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Sweeter Home!

Has anyone downloaded the free preview for this app? It looks awesome and has a user edit built in.
Finally a different home setup that really changes the interaction.

Yep - MASSIVE editing abilities. Great start and should hopefully get better. The app scrolling is faster than the standard Android home in my experience, no lag at all! Few force closes while editting here and there but mostly remembers what you edited when it relaunches. Calendar seems broken for me, only shows a handful of what appointments I actually have coming up. Still in Beta though so with improvements could be exceptional.

Tried it out last night, not really my cup of tea. I like Open Home much better. Also, it force closed on me countless times, untill it just got too annoying and I uninstalled.

OK this thing has some pretty great potential. I'm going to build some screens and upload screen shots later. EG, no need for folders, you can create a realtime scrolling tray and drag apps into it.

Good stuff so far. Shows a lot of potential. I think you should be able to span background wallpapers like in normal home, and not just the same image stretched for every pane. I think there also needs to be more controls over the layout options. Good start. I wish the other home alternatives had this kind of customization.

Maybe I'm just lazy or maybe it's that I've gotten used to using dxTop, but the layout of it is horrendous! I mean, I even think all the screens of aHome is better than that. Up, home, right, home, left, home, etc. I found it annoying within the first 5 minutes.

its not about UI right now
this has more potential than all the other home screen changing applications which mostly all they do is change icons...and added extra screens, this goes beyond it and makes your G1 efficient and business savy, recent calls, texts, etc all in front of the screen.. like yes it has UI problems, but the potential of ACTUAL customization is beyond these other applications, and they charge..
with their lite versions etc.
it has made the home page a personal thing, and isn't that what we all love, personalization.

reynchan said:
its not about UI right now
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For introductions, that's all it's about. I'm not talking about themes or anything else, but the layout is crap. The idea may be good and maybe if those tabs stayed on each screen so you don't have to constantly go back to the center to get anywhere it would be more efficient. But, as it stands if I'm not impressed by how it looks, I'm not even going to waste my time in testing it out...same as how I won't give a website a chance if it's appearance is lacking. First impressions are everything.

so im guessing, judge a book by its cover.
i agree with the UI being hideous.
but compared to ahome, dxtop and open home, all they're done is the same thing, a couple widgets, extra pages (that just move differently from each other) and changing icons. that's it..
yehs, sweeter home is not good to look at, its the ugly duckling right now, but with all its features and the developer open for suggestions and implementing things, it's far better than the other home applications.
i gave it a chance and tested the product out before making any ASSUMPTIONS and i like the features but not the UI, but everything is a work in progress and the developer actually went beyond just chaning major icons, adding an extra page and widgets like what OTHER HOME applications have already done.

I make no assumptions, merely observations. I don't like the UI and attraction is the first step to any partnership. I never said I wasn't willing to give it a shot later, you assumed that. I said as it is now, it sucks.
From my experience with dxTop, the UI works with the theme I have on my phone. There are no extra downloads or specifics that I have to implement. I'm not saying it's the best, but that's a lot better than any of the others are doing.

Tried it, a little too much for me.
I like it simple. Open Home for me.

Here's screen 1, 2 and 3 I've set up so far. Few bugs I've found (app TRAY has started duplicating the actual apps in it for every new tray added, not sure why)... anyway, looks pretty good and once more stability and features are released this will be my default home I think...
Left is SMS's with quick links to contact apps below.
Middle is (top) most used apps, (middle) all apps, (bottom) communication apps, (here's where I want more app trays but won't really work atm, I want a utils tray, games try, notes tray, and comms tray with all apps on a different screen).
Right is contact list.
--- Photobucket died right when I updated the images, stand by --

I think I figured out the tray duplication thing, just gotta test it. RENAME the trays! LOL.
EDIT: updated screen above. Got extra trays working - all scroll horizontally. Added labels to app trays and added labels to SMS and contacts list.
Next: "all" apps tray on the lower screen, and skin the calendar (even though it's broken) on the top screen...

I tried getting this app last night and a few times today but I keep getting "download unsecessful".

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There we go...

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There we go...
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Wow, I definitely need to sit down and make some pretty stuff like that. You think you could link the wood wallpaper?

I put a quick vid on youtube too so you can see it in action.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNPK35NQFSs
Wow, I definitely need to sit down and make some pretty stuff like that. You think you could link the wood wallpaper?
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Can't find it man, I think I got it from http://g1wallz.com/ - or maybe in the wallpapers topic on here? I'll upload it later when I get time.

See, I cant find it in my market. Im assuming that Im having so much trouble with my market because I have an ADP Phone? I cannot purchase, Ahome or Open home (the paid versions dont show up)

i can't find it on market either- i did yesterday but it gave me download unsuccessful. since then i can't find it- maybe it has been taken off for fixing or something?

I tried backing it up with Astro but couldn't do it.
http://www.cyrket.com/package/com.sweeterhome.preview1 - Doesn't do it for you? There's a new version, I'm about to update.
EDIT: You can now long press in a tray to bring up shortcuts. Nice. Works with Anycut too, not BetterCut though
My working shortcut options:
Any Cut
Astro
Bookmark
Bookmark2
Contact
Gmail Label
Music Playlist
Note Everything

Best Home Replacement - LauncherPro

http://www.launcherpro.com/
Its free in the market. SO SMOOTH, running great on newest cyanogenmod eclair
Based on the stock Android Launcher (Home app), LauncherPro adds some new and exciting features:
- Super-smooth scrolling
- Animated screen previews (like Exposé or HTC Sense)
- Up to 7 home screens
- App drawer with a fly-in effect and smooth scrolling
- Shortcut dock
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Download:

It's not the best but it's ok to use for a few hours. Try ADW Launcher... now that's a nice piece of work!

LauncherPRO... if only it were more like Home++ - in SOME ways!
Greetings.
I, too, enjoy the SPEED of this app, over and above most else. Over the past 6 months, I have sampled most of the major app launcher programs on the market - both free ans well as paid, and this is hands down the fastest/smoothest around.
Now, if only it had the FEATURES that Home++ has, as THAT program/app ALREADY HAS such great features as a task bar icons that can not only be slid back and forth - horizontally, but you can pick and choose which ones you want to use/show. Furthermore,if you are in the "app library", and decide to remove one, when you hold down the icon - you get a prompt to remove it. A similar option is featured, when you are running an app, and just want to close it/turn it off, you simply hold down the lower left "return" button... and it closes, freeing up system memory. There are MANY more features in this home launcher, too.
I know, you're saying, "Well - if Home++ is 'all that' - why not just use it?" I would - if it wasn't so dang slow - for example, when I select to use the dial pad, it takes nearly 15 to 22 seconds to appear on the screen; really. After all, this IS a PHONE...! What's more, Home++ seems to be FC'ing nearly ALL the time, forcing home launch restarting... on my outta-the-box, non-rooted Motorola DROID... running version 2.1.1 I truly like Home++, but the developer of same hasn't done anything with it for well over a month, nor has he or she been receptive to any emails. So, it looks like our LauncherPRO may be the next Holy Grail of apps - if it can incorporate the features that made Home++ so popular!
I'll be MOST eager to see what is next...!

cant find it in the market

I was getting annoyed with being in an app and pressing home and constantly getting the "sense" previews. So i disabled pressing home-button to bring up previews in the app. If any of u share my issues, heres the fixed launcher.
http://www.mediafire.com/?kktyngx2gg2Here

Daneshm90 said:
I was getting annoyed with being in an app and pressing home and constantly getting the "sense" previews. So i disabled pressing home-button to bring up previews in the app. If any of u share my issues, heres the fixed launcher.
http://www.mediafire.com/?kktyngx2gg2Here
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Wait... a 'fixed' launcher..? There's a setting to change the home button action to navigate to the default home screen instead of opening sense.

Pretty nifty, but I must mention Zeam
I actually spotted it after being left unsatisfied with launcher pro.
It's pretty unique compared to most, very slick and speedy. Give it a shot, it's free

plamic said:
Pretty nifty, but I must mention Zeam
I actually spotted it after being left unsatisfied with launcher pro.
It's pretty unique compared to most, very slick and speedy. Give it a shot, it's free
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zeam in my opinion isnt all that good

nick_karstedt said:
Wait... a 'fixed' launcher..? There's a setting to change the home button action to navigate to the default home screen instead of opening sense.
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Yea even with tht option, anytime id press home, it would take me to my homescreen but the previews would still popup. A couple of other ppl had the same issues so i just removed the binding of home button to bring up sense previews from his code.

ADW is the bomb
You can choose what you want the home key to do in ADW. I've only donated to a few developers. Anderweb is definitely high on my list.
Also, I couldn't resist
There is no place like home...
-Dorothy

Yea i know, i just cant get over that zoom in animation of launcherpro. Sucker for tht

HTC Sense apps while running LauncherPro

Because of the bloat the EspressoUI had, I loaded LauncherPro. Much better memory management. However, I'd like to continue to use some of the Espresso/Sense widgets. (Namely peep, messenger, and the clock with the weather app built in.) Anyone know how to do this? Or must I wait for root?
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can't be done even with root. The Sense widgets require the sense ui to be running. no other way to get them to work. This has been asked probably 10+ times over at the official forums. always the same answer. thats just how HTC made sense.

Then I guess I have my first project, once I get my development computer in order.
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You realize sense is still running in the background? So your theory of better memory management is kinda null. I really don't see what everyones complaints are with sense, it flies for me. So if your seeing any improved speed its probably just placebo, or the fact that those same widgets you want to run or no longer running if you deleted them.

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or the fact that those same widgets you want to run or no longer running if you deleted them.
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I am pretty sure this is the reason. I think it's a problem of monkey see, monkey kinda do... They're seeing some people complain about the internal memory being eaten up most likely due to Sense, and are automatically associating that with performance issues. I think mine flies as well using the Sense UI, I just dislike the look, and would rather have more internal room.

For me it's not a monkey see monkey do. I force stop, and turn off Sense completely. It doesn't run in the background anymore. I do get a memory boost because the MyFaves app, and some of the other things are no longer running. That is where I see the performance boost. Don't get me wrong, the Espresso/Sense is nice, but it has two issues. It runs a lot of stuff in background, whether or not you have the widget on screen. And second, it isn't as functional or customizable yet. I was more so asking the first question though, because I'd like to continue using the peep widget once we get root, and I use a different rom.

Do you have a task manager? I just installed adw just to test this out. After selecting as default home, I close sense, check my app manager and sure enough it started right back up. As for the my faves, its never running for me once I end it with the task manager. ADW and all these launchers are straight though I just cant stand having them running on top of each other, once there root launcher.apk is replacable

For the sake of thoroughness, I grabbed three different task managers. Of the three, only one saw HTC Sense, and it wasn't running or tying up memory, it simply recognized it as a system process waiting to start. You also do not need a "Task Manager" for two main reasons. You have a far better one built into the Setting -> Applications -> Running Services. Second, when an application is no longer being used it goes into what is called OnPause(), then goes to OnStop(). Now in the OnStop() state, yes it is holding memory, waiting for the OnResume() command to take effect so you can pick up where you left off. If another program needs said memory, then the OnStop() process is killed from memory, so the new activity can utilize it. Task managers are just adding to your bloat. HTC Sense is an activity that is constantly running, thus it never truly goes into OnPause(), and it keeps a hold of what memory it takes. That is why I wanted to drop it like a bad habit. And yes, I do agree with you, once we get root, and can install whatever boot.apk we want, then things will be really nice. But I'd still want to find some way of getting the Peep.apk to stand alone because it is a very nice twitter app.
EDIT: I have stated in other threads that I am a newbie level developer. I believe what I posted to be correct. However, if what I have stated above is incorrect, then by all mean, I apologize, and welcome the correction/education.

The phone works fine without Sense, and much faster.
I am trying the Slide2G1 rom on my G1, and once I installed ADW, I deleted Rosie, and all the htc widgets from /system/app. This greatly speeded up the phone, while also allowing me to use the HTC styled apps like calendar and dialer without the overhead of sense as well.

How do we disable sense? Just kill the process running?

turboyo said:
You realize sense is still running in the background? So your theory of better memory management is kinda null. I really don't see what everyones complaints are with sense, it flies for me. So if your seeing any improved speed its probably just placebo, or the fact that those same widgets you want to run or no longer running if you deleted them.
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+1 on that, i have yet to bog mine down and believe me i try, in fact my slide runs just as fast as my buddy's droid incredible.

In my own the best way to get rid of sense is to use a launcher set it as default (I prefer adw) then go into settings/ applications/ manage applications. Then clear all data and defaults from from anything sense then delete them from system/app then delete them from data/data.
Also a real good clock widget with the weather that works with launchers is fancy I also did a themed version of the fancy widget I'll post later if anyone is interested
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Here's a copy of a fancy widget I themed using g-dsonz theme. Here's a preview
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This should work with all launchers. Only tested on adw

HTC Sense home UI for LP

This is a simple Sense UI homescreen look/theme for launcher pro (NOT a port of sense or any widgets)
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how to use :
1. set sensedock.png as your launcherpro dock
2. set your leftmost icon to go to the app drawer, then select custom icon and use the clearsquare.png as the icon
3. same as step two, but set the middle three icons to be the phone app. again, set the icon to be the clear square
4.set the rightmost icon to be whatever you want, i used messaging. again, use the clear icon
thats it! just tap one of the three sections and it will take you there
now your homescreen dock will look just about the same as senseUI.
rrrrramos said:
Couple it with the HTC EVO 4G Status Bar MetaMorph for the real feel ;-)
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^^awesome status bar from bahnburner. thanks for pointing that out rrrrramos

you made my day. I was always wanting to try to make something like this and you did it for me. Awesome.

Very clever! Really nice. Sure many will appreciate this!

Looks great! You should couple it with the HTC EVO 4G Status Bar MetaMorph for the real feel ;-)

thanks for the positive responses
my first release/thingy and i wasnt sure if people would like it

Nice Work!!!!

You should use the app Shootme to post screen shots instead of taking pictures with your camera..
Great Skin, looks awesome

Stupid Android newb question (I'm sorry) but how do you apply themes? I came from the iphone jailbreaking scene so i'm still new to my Captivate

Does it soul still habe a 3d app tray?
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warri said:
You should use the app Shootme to post screen shots instead of taking pictures with your camera..
Great Skin, looks awesome
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yes i should, and will
@linuxnewb install launcher pro (Free in app market) then go into preferences>apperance settings>dock background> pick custom and select the dock
then hold down each icon on the dock and set it individually
@clown_lov: yes, you just need to go into launcherpro settings and enable it

love it

"How to use :
1. set sensedock.png as your launcherpro dock
2. set your leftmost icon to go to the app drawer, then select custom icon and use the clearsquare.png as the icon
3. same as step two, but set the middle three icons to be the phone app. again, set the icon to be the clear square
4.set the rightmost icon to be whatever you want, i used messaging. again, use the clear icon
thats it! just tap one of the three sections and it will take you there
now your homescreen dock will look just about the same as senseUI."
ok, I have installed via metamorph and have launcher +beta as my launcher...I must be tired, so where do I go to do as your 4 steps tell me to?
ok, yup I am tired...any more questions will wait when I am fully awake - later on today...lol

Works great!!! Thanks - I needed launcher pro, as you said, and at first all I found was the other one...it would be nice to port the HTC SENSE UI in its entirety to the phone. But, until that day happens, this is a great alternative and the UI is still quick, too, on the captivate. Now, could you point me in the general direction of where I could change the sound and image files of this awesome phone? Thank!!

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Works great!!! Thanks - I needed launcher pro, as you said, and at first all I found was the other one...it would be nice to port the HTC SENSE UI in its entirety to the phone. But, until that day happens, this is a great alternative and the UI is still quick, too, on the captivate. Now, could you point me in the general direction of where I could change the sound and image files of this awesome phone? Thank!!
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its not likely that an entire sense ui port will ever happen, basically because senseui is for and by HTC phones, which bare a total of almost no hardware similarities with the sgs. (check this out though http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=737526)
you can look to the android general theme section for some bootscreens and sounds.

Do I have to root my captivate to do this?

All you need is Launcher Pro. Hit up the preferences menu after pressing the menu key on the homescreen and go to Appearance settings to change the dock skin.

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thanks for the positive responses
my first release/thingy and i wasnt sure if people would like it
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I wish there was a way you could use the right button to add the widgets or wallpapers screen you know. There a way to do it?

Sanfo12 said:
I wish there was a way you could use the right button to add the widgets or wallpapers screen you know. There a way to do it?
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the first two ways that come to mind are like a shortcut or something and an app that just opens that menu
personally i dont find that to be a really useful button so i assigned it to messaging

What's the all the ado about Sense?
So in a nutshell, is the appeal of SenseUI:
Customized dock
Useful widgets
Expose-like homescreen management
Am I missing something or does all that seem do-able in LauncherPro + (minus some of the widgets of course)?

wildkarrde21 said:
So in a nutshell, is the appeal of SenseUI:
Customized dock
Useful widgets
Expose-like homescreen management
Am I missing something or does all that seem do-able in LauncherPro + (minus some of the widgets of course)?
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yup pretty much just missing some widgets

BIG Launcher

Been playing around with the free version of Big Launcher a bit before I decide if it s worth making the $5 plunge for the Full Version,.. It just might have some potential on the Rooted Nook..
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...ua3VuZXMuYW5kcm9pZC5sYXVuY2hlci5hY3Rpdml0eSJd
Thoughts?

Looks nice and clean enough for the home screen. However the added functionalities (phone, contacts, sms) might make it a bit too bloated. At the moment I'm quite happy with launcher7 with minimalistic icons and visual effects stripped off.

Can you please post some screenshots or photographs on how it looks on the nook screen?

I just started playing around with the free version, so havent done much, but I think zecoj may be right. It looks good, but seems a little bloated..
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zecoj said:
Looks nice and clean enough for the home screen. However the added functionalities (phone, contacts, sms) might make it a bit too bloated. At the moment I'm quite happy with launcher7 with minimalistic icons and visual effects stripped off.
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Yeah, I like the way l7 looks, but have been too lazy to mess with getting it set up, lol

IndyRoadie said:
...have been too lazy to mess with getting it set up, lol
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Agree, its configuration interface is quite unintuitive to work with but once it's set up and backed up in TB, all is well.

Hum... Doesen't suit's me.
Wastes too much screen area.
Thanks for the screenshots, anyway!

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I'm trying to minimize memory footprint and keep things simple on my NST. I've gone for a "Launcherless" approach, trying to avoid ever seeing the Launcher as much as possible. I don't like to spend a lot of time playing with the device. I try to focus on USING it for reading and productive things. The last thing I want to do is make my nice little Android device look like a poor wannabe imitation of a Microsoft product!
1. Most of the time, I use my reader for ... reading. I use the Mantano Reader to completely replace the B&N Home, Library and Reader apps:
2. When I'm doing something else, I usually only use a handful of apps (4) bound to the B&N QuickMenu using Nook Touch Tools:
3. If I need any other apps, I go to my ADW Launcher EX home screen. Very rarely do I get this far, and anything else is in the app drawer:
I could use ADW Launcher to save a bit more memory, but ADW EX lets me get those big icons. It's a pain to configure since some of the menus don't show (white text on white background), but I've figured it out with a bit of poking around. Once I've done the basic setup, changing things around is simple and quick.
I've previously used FolderOrganizer to get quick menus on the Notification screen, but I didn't like having yet-another launcher running in the background.

bobstro said:
I'm trying to minimize memory footprint and keep things simple on my NST. I've gone for a "Launcherless" approach, trying to avoid ever seeing the Launcher as much as possible. I don't like to spend a lot of time playing with the device. I try to focus on USING it for reading and productive things. The last thing I want to do is make my nice little Android device look like a poor wannabe imitation of a Microsoft product!
1. Most of the time, I use my reader for ... reading. I use the Mantano Reader to completely replace the B&N Home, Library and Reader apps:
2. When I'm doing something else, I usually only use a handful of apps (4) bound to the B&N QuickMenu using Nook Touch Tools:
3. If I need any other apps, I go to my ADW Launcher EX home screen. Very rarely do I get this far, and anything else is in the app drawer:
I could use ADW Launcher to save a bit more memory, but ADW EX lets me get those big icons. It's a pain to configure since some of the menus don't show (white text on white background), but I've figured it out with a bit of poking around. Once I've done the basic setup, changing things around is simple and quick.
I've previously used FolderOrganizer to get quick menus on the Notification screen, but I didn't like having yet-another launcher running in the background.
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Definitely plan on trying out Mantano..
As for Launchers, I go back and for between ebooklauncher, and ReLaunch. There are features of both I really like, just wish I was experienced enough to try and combine them, lol

Mantano
Yes, you should definitely try Mantano - best pdf handling i found so far.
Ah, thanx for the launchet - it looks nice and tidy!