Hi
As you may noticed, the android folders are really lame, in terms of look. However they are very practical, the drag and drop feature is very useful, and it keeps the homescreen organized.
How can I change the look of the folders, to make them look like the ios folders (where I can see what is inside without opening), without loosing the drag and drop feature?
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With Holo launcher you can create folders by dragging shortcuts on top of each other and you can see the first three shortcuts of that folder on your homescreen...
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I'm using Launcher Pro, and I dont want to change it, because it is really good.
I want to have that kind of folder on LauncherPro, or any other launcher for everyone to use.
Try adw ex.
thousandecibels said:
Try adw ex.
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The idea is not to change the laucher.
The idea is just to change the look of the existing folders on android.
just that. Is it possible? How?
Then mate you can do one thing-Do your homework.
Google is your teacher.
And patience is the skill.
I know that, but when I search that on google, it shows me folder organizer and stuff like that, not at all what I am looking for.
I'm just asking here because I know that more people have the same problem, and I was trying to see if anyone arround here knew something about it.
I wanted the same thing. There are very few "widgets" that will do this. I posted in the Epic 4G SleeperROM thread and received similar replies. Someone mentioned Circle Widgets but I didn't like that look.
I use ADW launcher and other than the look for the folders, everything is great.
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how can i put more than 1 wallpaper in adw launcher?
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Can you explain what you mean. i really don't get you. do you mean auto switch wallpapers? there are some apps for if you search you will find it. i never used such kind of app so i don't know how it will work with ADW
Yeah, nobody has answered this because I presume nobody understands the actual question..
You change Wallpaper the same way you do in every launcher, long-press on the background or the menu button.
i'm making a rom, and in adw launcher apk there is a folder, it has wallpapers, but only one. (wallpaper_adw.jpg)
my question is: how can i put more than one wallpaper visible to nexus one in that folder ?
i say in the folder drawable/hdpi there is a wallpaper_adw.jpg, and you can see it in the menu for wallpapera, can i put other wallpaperss in that folder that you can see in wallpaper menu?
I think its better if you pm the developer. If you look in cm roms you will see that there isnt special section for adw wallpapers.
If you want to make a rom maybe you can start making it on cm?
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So.... ive been digging around this morning to no avail........
What im looking for is an app that i guess would be considered a simulated app drawer? Not a home launcher. For example, it would list all apps and allow you to run them from within itself as shortcuts just like the normal app drawer does. More specifically something that would allow the changing of said apps icons. At the moment i dont care about any battery drain side effects that using an extra app drawer app would cause.
Anyone know of anything like this?
Note: Remember im not talking about an entire home launcher, im well aware of most all home launchers and there abilities or lack there of.
Thanks in advance.
Edit: At best the closest i can come to this is to create a folder and add apps to it by dragging folder organizer shortcuts with custom icons in it into it. This is a time consuming process and needs to be manually updated every time an app is installed.
Something like Simi Folder?
Thats one option i was looking at but when it comes down to it it would basically require the same effort that folderorganizer does.
I think what i really need to do is research creating icon "packs" that i can link too that would auto assign an icon to an app. Simi is a bit more pleasing to the eye though.
Edit: haha thanks for posting that i just reread the simi folder thread and realized i missed the fact that it has support for icon packs... So does folder organizer though. I guess im kind of looking for something thats right in my face.... 0.o... Im just not to fond of trying to learn how to create icon packs... wonder if i could just mod one and sign it with a test sig...
Edit Edit: Nah after installing simi folder its actually less capable of doing what im looking for then folder organizer is.
I know you're not looking for another launcher, but have you checked out Go Launcher Ex? You can create folders inside of the app drawer with that launcher, which is what you appear to be trying to do.
If you already checked it out and it's not what you're looking for, then... at least I bumped your thread
Herp derp Captivate XDA app.
Have you tried circle launcher? It allows you to. Create a widget on the homescreen and within it you can choose what appear you want it to launch
Its.essentially like folder organizer but.with eye candy I guess. Not really sure.how else to.describe it.
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I was thinking the twgtglauncher puts the app icons in tiles. Maybe you can edit that launcher. Are you trying to create a "Glowen" app drawer?
Ok so I was using MIUI and one of the things I LOVED about it was the iPhone type folders, now that I am back running CM7 I would really love this feature back.
I know Go Launcher EX has this feature included, but I do not want a replacement launcher. I only want a replacement folder creator.
Is there any other app out there that will do this?
The icons showing which apps are in the folders and the drag and drop an app icon to the folder is what I am looking for. I also love the background and silver border.
The stock launcher allows drag and drop of apps from the drawer into an open folder. For more folder goodness try FolderOrganizer from the market.
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Try simifolder
I use circlelauncher. It's not a launcher replacement, just a customizable widget. Not like iPhone at all, but works pretty much the same.
I think Folder Organizer is very similar to iPhone folders.
Is it possible to change the dock shortcuts?
If so, how?
(i dont want ADW eller launcher pro (paid for both)
Have you tried Go Launcher EX? Completely free, stable and quick. Have it on mine and works a treat. Can then change what apps launch. So I have Opera as my browser, Go Dialer as my phone.
Thx bro, but maby I was not clear enough..
*i DO NOT want any other launcher than the stock one*
(at least until someone can tell me its not possible to change the dock shortcuts )
But thanks anyway, i know and have tried a lot of the homelaunchers, but it just like the stock one, i like the appdrawer where things are sortet in 2 groups, included apps, and downloaded apps.. also arranged alphabeticaly.. makes it much easier to find stuff
its not possible, maybe with some hard coding?
Oh well... ADW it is then
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Thx bro, but maby I was not clear enough..
*i DO NOT want any other launcher than the stock one*
(at least until someone can tell me its not possible to change the dock shortcuts )
But thanks anyway, i know and have tried a lot of the homelaunchers, but it just like the stock one, i like the appdrawer where things are sortet in 2 groups, included apps, and downloaded apps.. also arranged alphabeticaly.. makes it much easier to find stuff
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I know what you mean the appdrawer was one of the things I liked about the stock launcher as well.
Go Launcher has the ability to group programs into folders, which makes it easier for me. Doesn't look as nice as stock but works just as well.
Not sure if the other launchers also do this
I'm sure it's possible to change by editing LGLauncher.apk.
I don't have the knowledge or time to look into it though..
I couldn't stop myself having a quick look into the apk.
DockingMenu.smali has a lot of references to some dragging and dropping, did anyone even try draggin new applications onto the dock?
In stock launcher just go into the app list, select edit and drag into the dock whatever app you need.
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I am looking for this too as i am complete newbie can you explain how you go in that launcher thing cant find it anywhere
Thx
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The launcher is your home screen and application drawer..
And how do i go to app list only thing i see in.option is manage apps and there u just see list of app and running apps. There is no dock thing there
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Just open your app drawer, that's where your application shortcuts are..
Thanks i got it now. U meant the application folder
Still learning andriod
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How can I create a folder on the home and on application screen with Apex launcher? Thanks for your reply.
tknguyencsu said:
How can I create a folder on the home and on application screen with Apex launcher? Thanks for your reply.
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i don't think you can add a folder on the drawer. But on the home screen i think you can with APEX Launcher the donate(pro)version Im not sure bec. I've replaced Apex with Nova launcher, only used Apex for about a day. Nova Launcher Prime(paid version) does them both. On the meantime you can try dragging another icon with the existing one on desktop to make a folder on homescreen with apex
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Very easy,
you drop one app over another one. This you can do several times.
For example: On the screen you have the icon of app A. drop B, C, D etc.
over it. You will see one rounded Icon. By pressing on it you will see all the dropped icons with their names. The first app (in this case A) is shown as icon for the folder. You can move the icons by keeping them pressed a little bit longer in the order you want.
Coming back to main screen press the icon a little bit longer and give a name to the folder.
With Apex options/folder you can change also the style of the folder.
It´s up to you which one you like most.
Try and enjoy!
Poly0709 said:
Very easy,
you drop one app over another one. This you can do several times.
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I did it, but as soon as I press the one app I want to move, it directly go to the main screen (desk top screen), I want to make the folder in the apps drawer screens, like how I used to do with GO Launcher
You can't make a folder in the app drawer, like on go launcher.
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RedMist said:
You can't make a folder in the app drawer, like on go launcher.
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Is there an option to move the position of an app inside the drawer?
charsta said:
Is there an option to move the position of an app inside the drawer?
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Nope. I believe with the pro version of of APEX you can create folders in the app drawer though.
mbh87 said:
Nope. I believe with the pro version of of APEX you can create folders in the app drawer though.
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no u can't
mbh87 said:
Nope. I believe with the pro version of of APEX you can create folders in the app drawer though.
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Not folders but you can have multiple tabs in the pro version. Think of tabs like folders only displaying one at a time up top. I have all my apps categorized into 6 tabs. Takes a few minutes to get used to (coming from GoLauncher) but it's actually quite nice having the entire screen for a "folder" (tab) of apps... especially if you find yourself using one tab more often than the others: it remembers the last tab you were in.
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Not folders but you can have multiple tabs in the pro version. Think of tabs like folders only displaying one at a time up top. I have all my apps categorized into 6 tabs. Takes a few minutes to get used to (coming from GoLauncher) but it's actually quite nice having the entire screen for a "folder" (tab) of apps... especially if you find yourself using one tab more often than the others: it remembers the last tab you were in.
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Thanks! I didn't notice you could make a new tab group by holding a tab and creating it! Very good! Now I dont have to be adding games to a unsorted folder and all that stuff! Besides, is better to have it a screen than in a folder
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tknguyencsu said:
How can I create a folder on the home and on application screen with Apex launcher? Thanks for your reply.
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Whenever I try to move one icon onto another, it just moves it so that they swap places. Doesn't matter how many times I try or how slowly I try I can no longer make it so that it makes folder!
when your moving the icon over another to put them into a folder, try not to hover drop it straight away, when you hold it over the top for even a short ammount of time it thinks your organising the layout,
I'm having the same problem. the other app just slides out of the way right away and doesn't create the circle.