Hello there,
what is the best launcher for the nook?
I see that Go Launcher is installed automatically with touchnooter, why that one and not another one?
What do you use, why and how did you configured it?
I'm afraid of all the flashes that i saw on some youtube videos...
I like adw launcher since it lets me set a "white" background for my minimalist black adw icon pack.
You can also change the dockbar background to a pure black by installing the honeycomb theme for adw and selecting.that theme from the adw themes in ADWSettings.
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Could you please give us your icon pack? Is it possible in ADW Launcher to set to black the text under the icons (in the app drawer)?
With ADW Launcher you mean the free one or the EX version?
I used to use ADW Launcher for its layout and the "Colors" wallpaper from the Market to add a white background. But recently my new favorite is Relaunch. It's a launcher+file browser made specifically for the nook. It doesn't do widgets, but it has a lot of other features I find useful, such as battery display, wireless toggle, task killer, search, recent files, etc. I'm not a fan of the nook Library (vs. my old Sony reader), so I decided to organize my books in folders with Calibre and use Relaunch both to start apps and open books.
seems like relaunch is great, i should consider that instead of standard launchers
Kralik said:
I used to use ADW Launcher for its layout and the "Colors" wallpaper from the Market to add a white background. But recently my new favorite is Relaunch. It's a launcher+file browser made specifically for the nook. It doesn't do widgets, but it has a lot of other features I find useful, such as battery display, wireless toggle, task killer, search, recent files, etc. I'm not a fan of the nook Library (vs. my old Sony reader), so I decided to organize my books in folders with Calibre and use Relaunch both to start apps and open books.
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Do you mind posting a link to it? I did a quick search and couldn't find it.
I can't post links yet (I'm a noob -- I hate myself! ), but you can search Google for "Relaunch nook" and follow the link from the nookDevs result.
One handy thing it can do that I haven't seen any other launcher do is map itself to the nook's "Home" button on the Quicknav. Handy for 1.1.0 since NookTouchTools isn't working yet.
Thanks, from what I've played around with so far, this is my favorite launcher yet.
Here is the link
but i don't like the ui
for now i still waiting XorZone's create the NookTouch launcher
so i keep using the go launcher and create my own theme
widget: minimalist text
Relaunch's UI is rather spartan, yes. I think it's an either love-it-or-hate-it sort of program.
chriscsh said:
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widget: minimalist text
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From the market it seems that it needs Android 2.2 or better, did you have any trouble using it on Nook's 2.1?
met67 said:
From the market it seems that it needs Android 2.2 or better, did you have any trouble using it on Nook's 2.1?
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cause the new version only work on the 2.2+
and i still have the old version
chriscsh said:
cause the new version only work on the 2.2+
and i still have the old version
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Any hint on how to find a 2.1 compatible version?
I found a nice one! ADW Launcher (yes, we know) but... add on the Minimalist Black theme from the Market. Black apps and labels on white. This is perfect for the nook screen and with some settings tweaking, you can make all apps fit in one screen. If you want, download "Colors" to use a pure white background for the desktop.
I also found that File Expert is a decent file manager and its default theme is white. The fonts are a little washed out, though, so I tweaked them a bit and it's a nice black-on-white. Most other file managers I've found use annoying graphical backgrounds.
Just did that yesterday installing also a copy of minimalistic text 2.6.2 that I had on a eclair defy, it suits eink perfectly.
Kralik said:
I found a nice one! ADW Launcher (yes, we know) but... add on the Minimalist Black theme from the Market. Black apps and labels on white. This is perfect for the nook screen and with some settings tweaking, you can make all apps fit in one screen.
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Hehe, I was wondering when that combo would show up again.
I was advertising for it back when I first got my NST but nobody seemed to care.
Tho I no longer use it, imho it's the best launcher setup for the NST available atm
Btw, you forgot to mention the great icon pack that comes with it!
chriscsh said:
Here is the link
but i don't like the ui
for now i still waiting XorZone's create the NookTouch launcher
so i keep using the go launcher and create my own theme
widget: minimalist text
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Where did you find those icons? Would you share your theme?
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Where did you find those icons? Would you share your theme?
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i create that GO Laucher theme for nook touch
attached the file for someone who have interest on this
ENJOY!
chriscsh said:
i create that GO Laucher theme for nook touch
attached the file for someone who have interest on this
ENJOY!
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Stupid question: How do you apply this theme? (I have installed the go launcher, first the first time...)
THANKS!
case-sensitive said:
Stupid question: How do you apply this theme? (I have installed the go launcher, first the first time...)
THANKS!
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install the apk,
at home screen press menu button, you can see the "Theme" button at the bottom,
then choose the "nook" theme and apply
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Hi everyone, I've been playing with new Nexus S (my first android phone) for a few days now, and I can't decide on which homescreen launcher to use because each has features I like and lacks some that the others have. Maybe someone can find a remedy for me. I've made some notes about what I like or dislike about the following three launchers I've used.
ADWLauncher EX:
Separate catalogs on drawer
Lacks scrolling dock (hidden dock is less intuitive to me)
Best homescreen transitions
Go Launcher:
Gesture response for icons on dock
Tab to see running apps from app drawer that lets you kill or switch between tasks easily. However, the tab takes away space from the icons. Maybe there's another way to access something like this, a gesture for example? (image here)
Best edit function for screens: provides convenient way to move icons from one screen to another, lets reposition screens, delete
2 touch access to phone settings from menu button
Share access from menu button
Launcher Pro:
Missed calls/sms/email notification in the doc
I personally like Zeam..
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The main reason I use LPP is because of he cal widget and being able to use custom dock images. Over ADW EX that is.
Launcher Pro Plus, by far.
http://www.appbrain.com/app/homesmack/com.teslacoilsw.homesmack
I like Zeam. Light and fast!
Actually I'll further confuse you.
32 Home Replacements Reviewed
http://hubpages.com/hub/Droid-Home-Replacement-App-Comparison
There's a way to get the "counts" in ADW with paid app "ADWNotifier".
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Actually I'll further confuse you.
32 Home Replacements Reviewed
http://hubpages.com/hub/Droid-Home-Replacement-App-Comparison
There's a way to get the "counts" in ADW with paid app "ADWNotifier".
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You're terrible.
That review is crap.
That review is crap. Launcher pro hard to configure my assss.
kevin2516 said:
That review is crap. Launcher pro hard to configure my assss.
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I am guessing you mean LauncherPro? Compared to drag-and-drop of HelixLauncher dock config, LauncherPro dock IS hard to config.
Why is LauncherPro so popular here? I feel like its the most limited. No long-hold uninstall or edit from the homescreen like the others. I liked it the least out ADW, Go Launcher, and LauncherPro.
glasslung said:
Why is LauncherPro so popular here? I feel like its the most limited. No long-hold uninstall or edit from the homescreen like the others. I liked it the least out ADW, Go Launcher, and LauncherPro.
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Yes it is.
glasslung said:
Why is LauncherPro so popular here? I feel like its the most limited. No long-hold uninstall or edit from the homescreen like the others. I liked it the least out ADW, Go Launcher, and LauncherPro.
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I think LPP was the first Launcher to have a drop-to-uninstall function.
Zeam. Minimalistic, light, fast, awesome.
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I have tried them all and I always end up back with LauncherPro plus.
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I love what the VEGAn DEV's have done with my G-Tab versus the crap that came with it. One request would be to modify the size/number/spacing of icons on the screens but I cannot seem to find that as an option in the default launcher? I see that if I use a different launcher I can but so far I have spent a lot of time getting the icons and such setup and do not want to have to start again.
Am I missing something or is screen customization not an option with the default VEGAn launcher?
Running 5.1.1
Thanks!
Try Launcher Pro!
or ADW Launcher
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Try Launcher Pro!
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Exactly. Used other homes but I have always gone back to LP. The donate version has awesome Widgets and you can resize Widgets which comes in handy on the gtablet. Oh ant the transition effects are amazingly cool. Free version is Rad, donate version is Rad +10%.
Zeam free version lets you size Widgets and I love the dock
I looked around and basically just couldn't find a good honeycomb theme anywhere from what I saw so I decided to take matters into my own hands...I do like honeybread for CM7...but it was just not exactly what I was looking for. So I'm running on the ADW Launcher EX so anyone can have the exact same setup with no problems at all. The Apps+ icon in the top right I made with the SiMi Folder widget with a custom pic icon...the clock in the bottom right is the One More Clock widget from the market. My messenger/calendar/gmail widgets are all from the Pure Messenger and Pure Calendar widgets from the market. The bottom left icon I made with desktop visualizer and just have it linked to my current browser. The analog clock is obviously the Honeycomb clock FREE from the market. If you go into the ADW settings you just change the screen transition effect to Effect 1 to get the nice honeycomb like scrolling effect. I have gestures setup so when you swipe up on the home screen it pulls up the app drawer and if you swipe down it pulls down the notification bar...this way I can still use them w/o it ruining the honeycomb look. I also added the circle batter widget into the mix in the bottom left. My home screen is setup for constant landscape orientation and 10 wide by 7 high icon space...this was made this way just to make the icons and stuff where I wanted them too. You can't really use all of this space because the widgets overlap and it just makes it a pain so I don't recommend it. The other thing you have to do is download the free honeycomb theme on the market for adw...this is just to get the google widget that I am using. Also you'll want to download the honeycomb wallpapers app from the market...this is where I got my wallpaper from cuz it just looks the best in landscape...the one that comes with the theme just isn't that good if you ask me...both apps are made by the same developer. Anyways...here are some pics...I'm running this on my OG Droid with the MIUI ROM on it...hope you all enjoy. Just click on the pictures to look at them bigger and get a better idea of how it looks...I added them to this originally with them already full but the preview was cutting off the right side of the pictures and I just didn't want to chance it...please tell me what you think.
Here is a list of all the Apps/Widgets that were used:
ADWLauncher EX by AnderWeb - $3.18
Honeycomb ADW Theme by GFX Android - FREE
Honeycomb Wallpapers by GFX Android - FREE
Circle Battery Widget by Cedric Depoortere - FREE
One More Clock Collection Free by Xaffron Software - FREE
Honeycomb Clock FREE by juliojs - FREE
SiMi Folder Widget by hateman - FREE
Pure Calendar widget (agenda) by Francois DESLANDES - $2.06
Pure messenger widget by Francois DESLANDES - $2.06
Desktop VisualizeR by Bii, Inc. - FREE
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Do you not know how to use paragraphs? D:
kevin2516 said:
Do you not know how to use paragraphs? D:
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hahaha...sorry man...i figured everyone would just look at the pics and if they liked then in order to get it all the same they will have to read it all anyways...wasn't really worried about what format all the information was in...the only thing that doesn't have anything to do with the setup is the first sentence of why i made this
so how did you get the honeycomb status bar?
i like it
but i hate how its landscape
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ill make it more "portate friendly" if you can share the icons/theme elements
Valdrien said:
hahaha...sorry man...i figured everyone would just look at the pics and if they liked then in order to get it all the same they will have to read it all anyways...wasn't really worried about what format all the information was in...the only thing that doesn't have anything to do with the setup is the first sentence of why i made this
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You were right, I skipped right to the pictures
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squidbutt said:
i like it
but i hate how its landscape
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ill make it more "portate friendly" if you can share the icons/theme elements
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yeah the landscape makes it a little bit of a pain to use at times so i can understand not liking it that way...luckily you can make it portrait...just might take some tweaking...i've added a list of the apps/widgets that i used so that you can easily find them on the market...i would add links to app brain or something but i can't add links on here cuz i dont' have enough posts yet.
I'll also add the 2 custom icons i made for this...they aren't the greatest and i'm sure you could find better but it's what i'm using...there are only 2 custom icons...the apps+ in the top right and the icon in the lower left. I'll add them right away.
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so how did you get the honeycomb status bar?
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there really is no status bar...the bottom right is the One More Clock widget and the bottom left is just a desktop visualizer widget and the circle battery widget...the original status bar i have still in tact...just have to swipe down and it pulls it up.
Also for everyone else i've added 2 more pictures that are the custom icons that you need to make it just like this or even to make it in portrait view...just click to blow it up and then right click/save as in order to keep the icon see through and not white in areas
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yeah the landscape makes it a little bit of a pain to use at times so i can understand not liking it that way...luckily you can make it portrait...just might take some tweaking...i've added a list of the apps/widgets that i used so that you can easily find them on the market...i would add links to app brain or something but i can't add links on here cuz i dont' have enough posts yet.
I'll also add the 2 custom icons i made for this...they aren't the greatest and i'm sure you could find better but it's what i'm using...there are only 2 custom icons...the apps+ in the top right and the icon in the lower left. I'll add them right away.
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thanks bro
ima get to work soon as my phone charges and i re flash cyan
squidbutt said:
thanks bro
ima get to work soon as my phone charges and i re flash cyan
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no problem...make sure to get the honeybread theme if you are flashing cyan...that really makes it that much better
cant really get the dock the way i want it on ADW ima try launcher pro and just extract the icons from the honeycomb theme
what app should i use for screenshots?
squidbutt said:
cant really get the dock the way i want it on ADW ima try launcher pro and just extract the icons from the honeycomb theme
what app should i use for screenshots?
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ShootMe is my fave i think...just run it and shake when you want to take a screen
well i really dont like the way adw doesnt let you have blank icon docks so ill stick with launcher pro that and the people widget i like i got shootme and im just doing some finishing up then ill post the pics
and maybe even make my own post about how i did it
all credition to ya though
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well i really dont like the way adw doesnt let you have blank icon docks so ill stick with launcher pro that and the people widget i like i got shootme and im just doing some finishing up then ill post the pics
and maybe even make my own post about how i did it
all credition to ya though
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i went into the ui settings in adw and then went to main dock...from there you can set the dock background to none...on mine i made the dock style just none so i actually have no dock...but there is a setting there that lets you make it so there is no dock background
and please post the pics as soon as you can...i'm curious to see how it looks ^^
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i went into the ui settings in adw and then went to main dock...from there you can set the dock background to none...on mine i made the dock style just none so i actually have no dock...but there is a setting there that lets you make it so there is no dock background
and please post the pics as soon as you can...i'm curious to see how it looks ^^
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its done on launcher pro for the most part
i just cant get the shoot me pics to be non like corrupted
squidbutt said:
its done on launcher pro for the most part
i just cant get the shoot me pics to be non like corrupted
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If you're using the xda app, I usually have to use jpg files. Make sure shootme is set to take jpg pictures instead of PNG. Just open up the app and press menu -> preferrences.
squid try what blu3poptart said with the jpeg thing and see if that works...only thing is the 2 icon files i attached to this are both png files...so idk...i don't use the xda app to post anything...so maybe that is your problem like he says
ok sorry for the delay effing finally got a screenshot app that worked
ok heres my setup on LAUNCHER PRO PLUS themed by signal
3 home screens
10x10 colums and rows
honeycomb cm7 theme
and i used the apps widget you provided in addition to the extracted honeycomb adw honeycomb theme 1.4 which is free off the market
(i just used root explorer to extract it and used "custom icons" from the gallery)(provided)
anyway the dock has the following
1.dialer
2.apps
3.handcentsms
next i used your apps icon with simi folder on page 1 and 2
page 1 and 2 have different apps in the folder.
i used the dock in the honeycomb theme also(provided)
page one has the launcher pro facebook widget
page 2 has omc,the aosp music widget themed by the honeycomb theme and the apps icon with desktop vis(2x1)
its missing some things idk what though help me out please haha
but give me feedback
squidbutt said:
ok sorry for the delay effing finally got a screenshot app that worked
ok heres my setup on LAUNCHER PRO PLUS themed by signal
3 home screens
10x10 colums and rows
honeycomb cm7 theme
and i used the apps widget you provided in addition to the extracted honeycomb adw honeycomb theme 1.4 which is free off the market
(i just used root explorer to extract it and used "custom icons" from the gallery)(provided)
anyway the dock has the following
1.dialer
2.apps
3.handcentsms
next i used your apps icon with simi folder on page 1 and 2
page 1 and 2 have different apps in the folder.
i used the dock in the honeycomb theme also(provided)
page one has the launcher pro facebook widget
page 2 has omc,the aosp music widget themed by the honeycomb theme and the apps icon with desktop vis(2x1)
its missing some things idk what though help me out please haha
but give me feedback
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looks good dude...this is a good alternative for people that like portrait...not too sure what exactly i would change with it...i think it does need the google search widget somewhere to make it look more honeycombish...other than that i really have no idea what to add/change...haha
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looks good dude...this is a good alternative for people that like portrait...not too sure what exactly i would change with it...i think it does need the google search widget somewhere to make it look more honeycombish...other than that i really have no idea what to add/change...haha
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ya the only problem i had was launcher pro dont have the search widget themed
i would have to to one of 2 things
theme it myself(no knolage)
or re do the theme in adw which i changed to lpp cause i couldnt get the dock to the side
I run MIUI and am sick of the launcher (app drawer, etc.) I like GoLauncher with its widgets and such. There are a few things I want changed though, and I would like to know if it has been done.
First, I like how the icons in MIUI are really large, in GO, they are very small. Can they be changed in GO?
Secondly, I like how the text under the icons in MIUI do not have the black background. Is this possible in GO?
RyanTX said:
I run MIUI and am sick of the launcher (app drawer, etc.) I like GoLauncher with its widgets and such. There are a few things I want changed though, and I would like to know if it has been done.
First, I like how the icons in MIUI are really large, in GO, they are very small. Can they be changed in GO?
Secondly, I like how the text under the icons in MIUI do not have the black background. Is this possible in GO?
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not possible at present i guess
There r lots of users out there including me who want the above changes.
why dont u head over to their thread in xda and request for the feature?
nessqn said:
not possible at present i guess
There r lots of users out there including me who want the above changes.
why dont u head over to their thread in xda and request for the feature?
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I didn't know they had one. I will take a look.
Launcher Pro is the only launcher I think that can remove the icon label backgrounds.
One of the reasons I love it. I do wish it had bigger icons and maybe a 4 icon dock.
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I do wish it had bigger icons and ...a 4 icon dock.
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Agree 100%.
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Agree 100%.
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Agree 1000000%.
I like GoLauncher better because of home swipe actions,the ease of changing icons on both homescreen n dock and overall smoothness...
This is why I use ADW EX.. you can customize everything to do with the icons.. Size, background of icon, text color, size, fully customize the dock, instantaneous drawer (I find go launcher drawer to always have SOME lag), tons of themes, same swipe gesture options and screen animations.. The only thing you lose is the widgets and there are other market Apps that take care of that.
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This is why I use ADW EX.. you can customize everything to do with the icons.. Size, background of icon, text color, size, fully customize the dock, instantaneous drawer (I find go launcher drawer to always have SOME lag), tons of themes, same swipe gesture options and screen animations.. The only thing you lose is the widgets and there are other market Apps that take care of that.
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Same here.. LPP and GO are great, but ADW customization go further (no dock is a sweet feature too)... but ADW is not as smooth as the two others, I mean that when you want to edit stuff (widget size, placing shortcut elsewhere, etc) it feels weird, not as responsive, I don't like it but it's the only negative point so I live fine with it.. pros and cons..
In go launcher i use desktop visualizer to get some real big icons, miui style. It gives me even the option to open shortucs to folder organizer.
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In go launcher i use desktop visualizer to get some real big icons, miui style. It gives me even the option to open shortucs to folder organizer.
Cheers,
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I just downloaded Desktop Visualizer and I did not find the option in there for icon size. How are you doing it?
Long press the icon from dvisualizer that you just added to your home screen and choose resize.
Dvisualizer is a widget, you can resize it just like any other widget.
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RyanTX said:
I just downloaded Desktop Visualizer and I did not find the option in there for icon size. How are you doing it?
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A nice guide here
agreee 1000000%
hello guys
i need e-ink adw launcher theme also i need a good widget to put in my nook desktop to show weather info and news and time&date
thx
speedman2202 said:
i need e-ink adw launcher theme also i need a good widget to put in my nook desktop to show weather info and news and time&date
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TouchNooter includes ADW with the eInk them. Perhaps you can pull it out of there?
Be careful loading your NST up with widgets that update in the background. They'll require wifi and will really eat up your battery life.
i root with minimaltouch , can u tell me what theme name for adw , i can search in market ......thx
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...EsImNvbS5kYXZpZDExNzEubWluaW1hbGlzdGJsYWNrIl0.