcuts on the dock for each screen (maximum of 7 screens I think)
I've seen some setups where people have replaced the shortcut image with a word (ie messages, phone, internet)
I want to do this but everytime I try to change the image for a word it shrinks it down to a set size to fit in with the 4 other shortcuts on the dock, I'd like to do it so the word takes up the space of two shortcuts.
Basically I want it to look like the dock at the bottom of this one:
img40.imageshack.us/img40/3710/snap20100911025522.png
(sorry couldn't make it a link and post)
Or at least similar, does anyone know how to do this? I'm using Launcher pro, would I need Launcher pro plus?
Thanks!
Cod Ball said:
Hey all,
Recently saw the thread about peoples home screens and saw some really nice ones.
I have a question though about launcher pro and I can't find any tutorials or solutions for it online.
In short when using launcher pro it gives you a default of 5 shortcuts on the dock for each screen (maximum of 7 screens I think)
I've seen some setups where people have replaced the shortcut image with a word (ie messages, phone, internet)
I want to do this but everytime I try to change the image for a word it shrinks it down to a set size to fit in with the 4 other shortcuts on the dock, I'd like to do it so the word takes up the space of two shortcuts.
Basically I want it to look like the dock at the bottom of this one:
img40.imageshack.us/img40/3710/snap20100911025522.png
(sorry couldn't make it a link and post)
Or at least similar, does anyone know how to do this? I'm using Launcher pro, would I need Launcher pro plus?
Thanks!
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You don't need launcherpro plus but what you do need is that exact launch bar or you need to make one yourself. The way that look was achieved is that there are no actual visible icons on that bar, instead they made a .png of a bar with the text where they wanted the icons to be and then used transparent icons to actually place the shortcuts. I believe SonnySekhon has a bunch of docks like that in his theme thread and you can pick and choose one. If you can't find a transparent icon, I'll post one later but I'm getting ready to leave in a few minutes so I can't do it now.
Cod Ball said:
Hey all,
Recently saw the thread about peoples home screens and saw some really nice ones.
I have a question though about launcher pro and I can't find any tutorials or solutions for it online.
In short when using launcher pro it gives you a default of 5 shortcuts on the dock for each screen (maximum of 7 screens I think)
I've seen some setups where people have replaced the shortcut image with a word (ie messages, phone, internet)
I want to do this but everytime I try to change the image for a word it shrinks it down to a set size to fit in with the 4 other shortcuts on the dock, I'd like to do it so the word takes up the space of two shortcuts.
Basically I want it to look like the dock at the bottom of this one:
img40.imageshack.us/img40/3710/snap20100911025522.png
(sorry couldn't make it a link and post)
Or at least similar, does anyone know how to do this? I'm using Launcher pro, would I need Launcher pro plus?
Thanks!
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Here is a little something special from me, i think it will help you in re-creating that home screen, its an invisible icon. Just run your mouse over it to see exactly where the pic is. Its hard to see cause its invisible . Plus a drawer icon incase you want it.
I really like it, nice look.
ruben8448 said:
Here is a little something special from me, i think it will help you in re-creating that home screen. I really like it, nice look.
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ooo Thats a nice app drawer icon. I like it a lot!
I searched around some more cause i really liked that theme and i found this. Should help you out, the only thing you need now is the transparent icons
http://motorola.getblogs.info/2011/01/13/a-few-launcherpro-docks-to-brighten-your-day/
ruben8448 said:
I searched around some more cause i really liked that theme and i found this. Should help you out, the only thing you need now is the transparent icons
http://motorola.getblogs.info/2011/01/13/a-few-launcherpro-docks-to-brighten-your-day/
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Here is the transparent icon I promised.
Edit, so...its there I promise its just transparent. Right click around the far left until you see "Save image as" and do that lol
kenvan19 said:
Here is the transparent icon I promised.
Edit, so...its there I promise its just transparent. Right click around the far left until you see "Save image as" and do that lol
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Haha i found it too and edited my first post to put it in there. I like this look, i'm gonna try it on adw launcher where i can increase the size of the dock. I think it might go well
I want a dock that matches the honeybread theme, I can't find one though
SubyWill said:
I want a dock that matches the honeybread theme, I can't find one though
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What is honeybread?
+1 for dock icons that would match the honeybread theme.
kenvan19 said:
What is honeybread?
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its a theme for cm7
kid1da said:
its a theme for cm7
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Nice. Love literal answers. Ill be more specific: what does it look like? Where is it from? Is it an adw theme or a real theme? Etc...
Sent from my SubCyan CM7 Google Nexus S!
kenvan19 said:
Nice. Love literal answers. Ill be more specific: what does it look like? Where is it from? Is it an adw theme or a real theme? Etc...
Sent from my SubCyan CM7 Google Nexus S!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=943423
SubyWill said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=943423
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Thanks. Hmm looks nice but no battery percents is a no go for me.
Sent from my SubCyan CM7 Google Nexus S!
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its a theme for cm7
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Is this the one your talking about?
http://compixels.com/5120/honeybrea...anogen-7-cm7-theme-for-hdpi-phones/honeybread
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA App
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Is this the one your talking about?
http://compixels.com/5120/honeybrea...anogen-7-cm7-theme-for-hdpi-phones/honeybread
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA App
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Ya that one, sorry for the lack of detail for anyone I didn't have the link on my phone.
Could anyone tell me how to get the stock LP dock icons? Zeam is my new toy but I miss the LP icons.
irishrally said:
Could anyone tell me how to get the stock LP dock icons? Zeam is my new toy but I miss the LP icons.
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Have you tried launcherpro.droidicons.com?
Sent from my Onyx CM7 Google Nexus S!
kenvan19 said:
Have you tried launcherpro.droidicons.com?
Sent from my Onyx CM7 Google Nexus S!
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Yeah I found the browser icon there but couldn't find the phone icon.
someone kind enough to point me in the right direction?
also another question, where can I get more live wallpapers ?
I downloaded ADW launcher and the White Theme.
As for live wallpapers, check the market. They kill battery life something awful, so I tend to stay away.
Awesome!
+1 for live wallpapers killin the hell out of your battery.
Also gto777 makes some pretty killer themes. My faveorite is blackfunked. You can find them by searching the apps and themes forum.
Thanx guys im checking out your suggestions now.
So whats the verdict on cool themes
Whats is your review:
White:
Black funk:
I am just starting to customize my gtab so i am wanting to change the themes and this is about the only thread i found here (and not much feedback). What are your favorites?
*good advice on live wallpapers - I'm staying away from them.
cm7 themes are the best imo
did you check out this thread?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=862030
yourdudeness said:
someone kind enough to point me in the right direction?
also another question, where can I get more live wallpapers ?
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These threads have variations of the MyWater Live Wallpaper from the Asus Transformer that works on the gTabs.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1053251
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1116105
I did a little searching on the forums but havnt come accross a post that has the correct size for a wallpaper size that wont look all pixelated and terrible when applied. ive tried 1200x1024 and even 1900x1024 it all looks pretty bad. Any information would be awesome! Thanks
No offense but didn't look to hard. The VERY first page of Themes and Apps section has the thread your looking for, with all the details you want. In a nutshell there is no REAL resolution, but that thread has the solution and it works very well.
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No offense but didn't look to hard. The VERY first page of Themes and Apps section has the thread your looking for, with all the details you want. In a nutshell there is no REAL resolution, but that thread has the solution and it works very well.
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my bad i searched in General and Q&A i didnt think it would be in themes.
No worries, if you could see my face that was typed with a smile. We're all here (well most of us anyway) to make this awesome device more usable for everybody, i don;t mind helping at all. Didn't mean to come off rude if i did
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No worries, if you could see my face that was typed with a smile. We're all here (well most of us anyway) to make this awesome device more usable for everybody, i don;t mind helping at all. Didn't mean to come off rude if i did
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Nah man its all good . Although i went to look at that wallpaper thread you were talking about. No matter WHAT i do when i apply a wallpaper i get this funky blocky gradient look 0_o. Runnin CM7 btw again. i dunno what the deal is
HaiKaiDo said:
Nah man its all good . Although i went to look at that wallpaper thread you were talking about. No matter WHAT i do when i apply a wallpaper i get this funky blocky gradient look 0_o. Runnin CM7 btw again. i dunno what the deal is
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Give Multi Picture Live Wallpaper a try, free in the market. Has worked 100% for me.
Rodney
Install QuickPic (free) and set wallpaper with it. It'll keep the image nice and sharp.
example: http://k.min.us/ib6DuE.png
It's also a great image viewer, faster than the gallery and easy to exclude certain folders.
Agree with previous post. Greaet app.
Quickpic does a good job for Portrait wallpapers but fails badly at Landscape. Ive tried everything possible on the nook for a locked landscape setup and the best result ive had was gathering a ton of pictures, slapping them into a folder, then selecting that folder inside a app called Wall Switch from the market, and just keep switching till a razor sharp one shows up.
I know its not a proper method, but after a while, at least one of them shows up super sharp and high-res and looks amazing. Wish i could be more precise, but thats all i got.
I love what you did
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Install QuickPic (free) and set wallpaper with it. It'll keep the image nice and sharp.
example: http:[slash,slash]k.min.us[slash]ib6DuE.png
It's also a great image viewer, faster than the gallery and easy to exclude certain folders.
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Eozoon, I wish you had posted how you arranged such a nice looking layout. Does anyone know what he used? I would love to know.
*EDIT* I found out where the battery and disk widgets come from, if I find out anymore I'll update my post.
Calendar widget
CPU widget
Folder icons
Battery % widget => Mini Info
disk usage widget => Mini Info
Toggle widget
Launcher/theme
I forgot what the clock is might just be beautiful widgets. Sorry I used to know but this ins't much help.
The cpu widget is SetCPU.
Not sure about the others.
Sm!th said:
Eozoon, I wish you had posted how you arranged such a nice looking layout. Does anyone know what he used? I would love to know.
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Calendar widget - I assume you mean the clock? That's Simi Clock, I also use Simple Calendar Widget for the actual calendar in an other homescreen.
CPU widget - SetCPU
Folder icons - Simi Folder
Battery % widget => Mini Info
disk usage widget => Mini Info
Toggle widget - Widgetsoid
Launcher/theme - ADW, default theme, I think. Wallpaper from Wallbase.
Thanks for the info. Now I can get mine looking spiffy.
Sent from my NookColor using CM7
HaiKaiDo said:
Nah man its all good . Although i went to look at that wallpaper thread you were talking about. No matter WHAT i do when i apply a wallpaper i get this funky blocky gradient look 0_o. Runnin CM7 btw again. i dunno what the deal is
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Search on the market for an app called "Image 2 Wallpaper". It's given really clear images and allows for different scaling options.