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I am quietly impressed by GUI of WP7 and tried to mimic it's layout.
Updated Launcher pro had new grid options so I could come this far, but not anymore. It looks similar, but got no usability.
I just want to put weather widgetsand real-time updating news feeds and to-do lists inside that tiles .
Aren't there anyway except developing a live-tile widget application? Any Ideas to support this theme would be greatful.
And sorry for my bad english.
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The result is very good !!!!
Only problem is that your homescreen can't be scrolled down ...
I had never seen something like this for android !
It is awesome !
Could you share please ?
Thank you
Cheers .
This is amazing , I'm not sure how its even possible, is this concept art or real screenshots?
As far as live tiles go , I don't believe anyone has found a way yet. Some people have modded the genie widget to a windows phone look. That might help you out for weather.
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Really nice work
you can check out my work for the widgets
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=8400238#post8400238
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How were you able to get 2 Squares instead of the usual 3? And able to format it to actual WP7
EDIT 1: Nvm I figured out that column number would be 8 and Row would be 10 in Launcher Pro settings -> Homescreen
EDIT 2: I had to resize the tiles to 167 x 167. For column and row, they are all 8. Also disable or hide the notification bar. And there you go. I will see whats the res on the rectangle.
EDIT 3: Rectangle Rez is 344 width, and 168 Height
holy1230 said:
I am quietly impressed by GUI of WP7 and tried to mimic it's layout.
Updated Launcher pro had new grid options so I could come this far, but not anymore. It looks similar, but got no usability.
I just want to put weather widgetsand real-time updating news feeds and to-do lists inside that tiles .
Aren't there anyway except developing a live-tile widget application? Any Ideas to support this theme would be greatful.
And sorry for my bad english.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=787446
hello !!!
I'm really interested by this WP7 theme...I tried the last week end to make this with launcher pro, with option hide status bar, black wallpaper and only one icon to go in the menu apps. after that, I tried to make real tile of the original phone on photoshop, but I don't arrived to make this with correct WxL to look like cube and with correct space between us. So I test a lot of WxL and a lot of test of colums and rows without any results, if you have a pist for this, or another, please tell me because I will become crazy.
I tried to test to the solution by JQwerty91 to resize the icon by 167 x 167 with 8 for colums and rows and the result is strange....
thanks for the future help
Little UP !
Isnt it possible to make a flashable zip for the desire ?
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UPDATE
For personal and financial reasons I'll temporarily discontinue uploading new releases of the 7Launcher project.
The launcher is not dead!! It will either be incorporated in the WP7Android Project or it will go payed/donate on the market in the near future.
I'am working on new features and and improved overall stability/quality. Already implemented Live folders & tiles, improved stability and drag&drop mechanism. When it will be re-released will have social network tiles, contact tiles&live folders and more live tiles.
A big THANK YOU to all that took an interest and tested this project and my apologies to those who still love the 7Launcher.
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Hi guys.
Not so long ago I've tested some WP7 Roms and I must say... I was quite impressed with the new windows mobile looks and feel. Simple, elegant and yet functional (didn't expect that from Microsoft ). Of course it will still be a while for the first daily usable WP7 Roms (battery life is crap) and quite frankly the only thing i'am not happy with in current Android builds is the e-mail client. On that side, WP7 is even worse... I'mean fewer options that in the stock android client.
Anyway, like I've said before was quite impressed with the WP7 looks. I've searched a little and found some beta apps on the market that bring the WP7 launcher on the Android phones, but none of them worked quite right for me. So, I've decided to cook my own...
The app doesn't have to much features but I've built it for my own needs and taste.
Features (for long click on apps list or tiles):
- Pin/Unpin tiles
- Uninstall apps
- Exchange tiles position (just chose Move tile and then Move here)
Options:
- Change wallpaper (the launcher background is black, but it's useful for the lock screen wallpaper)
- Use built in icons for some apps or use default app icon on the tiles
- Change the tile color
- Reset tile color to default
- Chose between opaque and transparent background (uncheck this if you want to see the wallpaper)
The app seems stable enough for daily usage. Only tested it on my own HD2 and ADV emulator.
Landscape mode might not look so good on your display.
To replace the original launcher just clear the launcher cache and defaults then press home button and select this app.
Please let me know what you think.
Starting today the releases will have build numbers (ex. 01,02....)
21.03.2011 (beta 07-1) - quick notifications fix
21.03.2011 (beta 07) -Available now
* Added Drag & Drop support for re-arranging the tiles. Long Click on a tile, release and move around... Drop it over another tile to switch places, drag it outside the left screen border to remove it. Needs serious testing
* Added weather tiles background support. It's not as complicated as it might seem... just puts a picture under the weather info depending on the current conditions. I love the way the SlideShow tile looks like and made an improvement to the weather as well.
* other fixes
15.03.2011 (beta 06-1)
* Added SlideShow tile. Well, it may not be a slideshow but it randomly changes pictures from a given root. If u click on the right-top corner of the tile you get the picture preview.
* minor fixes to weather and launcher app
!! Important: I recommend clearing the launcher data before starting the new version. Until i find a way of modifying the db without a wipe. Please give feedback about stability
14.03.2011 (beta 06-0)
* Modifications to apps core
* Added the possibility to have multiple weather tiles with different locations (same update interval)
* Added StickyNotes - post-it like app & tile. Just add the tile on the tiles screen and click on it to change text
* You can use multiple post-its by adding a new instance of the app to the tile list. Each note's tile can have a different text which can only be modified by clicking the tile itself.
* Added 3d/shadow effect for tiles (not visible on default black background - see new Screenshoot)
* minor fixes to weather and launcher app
!! Important: I recommend clearing the launcher data before starting the new version. The new version uses a different method to keep track of tiles.
10.03.2011 (beta 05-2)
* Fixed weather tile and app (again ) Now it should update even in standby. The previous release didn't update data if the app/service was paused...
08.03.2011 (beta 05-1)
* Fixed weather tile and app
* Added night weather icons !! Be aware: because Google API doesn't provide Sunrise/Sunset info, the night mode is set between 11PM - 5 AM
* Made some modifications to tile notifications
07.03.2011 (beta release 05)
* Rewritten UI redraw procedures to support double tiles
* The landscape mode has 4 columns instead of 3
* Option to disable auto-rotation
* Added live weather tile - to use the tile install the Weather app, add it to tile screen and activate the service form the menu. The life tile config and forecasts are done in the Weather app. If u don't install the Weather app you'll get stuck with my home city forecast and 1h update interval!!
* Other minor fixes
!! Please report any UI bugs attaching a screenshot of the problem. Some users may experience text display problems. I'am having a hard time to adjust the font size because the default varies from build to build.
25.02.2011 (beta release 04)
* Added the option to change tile text color
* Added tile notifications for missed calls, messages, email (should work for stock mail) - disabled by default, you can enable it in
the More menu. Needs testing!!
* Other minor fixes
24.02.2011 (beta release 03)
* Added some eye candy animation to tile redraw (tell me if you like it)
* Some minor fixes
23.02.2011 (beta release 02)
* Added the possibility to theme the tile icons. How does this work? Well, it may not seem like much but i like to keep things simple. The app adds a WPL folder on your SD card. Inside you'll find a folder named Themes.
To make your own theme, just create a sub folder in the <Themes> directory and name it as you wish. This will be your theme folder. Now add icons to the folder.
Important Notes!!!
- The icons must be named like this: tile_<app name>, where <app name> is the application you want to use a custom tile icon for.
- The icons are 175x175 transparent PNG files (didn't test for other sizes... might work, might not)
- The <app name> is case sensitive. Ex if you want to replace the tile icon for calculator then <app name> = Calculator => /sdcard/WPL/Themes/<Your theme>/tile_Calculator.png
18.02.2011 (beta release 01)
* Implemented the auto-rotation. Now the app auto rotates on a custom procedure. Might not work well for everyone (awaiting feedback)
* Modified the transparent background method. Now you have the system wallpaper, even if it's a live wallpaper!
* Added new color picker (full spectrum). A big thank you to Yougly for posting his code (http://www.yougli.net/android/a-photoshop-like-color-picker-for-your-android-application/)
* Added the possibility to change apps list text color
* Lowered the Min SDK req to 8 (let me know if it works). Warning: some features might not be available in older SKD's.
* Some other fixes..
PS: Be aware!!! It's my first Android app... I'am not responsible for any damage or problems you may incounter.
looking good, downloading...
Sorry, somebody already did it:
http://pt.appbrain.com/app/metro-ui-pro/chrisman.android.home.metroui.stable
SoundSurfer said:
Sorry, somebody already did it:
http://pt.appbrain.com/app/metro-ui-pro/chrisman.android.home.metroui.stable
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Like i said in the initial post mate... there are two apps on the market that i know of, but didn't liked them.
This is my own implementation.
I'm looking forward to what this project will become! If you manage to capture look, feel & smoothness of WP7 home screen on Android, then you're app will be brilliant. And with extra options (and high quality) it can even be oponent to LauncherPro or ADW.Launcher!
very cool ! haha ...
Thank you so much!
doesn't install for me
works like a charm, also the behaviour is almost same as WP7. really like it, and I'm looking forward for next releases
Apps count: 1
Apps source: C:\Program Files (x86)\Android Commander\temp
Starting operation...
Installing app: w7Launcher.apk
pkg: /data/local/tmp/w7Launcher.apk
Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_OLDER_SDK]
714 KB/s (496653 bytes in 0.679s)
*** Operation complete! ***
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Apps count: 1
Apps source: C:\Program Files (x86)\Android Commander\temp
Starting operation...
Installing app: w7Launcher.apk
pkg: /data/local/tmp/w7Launcher.apk
Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_OLDER_SDK]
714 KB/s (496653 bytes in 0.679s)
*** Operation complete! ***
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Sorry about that... I forgot to mention that is compiled for v9 (Ginger). I'l have a look to see if i can do anything about it.
moky2008 said:
Sorry about that... I forgot to mention that is compiled for v9 (Ginger). I'l have a look to see if i can do anything about it.
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oh , ok then i will wait for new version. an app like this is a great ideea.
thanks man, downloading it.
Will provide feedback
add in notifications and ability to change tile pics it it'd be great!
Hello!
I took your launcher for a test drive and was impressed. I have written a very detailed review at my blog that you might want to read. It also includes a wish list of improvements that'd make it even better and more usable in my opinion. Here is the review: http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/install-windows-phone-7-launcher-on-android/
Oh and one thing that I didn't mention in my review (to avoid getting you negative publicity) but would like to bring to your attention: I experienced a few Force-Closes when changing the screen orientation by tilting the device while I was messing around with the options. Can't manage to reproduce it intentionally but it happened more than just once. Other than that, it runs pretty slick on my Nexus S. Kudos to you!
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Hello!
I took your launcher for a test drive and was impressed. I have written a very detailed review at my blog that you might want to read. It also includes a wish list of improvements that'd make it even better and more usable in my opinion. Here is the review: http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/install-windows-phone-7-launcher-on-android/
Oh and one thing that I didn't mention in my review (to avoid getting you negative publicity) but would like to bring to your attention: I experiences a few Force-Closes when changing the screen orientation by tilting the device while I was messing around with the options. Can't manage to reproduce it intentionally but it happened more than just once. Other than that, it runs pretty slick on my Nexus S. Kudos to you!
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WOW!!
Thank you for the great review (didn't expect that ).
I'll look into all the things mentioned in the review (as long as the time will allow me ).
The double tile option is indeed hard to implement as the tile management is done within a GridView.
The live tiles and notification would be possible but it would take on more memory. Personally i don't find any other use for them beside looks. I've left the android stock notification bar default on purpose. I love its functionality, and didn't see any point of reimplementing a notification system as long as the stock one works just fine But as mentioned above, i'll look into all the requests.
This project doesn't aim to be a WP7 clone. My goal is to implement the best of both systems, meaning the WP7 looks with the Android great functionality.
Thank you again!
PS: The FC on auto-rotation happens with shake like movements due to save/restore procedures. I hope this will be fixed soon.
How to install on HTC desire HD?
Seems great
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great.
good job
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Buen trabajo.
Genial
mate, your application is simply wicked. working well on my unit and haven't had a crash or a freeze. a friend of mine has a mozart and i must say your interface is a good contender. HQRaja's review is spot on and i'm looking forward to the next release.
Nice, but I had to uninstall it. As you said the battery drain is very high. I'll come back to it as soon as you fix that. Thanks
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After posting my app (WP7 Android Launcher), I've got some suggestions of implementing live tiles.
While this might not be an easy process I'am willing to give it a try.
Please let me know what kind of live tiles would you like and what do you mean by live tiles (for me alive tile would be for example a weather tile that would update it's info on a 1h.. or so fixed interval).
Weather is a must. I would also like to see contact tiles that rotates to status updates, photo album from flickr-sdcard-facebook album, maybe even a tile that lets you update your status by directly typing into one of the tiles kinda like motoblur, a calendar, maybe a folder tile that would open a folder so we can have like a game tile and a favorite apps tile.
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I like to see, atleast, the contacts as live tile. Now, it would blow away WP7 if you could make the photos tile live as well.
Thanks,
AzN
naked chicks!!!
matthew33 said:
naked chicks!!!
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LOL!
I'd like to see that too.
matthew33 said:
naked chicks!!!
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x2 on teh nehked muchachas lol
moky2008 said:
After posting my app (WP7 Android Launcher), I've got some suggestions of implementing live tiles.
While this might not be an easy process I'am willing to give it a try.
Please let me know what kind of live tiles would you like and what do you mean by live tiles (for me alive tile would be for example a weather tile that would update it's info on a 1h.. or so fixed interval).
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1.) Weather Tile that updates once per hour
2.) Dialer Tile that turns red when you have a missed call
3.) Message Tile which turns a different color when you have a new message.
4.) Gmail Tile which changes color when you get an email. [If you can make it so if you get an email with a colored label, it turns into the color of the label, etc, ie red for work, yellow for starred, etc etc etc]
if youre looking for a major challenge id say attempt to make a tile that could be similar to sense ui's friend stream, maybe the messaging tile could show the unread count and pan to the latest unread message and then back, and maybe a calendar that shows a few recent entries, (the friendstream tile idea might only be usable if the feature of expanding tiles to take up more than one tile-space could be incorporated, which would be a nice feature regardless of live tiles) but overall you have created the best wp7 launcher ive seen i even bought one of the crappy ones from the market and your version is MUCH better, thank you for allowing me to convince everyone that i can dual boot wp7 and android and switch at will in a second or two btw
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1.) Weather Tile that updates once per hour
2.) Dialer Tile that turns red when you have a missed call
3.) Message Tile which turns a different color when you have a new message.
4.) Gmail Tile which changes color when you get an email. [If you can make it so if you get an email with a colored label, it turns into the color of the label, etc, ie red for work, yellow for starred, etc etc etc]
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I've implemented a basic notification system in the latest build. Doesn't change color or anything but you'll get a WP7 like count next to the tile icon for missed calls, received messages and stock mail (the mail didn't test but should work)
Twitter please
Phone status:
Wi Fi
APK data
Airplane mode
vib - ring - silent
Screen Brightness
Battery power
One tile what has all this would be great, also having it open to an app that can easily flip these on and off would be great.
thanks
I want a single calendar tile. the 2 spaces are too much for me, i dont get much agenda's just want to know the date..
weatherduck is a good tile app for weather
mans550 said:
I want a single calendar tile. the 2 spaces are too much for me, i dont get much agenda's just want to know the date..
weatherduck is a good tile app for weather
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What, like this?
https://market.android.com/details?id=de.softxperience.android.today
We (myself and energizerpanda) are proud to present you an icon pack (150 x 150 px) based on Symbian Anna. Some of the icons were taken from a system dump, and some of them were self-made.
The current pack has several icons, but feel free to post which icons do you miss, and we will try to create them.
Changelog:
05/07/11 - First release !
17/07/11 - Added icons for: Evernote, eBook Reader, Winamp, Cozi, Pocket Informant, Waze, Folder Organizer
Screenshot:
Download link: http://db.tt/EeusEUe
Don't forget to express your opinion !
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Looks great, gonna check them out when I get home from work!
Very nice icon pack! I searched the theme you based it on & downloaded those as well. Going through them to see which I'd use normally & which more important (to me) ones are missing.
Going to use some generics now (generic Twitter instead of Plume), but can you provide icons for:
eBook Reader (I use 3 readers, so anything you'd like for now)
Cozi (attaching image)
Pocket Informant
Waze
Since I don't see good generics for them. Very happy to add these to my icon collection since I tend to change icons every few months!
Edit: Regarding attachments, please use the the 3 little loops tings on Cozi (not the text), and likewise the little car for Waze. Actually, for Waze, may be better modeling off the icon I see on the appbrain page (http://www.appbrain.com/app/waze:-community-gps-navigation/com.waze)
We will update the pack as soon as they're done.
Sorry but how do I install these?
Copy the icons to your phone and download Desktop Visualizer from the market.
Thanks for sharing
Here are the requested icons by polstein.
I tested them on my phone and they look fine.
For the moment I can't add them to the pack but you will get them soon enough!
How can i resize them to 72x72(HDPI) without losing its quality ?
jsatpal said:
Sorry but how do I install these?
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A number of different ways. Most common as mentioned is Desktop Visualizer. That's a widget that lets you pick an app/shortcut & use a custom icon. It also has an advantage that you can have it point to an generically named icon - then you can replace the icon, reboot & DV will show the new image. Very useful if you change icons every couple of months for fun!
(also why you might see me on several threads requesting the same icons over & over again
An easier way might be to use an app called Folder Organizer, which also allows you to change icons & text labels.
Advanced people can modify the apk of the install & change the icon, but has some drawbacks that go along with it. But it's also the only way I know of to change an icon everywhere (like in recent apps lists).
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I see the new icons I asked for, they look very nice. I especially like the textured background on Informant. How many icons did you want to crank out? I always hate overloading designers, but if you're willing I'll keep handing out requests!
Keep on requesting. Don't forget to thank energizerpanda for his hard work. I am only with the organization and researching.
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badeaioan said:
Keep on requesting. Don't forget to thank energizerpanda for his hard work. I am only with the organization and researching.
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A big thank you to energizerpanda for the work on these icons!
(cracking knuckles)
GoSms
http://www.appbrain.com/app/go-sms-pro/com.jb.gosms
Plume
http://www.appbrain.com/app/plume-for-twitter/com.levelup.touiteur
Rock Player
http://www.appbrain.com/app/rockplayer-lite/com.redirectin.rockplayer.android.unified.lite
Pocket Casts
http://www.appbrain.com/app/pocket-casts/au.com.shiftyjelly.pocketcasts
Astro
http://www.appbrain.com/app/astro-file-manager/com.metago.astro
Kindle
http://www.appbrain.com/app/kindle/com.amazon.kindle
A replacement internet (the blue planet gets lost on blue background)
[same thing, different color background)
Appbrain
http://www.appbrain.com/app/appbrain-app-market/com.appspot.swisscodemonkeys.apps
Market (something more like default Android Market)
Amazon Appstore
Ok, I'll have mercy & stop here
My progress so far:
WinAmp - Done
Folder Organizer - Done
EverNote - Done
@polstein - You can edit the post and remove them from your list.
Updated with new icons. Check first post for download links.
Looking good, downloading now!
can someone please make an lp pack out of these?
thanks for the hard work, always loved the anna icons
@cavihit - We're working on making a LauncherPro pack but we have to add more icons.
Latest icons:
Please help me with your opinion about these icons because I need to know if I can add them to the pack.
Icons look good! So far the only one I'm not thrilled with is Waze (more because of their cartoony look that doesn't match the rest of the set).
Something I noticed last night when I replaced some of the generic icons in favor of the correct app icon: Some of the original generics look better anyway!
F'instance, I was using the 'carhome' icon instead of Waze, but I think I'm switching back to carhome.
Another example is generic Music vs Winamp (currently on Winamp). Still another is Calendar vs Informant (currently using Calendar!)
Now in a couple cases I needed the specific app (like Cozi, and there wasn't an eBook one).
Of course, best of all worlds for me is to have options & change them when the mood strikes
I'm making every icon for its specific app. (If you use the Calendar app then you should use the generic icon found in the pack)
I hope you all understand that I try to create icons that are not in the pack and not to replace the generic icons. (Only if requested)
@polstein - Thank you very much for your feedback. I'm gonna post new icons when finished so please test them and reply!
Name: TileClock
This is a HTC style clock I created using WP7 live tiles.
The official market place doesn't allow apps like these because of the more enthusiastic background processing.
This is a very simple tile clock without any customization.
Just pin the app to the home screen, start the app and enable the clock.
Enabling the clock will pin a second tile.
Arrange the tiles in your home screen so they form the HTC style flip clock.
The clock updates rely on the background task.
If the background task doesn't run (disabled by the user or power save mode) then the clock stops updating.
This app requires a dev-unlocked device (official or chevron).
Update:
Separate apps for 12h and 24h support for when the switching option doesn't work.
The original 2.1 can of course still be used when the switching option does work.
Enjoy.
why another tileclock app
nice app..can we please have 12 hour & 24 hour choices in settings please?
Nice app, THX (+).
Cool, time to customize.
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Cool, time to customize.
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Below is a screen of a custom them that I made, hope you like it. Also I would like possible names to name this theme. Thanks.
Once I have a name for the theme I will upload it.
For my next theme I wan to try to make something like or similar to the pic below.
If some one beats me to it or would like to give it a shot, let me know I would love to see others work.
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Below is a screen of a custom them that I made, hope you like it. Also I would like possible names to name this theme. Thanks.
Once I have a name for the theme I will upload it.
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Okay I came up with a name, I'm calling this one Black Board Theme.
I'm calling this theme Red Wood.
ahmedfikry said:
nice app..can we please have 12 hour & 24 hour choices in settings please?
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Yes, that's missing.
I will see if i can make some time for this.
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I'm calling this theme Red Wood.
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Wow, I like what you did with the red wood.
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Wow, I like what you did with the red wood.
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Thank you rkuiper for creating this wonderful app. Say I had a question, have thought about submitting this app to MS?
Can't wait for the 12 hour option. Until then, I'll do the conversion.
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Thank you rkuiper for creating this wonderful app. Say I had a question, have thought about submitting this app to MS?
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I tried submitting it, but the background-tasking required for an app like this is not (yet) allowed by Microsoft.
Just tried 2.0 with 12 hour support, and I can't get the 12 hour setting to stick. I check it, exit out, and it's still 24 hour. When I open the app, the setting is unchecked.
I'm currently working on a Fire theme wich might take some time because having to create a custom jpg for each number but below is a pre-view.
When i click enabled i get only minutes ?
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When i click enabled i get only minutes ?
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Pinning the 'application itself' will show the 'hour tile'...
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Pinning the 'application itself' will show the 'hour tile'...
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Now its ok!
cant download
hi, i cant download tileclock.zip, the download file size has 544 bytes only...
can you somebody send me this file to mail [email protected]?
thanks