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Gnome3 Android Launcher

So while at my PC yesterday playing/customizing/worshiping my Gnome3 desktop I had this idea:
What if I could make a Gnome3 launcher for Android? I think the whole minimal style of Gnome3 would be appropriate for a mobile device, and being open source maybe makes it easier. The sad part is that I'm just a graphic designer and I cannot code a single line.
What do you guys think?
Could that be interesting/useful?
Is any coder interested?
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For those of you who are unfamiliar to the new Gnome3 desktop environment go to gnome3.org to get a taste:

That app drawer is rather pretty/ perfect.
Sadly, I do not know any coding either, and am purely on the design side of things. (nor do I know the Gnome3 UI)

I think if you take a look at gnome3.org you will find many great ideas, for a phone UI and even better for a tablet.
I'm not sure though if all these could be somehow be ported to android.
Would that be a home replacement? A total new custom ROM like MIUI?
I have no idea, but I think it could be really interesting!

I think that a gnome 3 launcher for android could be nice
If is like the screenshots, i think that its interesting
Sadly, i'm not a coder

gnome3 wud rock ..
will follow dis topic..

I really, really, really apologize for bring this post back from the dead...
but I have to say... this is a really good idea.
I shall begin work shortly. >
I'll post a market link once I'm done.
Look a bit like webOS... But webOS looks amazing. So why not?

...hmm
I right about now wish I could code and make this a whole new ROM. I have dabbled in HTML and Javascript and took some C++ before but I am not a coder by any means. I would like to see this turn to a full blow ROM though. Launcher or even a theme would be cool though.

yes a good idea. im all for this project

I'm really glad you guys like it! My initial idea was indeed a full blown ROM based on Gnome3 but I thought it would be extremely difficult so I thought a launcher would be easier.
Of course, with the news of ubuntu on android and the inclusion of android back in the linux kernel 3.3 maybe makes it a little easier, but that would be a whole new beast!
Anyway, if you need help or want to work together on this, I'm all yours!
Thank you all for your interest!

I like it, I wanna see this idea turn into something real
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leolawliet said:
I like it, I wanna see this idea turn into something real
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Same here!
P.S. Funny seeing you here.

Well I just made a UOT mod for my phone. To me, it looks really nice... but I have yet to flash it. I'll update you guys with screenshots after I flash it!

Curiousn00b said:
Same here!
P.S. Funny seeing you here.
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Lol sup!
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This looks very interesting. You should make it happen
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Okay... so... I created a TW-based Gnome 3 themed rom for my phone (GSII Skyrocket). And it looks terrible.
Maybe someone else can theme the roms. I'm not too much of a graphics guy anyways.
I'll just start coding the launcher. >.<

Amazing!
Amazing idea. Wish I had the skills to help....

iandr0idos said:
Okay... so... I created a TW-based Gnome 3 themed rom for my phone (GSII Skyrocket). And it looks terrible.
Maybe someone else can theme the roms. I'm not too much of a graphics guy anyways.
I'll just start coding the launcher. >.<
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Hey iandr0idos,
I'm very interested in one particular thought. Given you tidy up/complete the launcher, will it be able to scale so that tablets can use it too? I could install nookbuntu but I like ICS better lol. And that was actually the other thing... would it be cross-compatible between GB and ICS? My Nook runs ICS but my phone runs Harmonia GB. I really enjoy thinking outside of the box and I thank the OP for thinking of this idea before me. This is a really interesting and frankly groundbreaking concept. ESPECIALLY for tablets. I find very few UIs more smooth and simplistic than Gnome 3. Currently I've been playing with Launcher7 (Metro UI-like launcher) and I like that but nothing hits home like Gnome 3. You and the OP should work together. You're the code wiz and he is the artist. I hope we get to taste a little Gnome 3 on our mobiles.

I love it, hope you can get it done.
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One again, sorry for bringing this topic back from the dead but i need to say this is a great idea, and I'd love to see it work. cheers

That's perfect !

[ROM][WiFi-Only][3.2]FyreMod by DaAwesome1 v1.0

This is an Official US 3.2 Honeycomb Touchwiz release.
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ZipAligned at Boot
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Hardware Accelerated Launcher
Speed Tweaks
V6 Supercharger
Stock Touchwiz Theme
Pershoots Latest Kernel (Credits to Pershoot!)
Minfrees
Ad-Hoc Support
Extended Power Menu (Not Released Yet, Planning To In Next Update)
Build.prop Tweaks
Memory Enhancements
Ad-Free (Host Files)
New Music App
Custom Theme On Its Way! (Not Released Yet, Planning To In Future Update)
More To Come with Future Updates!
Instructions
1) Put On SD Card (As Always)
2) NANDROID BACKUP! (I CANNOT BE RESPONSIBLE IF YOU CAUSE A WORLD WAR THREE BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T BACKUP!)
3) Full Wipe (Data, Cache, Dalvik)
4) Flash ROM
5) Reboot, Be Patient
6) Setup
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Really? No reply?
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What makes this different than task's rom?

I knew someone would say that. Alot of stuff actually and if you were to try it you would see.
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I think what really differentiates these ROMs is the customization. If it's still just stock Touchwiz, I doubt we'd notice any difference.
But good job. Maybe when you have a custom theme or post some screenshots

Itaintrite said:
I think what really differentiates these ROMs is the customization. If it's still just stock Touchwiz, I doubt we'd notice any difference.
But good job. Maybe when you have a custom theme or post some screenshots
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Posted a screenshot. Plus smoothness and speed also differentiates them.
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So this is basically a faster version off stock KL1 or KMM? I really wonder if it is possible to do a stock Google 3.2 for this...touchwiz just messes it up.
Anyway good work though. Seems a bit faster.
Btw...why are you using screenshot er when there a whole button for it?

Hooray! New ROM! I'll give it a flash this evening.... Thanks!

Original Name Bro,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1321104
Good try though.

PhantomHacker said:
Original Name Bro,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1321104
Good try though.
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Haven't seen this. Anyone recommend a better name if you come up with one.
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ezcats said:
So this is basically a faster version off stock KL1 or KMM? I really wonder if it is possible to do a stock Google 3.2 for this...touchwiz just messes it up.
Anyway good work though. Seems a bit faster.
Btw...why are you using screenshot er when there a whole button for it?
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Actually its not. Its modified alot more and has more features. And you can't find stock 3.2 that will have drivers for this tab.
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Who rated this 1 star... Probably some idiot who hasn't even tried it. .__.

Awesome. Thank you to the probably 5 people who tried it actually out of the 396. Thanks.

Sweet. Another 1 star vote. I should just have this thread deleted. Thanks to everyone for supporting me and telling me what to fix. /sarcasm. Maybe I should give up developing since nobody seems to like my ROMs.

Dude you dont need to be pissed off these people, actually the development of the tab roms is getting slow and you are the only one who posted the last two roms, a great job just by posting these thread to keep the development ongoing, probably the one that rated your rom 1 star is 10 year old kid mostly just trolling around.
All the best.

yeah man screw the haters and be patient with all the feedback as that Android 4.0 alpha has taken all the attention lately. Just giver a week or so with the holiday season and all.

Thanks guys. The reason I'm getting irritated at the raters is because it the rating is so low, people are just gonna be like "oh, 2 stars. Nah, I'm not gonna look at it."

DaAwesome1 said:
Thanks guys. The reason I'm getting irritated at the raters is because it the rating is so low, people are just gonna be like "oh, 2 stars. Nah, I'm not gonna look at it."
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I looked at it.

PhantomHacker said:
I looked at it. Am I not important to you?
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Well, a lot of people will be like that. And you are important because you're an amazing developer.

Was polaris included in the official one.?
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Android and iPhone

Alright, I'm sure some people will get a little crazy about this subject but I'm just wondering what others think...
We all love our Android devices and how open and free they feel but some of us like the "quality" of an iPhone..
I've been debating whether to stick to android or try out iOS. Now I know how great android is and how limited iOS can be but I haven't been able to find anything where someone talks about rooted android devices vs JB'd iPhones.. we all the android is better than an iPhone when they are both not hacked or rooted but what do you guys think is the better device for development and features after its been hacked?
I've seen some pretty cool stuff on iPhone but I also love how we can replace our stock apps to have different themes or better functions,etc.
I basically just want to know what everyone's thoughts our about this.
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Moved to OT, go ahead OT´ers!!

Android > iPhone
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Android still has more features/customizability/ whateveryouwannacallit after it's been 'hacked'. And a lot of the newer Android phones have just as good build quality as the iPhone.

orb3000 said:
Moved to OT, go ahead OT´ers!!
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Alright, I'm sure some people will get a little crazy about this subject but I'm just wondering what others think...
We all love our Android devices and how open and free they feel but some of us like the "quality" of an iPhone..
I've been debating whether to stick to android or try out iOS. Now I know how great android is and how limited iOS can be but I haven't been able to find anything where someone talks about rooted android devices vs JB'd iPhones.. we all the android is better than an iPhone when they are both not hacked or rooted but what do you guys think is the better device for development and features after its been hacked?
I've seen some pretty cool stuff on iPhone but I also love how we can replace our stock apps to have different themes or better functions,etc.
I basically just want to know what everyone's thoughts our about this.
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Android OS is superior regardless if it is Rooted or iOS is Jailbroke or not. From what I hear JBing an iDevice makes it slow and unstable, whereas rooting and Android device can only improve its performance. Jailbreaking doesn't get you out of the garden, it only puts a hole in the wall you can look out. Now if you were to say you would like to carry both I can understand, but just trading from Android to iOS is a bad idea development wise.
Edit: I am Android biased of course, but long story short you can see from my sig I do have some value for iOS. If I had to choose only one it would be Android, easy choice. But I would be lying if I said I didn't enjoy owning both. Although I think an iPhone over an Android phone would be a huge mistake for anybody except older people that are unfamiliar with tech.

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I just can't put my finger on it, but this thread seems strangely familiar...

xaccers said:
I just can't put my finger on it, but this thread seems strangely familiar...
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This thread was moved here from elsewhere.
/begin rant
OP...I'm not seeing the need to get an iPhone other than buying into the hype about Apple products. You know darn well that Android devices can do the same and more. If you want the iPhone look, use a MIUI rom.
There's tons of threads in this forum alone comparing Apple vs. Android and the consensus most of the time is Android devices are better.
/end rant

vanessaem said:
There's tons of threads in this forum alone comparing Apple vs. Android and the consensus most of the time is Android devices are better.
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That'll be why it seems so familiar, because it's been covered umpteen dozen times before!

xaccers said:
That'll be why it seems so familiar, because it's been covered umpteen dozen times before!
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True but this time it's not the OP's fault. This thread came from a different forum.

I had the chance to use both of them and prefer android devices for a long list of reasons. I bought an ipad because well everyone on teh interwebs said it was best and that android tablets were not ready yet. after 2months i sold it, i wouldve sold it earlier but i wanted to wait for the ipad 2 jailbreak in case it improved anything. indeed it could add some features at the cost of stability and speed. at tnis time i already had an android phone and knew that android was moar capable especially when rooted, and so i sold my ipad to get a galaxy tab plus, and i would never switch back.
reasons for idevices were the higher density of high quality apps, which by now isnt true anymore. spontaneously i would say, unless you really really need that one app which is ios only, dont get an idevice.
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vanessaem said:
True but this time it's not the OP's fault. This thread came from a different forum.
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You're far too nice

I know there are other post like this but they haven't helped me in any way...yea I would love to carry both devices...if I could then I wouldn't have created this thread..I had an itouch before and I enjoyed it for a very long time...but when your look at iOS it seems more complete. Yea I love android and if I were to switch it would be difficult...another reason, look at the support for jb'd idevices...with android phones if u want good development then your selection of phones is really slimmed down.....for example, at Verizon they have a lot of cool phones, one of the best out now is the razr, but there's crappy development because of a locked bootloader...so its like if you don't get a nexus( or similar device) then your basically s.o.l. when it comes to development.. I think most people can agree that it sucks that u can't get the phone that you really want because you know there isn't great support behind it
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WP
I prefer windows.

Windows phone also looks very nice to...but Idk if its as looked down as what I think it might be lol
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Who will make my next phone?

Hey all.
Basically i just want to hear all your thoughts on your current devices, and what you think of the next device in that product family.
My thoughts.
My first android device was the Motorola defy which really sold android for me, the fact i could treat a phone horribly by accident and it not care was a really solid selling point. The developer community for it was really quite strong too, it even receiving CM10 before my current S2.
The original transformer isn't the prettiest, lightest and fastest tablet anymore (not that it was ever lightest SO MUCH GLASS) but it was and is my first tablet and still works amazingly today. Good job Asus.
My current phone is the Samsung Galaxy S 2 which i bought outright after everyone that had one giving raving reviews and a quick view of the forum showed a very active community. Little did i know the issues the developers faced to get the aosp roms working properly, it is not pretty and it is entirely the fault of Samsung and their hardware partners (I am looking at you, yamaha). I know this and love the developers for supporting my S2 so well, especially codeworkx whom has been moving devices lately.
I love the idea of getting the S3, but i would only be going for the larger screen and if all i want is the larger screen why not go even larger and get the Note 2? Especially after its drop test video. It is a tank of a phone.
The One X+ Kind of interests me with unlocked bootloaders etc. But the fact i have to flash the kernel separately to the ROM every time (or at least that is my understanding) would really annoy me.
After the defy i would rush to a unlocked bootloader on a Motorola. That and screen size were the only issues i had with my defy.
But my current plan runs out in December which is only a few months away and i would love some ideas on devices coming into Christmas season.
Currently i am thinking Note 2, but i don't want to have half baked aosp roms because of hardware support. Ideas?
And yes doing a BYO 6 month plan with my local carrier is an option.

How bout this one?
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orangekid said:
How bout this one?
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Although super durable i am not sure it would have all the features i am after. And look at that screen, tiny!

HTC 100% of the time.
There are some really cool devs and contributors who have written apps and scripts that enable you to flash everything all at once, kernel included.
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I have the SGSIII and the One X. In the case of the One X (not the One X+ but it's basically a refresh of the One X) yes, you do have to extract and flash the boot.img via your pc using fastboot and the flash the modules via recovery...not as bad as it sounds. It's a great phone.
The SGSIII not only has a bigger screen but a higher resolution than the SGSII. There are many ROMs for it and in the case of the US variants I've flashed ROMs made for the AT&T variant on my T-Mobile one. (The international version also has great development.)
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tommytomatoe said:
HTC 100% of the time.
There are some really cool devs and contributors who have written apps and scripts that enable you to flash everything all at once, kernel included.
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Hey Tommy thanks for the reply, i take it your experience is from the EVO?
Thanks Babydoll one of my friends has the one x which i rooted/cm10ed for him the other day, it was an interesting look into HTC custom roms and i must say it is not overly difficult or anything. And i did see the scripts Tommy was talking about, they would be nice in easing the transition. How do you find the one x build quality? I heard it was hit and miss between users.

yay101 said:
Hey Tommy thanks for the reply, i take it your experience is from the EVO?
Thanks Babydoll one of my friends has the one x which i rooted/cm10ed for him the other day, it was an interesting look into HTC custom roms and i must say it is not overly difficult or anything. And i did see the scripts Tommy was talking about, they would be nice in easing the transition. How do you find the one x build quality? I heard it was hit and miss between users.
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I have a HT23 which is one of the earlier batches and I have no issues. No Wi-Fi attenuation, no screen flicker, nothing wrong at all with my device.
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Evo og and Evo LTE. Also had an Evo 3d for a brief time.
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I also had the (original) Samsung Galaxy Note. I really loved that phone. I only sold it because the eMMC brick bug got on my nerves.
I still miss that phone. I am getting the Note II.
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Babydoll25 said:
I also had the (original) Samsung Galaxy Note. I really loved that phone. I only sold it because the eMMC brick bug got on my nerves.
I still miss that phone. I am getting the Note II.
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That's the reason why you sold it? You could have flashed a safe kernel. Done.

MIUI for our beloved N4: finally?

Hey MIUI fanatics out there!
Last night, I stumbled on this post on G+:
https://plus.google.com/103335486449456213484/posts/DHeDAbUeVsQ
The guy clearly runs a full blown android 4.2.2 MIUI rom on his GNex, which is pretty exciting, cuz a port to our device shouldn't be that difficult at this point. Or is it...?
Well, thought I had to share this. Let's keep our fingers crossed...
Regards.
n4.

Not a big fan but its nice to have options
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Good but i rather stick with stock android look
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MIUI on any device is like running a port of a port on a port of a port that was ported from a port that only works right 68% of the time. No thanks.

(Sarcasm caution)
What is miui..?
I've seen it mentioned since the nexus s days, never run it on a phone.

Not my thing..

Lol okay obviously I'm the only one who's excited
n4.

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I'm interested in MIUI, MIUI is pretty but I probably won't run it for long before I switch back, maybe 3 weeks max.

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Bah, i m also looking forward to it!
People here usualy poo-poo MIUI, although they will claim anywhere else that Android=choice... Don't worry too much about this logic issue

OP, if you look at the MIUI forums, they have launched beta builds for Gnex and believe me there are a lot of bugs now. Once, it passes onto stable, someone or I might port it for mako.

Miui is always lagging way far behind Google on Android versions. And the version that they are on is usually very bug ridden. I like it but I hate dealing with major bugs, little bugs don't bother me to much.
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Well, I ve tried V5 on the i9000, and it s simply so slow it cannot be used.
I also tried on the i9300, and it is quite nice over there, so there's hope.
But I agree, it is not as fast as a nice aosp/cm 10.1/AOKP ^^.
I like how different it looks, and weither I ll use it for a long time or not, well, let's see!
I d give a spin to iOS if it were ported, just for the sake of running it on the N4, ahha

kipue said:
Bah, i m also looking forward to it!
People here usualy poo-poo MIUI, although they will claim anywhere else that Android=choice... Don't worry too much about this logic issue
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You should look into the reason they are poo-pooed....they are a china development house and do alot of shady things. But you seem to have the logic part down so you'll not need to Google or anything.

I cannot wait to try MIUI on my Nexus 4. I been waiting for it since I bought my phone.
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tweaked said:
You should look into the reason they are poo-pooed....they are a china development house and do alot of shady things. But you seem to have the logic part down so you'll not need to Google or anything.
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Yeah, i know what they say, with the spying and the stealing and the burning of houses...
Anyway..I understand what you mean, didn t want to start a thing here. I just like it, no matter the valid reasons ^^
When talking about logic, I was refering to people saying , 'it looks too much like iPhone, blah'... Which isn t the point I think

Can't wait to run it although I always end up switching to vanilla like 2 days later haha
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MIUI IMO is UG to the LY!

Looking forward trying it!