Anyone using circle launcher? Have any of you experienced the icons getting pushed to the side depending on the column or row you're in? I like the program, and emailed the Dev today. Hopefully he can figure out the issue.
Weird, keeps saying the pic isn't in a correct format...
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I've been using circle launcher for a long time and love it.
It is a bit weird on the XOOM. The circles are supposed to do that in order to keep them from going off the edge of your phone, but in HC the edges are a little odd. The feature works like it should in portrait mode on the left side. But when the launcher is on the two rightmost spaces on the grid in both orientations, the next to last space still makes the circles bunch up, which shouldn't happen.
XOOM'd from the XDA app.
Is anyone aware of a themed keyboard - like a butterfly or split-key keyboard. J was thinking it would be quite a bit easier to type on-screen if the keys were shifted to the edges more...
I'm using an app called thumb keyboard that does this until swiftkey comes out without the version that they demoed at CES. But thumb keyboard is pretty good right now, you even get a full numpad in the center.
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tablet keyboard free in the market. lets u switch from standard layout to tablet layout where the keys are positioned on the sides. also has numbers without having to shift
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I love the stock keyboard on the HTC One at this moment except in landscape mode, where the middle keys are larger than the side keys. This messes up how fast I type when I go to landscape mode.
Does anybody know a keyboard that is free and is nearly the same as the stock HTC One keyboard without the bigger central buttons issue?
SwiftKey is a good one
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SwiftKey might not be free but it's great, definitely worth its price many times.
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SwiftKey, Swype, Kii
I use swiftkey.
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I like the aosp keyboard with swipe. Plus it looks awesome
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Pretty much going along with what everyone's saying here. SwiftKey is really good with predictions and "learning" what you'll type next. It has nice themes to go along with it, too. (Not sure if the free version has them though) The AOSP keyboard is similar, but less customizable. The predictions aren't as consistent as SwiftKey's, but they're still pretty decent. Either way, you can't go wrong. Just comes down to personal preference. (YMMV!) Me? I go with SwiftKey!
Swiftkey
Is there one with toggle predictions? I don't use swyping keys or predictions.
Absolutely SwiftKey! The best keyboard with flow and awesome prediction!
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Its one of those things that is just so ridiculous. When you buy a phone with on-screen buttons its so obvious that the actual screen won't be as big as a phone with the same screen size but hard buttons. How is this difficult to understand for so many people is beyond me.
The main purpose of on-screen buttons is to allow for a flexible and dynamic navigation not to maximize screen space.
Default size for navbar is the issue, indeed it look ridiculous and rather goofy IMHO. Luckily custom ROMs allow it to be shrunken or removed and replaced with pie.
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Ace42 said:
Default size for navbar is the issue, indeed it look ridiculous and rather goofy IMHO. Luckily custom ROMs allow it to be shrunken or removed and replaced with pie.
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Yes, though I myself was disappointed, moving from a 4.0 inch (with the buttons not on the screen( to a 4.3 inch device (with the buttons taking screen space), and seeing very little difference.
PIE/custom ROMs are the workaround, but for "most" users, the workable screen area is not what is implied.
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Yes, though I myself was disappointed, moving from a 4.0 inch (with the buttons not on the screen( to a 4.3 inch device (with the buttons taking screen space), and seeing very little difference.
PIE/custom ROMs are the workaround, but for "most" users, the workable screen area is not what is implied.
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was kinda disappointed how much they take space the nav bar buttons on stock...but again at the same time i just got used to it..simple really..and with XDA well you know how awesome these guys are
@GAMBLER - the reason of crating a separate thread is actually beyond me and not people being different and having different preferences and different needs. So I don't really understand what's your point, as people can decide better what's good and what's not for themselves and with android they have plenty of options to change things the way they want it. Also its only software buttons so you can do whatever you want with them, if everyone was complaining about the hardware buttons taking space then it would be different story
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...From the mind that brought to you the thread about lag in all android apps
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I think it's ok, but the black space around the keys are a waste... there's a lot of pixel lines to take away from the nav bar...
I like it, it makes the phone much easier to use. My same sized One X with it's lower down capacitive buttons would become uncomfortable after a while of repetitive thumb moving.
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@GAMBLER - the reason of crating a separate thread is actually beyond me and not people being different and having different preferences and different needs. So I don't really understand what's your point, as people can decide better what's good and what's not for themselves and with android they have plenty of options to change things the way they want it. Also its only software buttons so you can do whatever you want with them, if everyone was complaining about the hardware buttons taking space then it would be different story
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Its a forum for discussion, his topic is related to Nexus 4 and is general. It doesnt matter if he wants to talk about a nexus 4's processor/ram/camera or the shape of the fingerprint he found on the screen, i think he's entitled.
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I think it's ok, but the black space around the keys are a waste... there's a lot of pixel lines to take away from the nav bar...
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It would be very interesting if they made a transparent nav bar where maybe buttons pop up when you press them or the symbols float over the app.. Or maybe the symbols are floating but with an inverted color scheme like the windows XP inverted mouse o.o
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@younix yes your are absolutely right it is forum and it is for discussion. But what I don't like is the generalisation and the tone. If it was written in a different way maybe then it would be perfectly fine as it would invite for discussion.
Also it's best when ideas are supported by some facts and not just bashing something without concrete support.
But then again its my opinion and whether you agree or not its up to you.
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Well I can see WHY people are concerned with the buttons taking up real-estate, but I don't agree with it. I'd much rather have the on-screen buttons rather than the alternative: hard buttons.
And I get the concerns that the stock buttons are too large. I kind of agree, however I'm pretty used to it so I'm indifferent about any changes. Right now I'm using PIE anyway.
I think it would look nice if they take away the black background (make it fully transparent) and separate the buttons.
The transparency would give a feel of a bigger screen, and we'd still have the buttons, circle/square or whatever shape, separated from one another, as if they're floating over the wallpaper.
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Because it consumes the space of the display yet the phone still looks like it was meant to have capacitive buttons below. (That huge space below that is ruled by a small led light!? Hell lg or google can place that damn led light near the sensors)
I'm going to buy a nexus 4 soon . but I don't think it will take much place. I hope I'm right..
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The first thing I did after rooting and installing custom ROM was reducing the navbar size
Stock navbar is ugly as hell !
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The first thing I did after rooting and installing custom ROM was reducing the navbar size
Stock navbar is ugly as hell !
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Which ROM do you use ? Looking forward to play and tweak with my future 4
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rayiskon said:
I think it would look nice if they take away the black background (make it fully transparent) and separate the buttons.
The transparency would give a feel of a bigger screen, and we'd still have the buttons, circle/square or whatever shape, separated from one another, as if they're floating over the wallpaper.
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I have mine 85% transparent and 65% of normal height. It doesn't look right transparent when using an app though so only when on the launcher.
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Which ROM do you use ? Looking forward to play and tweak with my future 4
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Almost every custom ROM I've seen lets you change the nav bar height. Others will let you change the colour and set transparency.
This is really easy, if you don't like onscreen buttons, don't buy a nexus.
I never understood all the complaining about the onscreen buttons also, for the people that don't like it, I will suggest to get another phone.
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I have mine 85% transparent and 65% of normal height. It doesn't look right transparent when using an app though so only when on the launcher.
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Almost every custom ROM I've seen lets you change the nav bar height. Others will let you change the colour and set transparency.
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Do you mind sharing a screenshot of your homescreen?
Thanks
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I prefer capacitive buttons on a phone or mini tablet. Maybe its just what I am use to. In didn't fancy the nav bar on my n7 and I really didn't care for pie controlls. On my note 10.1 I think they work flawless andthe screen is so large that I don't feel I am missing anything. I don't understand why people hate capacitive buttons if you don't like them you are not forced to use them. But it's ok we all have preference and neither is right or wrong but just an opinion.
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I noticed that when I edited the LCD density to be 360 it works great however I noticed that the search bar in the dialer moved to the top if the screen rather than staying in its home on the bottom of the screen. Any way to fix that?
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Just a quick update. I was able to fix this issue by using a density of 400. Not quiet so small but big enough that the launcher no longer dies this.
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