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Hey, I'm trying to find some custom widgets (specifically, a more useful audio/music player widget, and possibly a hack to remove the Garbage icon from the Edit Layout screen). I've had no luck so far. Does anyone know of anything I can try?
For the audio/music player widget, I would love something that's more responsive (the buttons on the default widget seem to require a very firm push, not just a tap), and maybe additional buttons to show a minimal playlist, or to start your default music player, etc.
For the garbage icon, I would love to be able to put more icons on the bottom of the screen, but every time I try, it just goes to the garbage, no matter how carefully I try to move them. The garbage icon really isn't needed, since you can just click any icon and hit delete, so I don't know why they put it there at all.
Also, something that's been annoying me...when I lock my phone, the "unlock" bar appears across the bottom of the screen, covering up part of Mobile Shell...it just looks really ugly. Anyone know of any kind of fix for this?
Thanks for any help/advice guys.
sfreemanoh said:
and possibly a hack to remove the Garbage icon from the Edit Layout screen) ...
For the garbage icon, I would love to be able to put more icons on the bottom of the screen, but every time I try, it just goes to the garbage, no matter how carefully I try to move them. The garbage icon really isn't needed, since you can just click any icon and hit delete, so I don't know why they put it there at all.
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To remove the Garbage-Icon try ShellExtension from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4664016&postcount=285
One of it's features:
• Add or remove the recycle bin in the edit menu’s
I'm very happy with that ...
Regards Broesel
Be careful when you use the updated version of ADW.Launcher. For reasons I can't fathom, they did two major changes that can cause a real problem.
1. They moved the trash can from the bottom to the top when removing something from the desktop
2. The App drawer button in the center can now be replaced.
I think this is incredibly stupid on the part of the ADW people. It makes it very easy to replace your app drawer with some application, then you can't get to your app drawer, and you can't reset it. Even the "reset" option in ADW doesn't fix it. In order to get my center button back to an app drawer, I had to uninstall it and reinstall it, meaning I get to spend the next hour putting all my icons, favorites, calendars, &c., where they need to be.
Up until these changes, ADW was hands down the best launcher there is. I think the simple fix would be to have a checkbox to protect the center button from being changed, the way it used to be. Or move the trash can back to the bottom where it is on every other launcher.
Or to get the App Drawer button back you can long-press on the desktop, Custom Shortcut>Pick Activity>Launcher Actions>Open/close App Drawer. Then just drag that shortcut to the dock bar.
A little wonky at first, but the extra customization this allows is worth it imho.
App drawer can be gotten back, long-press on the homescreen and choose "Add Custom Shortcut", for Action choose "App Drawer". Now you can drag that into your dock.
It appears that that does work, but I looked for something like that, and after 25 minutes of searching through each menu, I didn't think to look into Launcher Actions. That's not terribly intuitive, and rather annoying that they would change that without warning about it. Even though there is a complicated, backdoor way of fixing it, it would make a lot more sense just to protect the main button by default, with a checkbox to unprotect it, with an explanation of how to get your drawer back.
you're whining about something so simple to do... maybe you just need to learn how to use your phone..
Hold your finger on the screen. click Custom Shortcuts.. and Click choose activity... then click Launcher Actions (usually 3rd one from the top) and click App Drawer button.. -_-..
I'm with you. It's not a good feature, IMHO. Seems rather arbitrary considering every Android user for the last 2 years has become all too accustomed to trash at the bottom. Don't get me wrong, the new update brought some great features, I just don't believe this is one.
you guys probably don't theme often.. having a custom app drawer is awesome.. all it needs now is a widget type to open the app drawer...
get with the times.
it's ok its happens
Yeah I wasn't too happy about the trash on the top either. I went back to Launcher Pro now because I didn't want to have to get use to something that was just the opposite on every other android phone. I am sure they made the change for a reason.
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Yeah I wasn't too happy about the trash on the top either. I went back to Launcher Pro now because I didn't want to have to get use to something that was just the opposite on every other android phone. I am sure they made the change for a reason.
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The trash on top was indeed a good idea, coz whenever a shortcut was to be deleted, some noob users were not able to drop it into the trash can, but instead added it to their dock.
But then again, when you long tap on any shortcut, there should have been a feature, where the bottom dock completely disappears and only the trash can is visible.
I personally love the change... Trash on top... something new!
During two 12 hour days of rooting and customizing two CNooks, I ran across a procedure for removing the stock Nook apps. Now I can't find it. I'm not sure if that included the main soft button, as well, but I'm giving one of these to my 75 year old Mom and I don't want her confused if she hits this button all the time.
Really appreciate any help here!!!
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During two 12 hour days of rooting and customizing two CNooks, I ran across a procedure for removing the stock Nook apps. Now I can't find it. I'm not sure if that included the main soft button, as well, but I'm giving one of these to my 75 year old Mom and I don't want her confused if she hits this button all the time.
Really appreciate any help here!!!
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AFAIK there's no way to remove the nook shortcut menu in the status bar. So what is she using it for, never reading on it? If you removed the apps and she did launch the shortcuts I guess it'd just fail to load the app, as they seem to be static shortcuts to those apps.
I would think when we get a custom ROM the status bar will be at the developers digression, and maybe someone will figure out a way to update the framework jar to remove the shortcut. My wife likes the shortcut, as her NC is 50/50 reader/tablet.
I installed the Kindle app on the Home screen, which I prefer. The Nook eReader is still there in the app tray, but because I changed the screen res, it screws up some of the texts in the Store and what not. The reader is still fine, though. But with the larger icons and text, it is WAY better. I tricked it out with the Aquarium Live Wallpaper and added Dolphin browser, which supports pinch zoom. And an email client; WeatherBug Elite, a Battery widget, a clock widget, and a WiFi toggle widgit went on the Home screen, as well - and I'm using Zeam for a launcher. I removed all the icons except the app drawer - and also changed the Volume Down button to be a Back and the Up to be a Menu. No SoftKeys for me. BTW: I set the lcd res to 220 using LCDDensity - far better than the 250 someone mentioned on the forum. I still see the time and the notification balloon - albeit, a bit truncated, but it works. I run SetCPU, though not really sure I need to.
I use Quick Settings for Volume.
I'm missing a few things:
1) Love to find out how to do a screen capture.
2) Desperately want Flash.
3) Desperately want Bluetooth.
And, really want to noop the nook shortcut launcher soft key - or preferably the whole status bar. I don't need it, with all the widgets, but I'd be happy to have it as long as the shortcut launcher softkey was nullified.
I'm planning to get NC for my parents of the same age like your mom as well.
They would use it for email and web browsing while traveling.
I hope you will succeed and share
Cool - and of course I'll share! Fact is, it's not a deal-breaker by any means. I
'll just tell her to avoid hitting that menu button. And if she does, she just clicks on the screen or clicks the button again to get rid of it. I'm really more interested in Flash - which I'm sure will be in 2.2, whenever they release it for the CN - and BT. Which I really want for the new BT headphones I bought for my lost Archos 70.
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Screen capture - hold down the large physical "n" button, and then very quickly press the volume down button. It will store the .png screenshot file in a directory called "Screenshots" in the system storage.
Now, if someone knows how to do video capture of the screen, please let us know.
KryptoNyte39 said:
Screen capture - hold down the large physical "n" button, and then very quickly press the volume down button. It will store the .png screenshot file in a directory called "Screenshots" in the system storage.
Now, if someone knows how to do video capture of the screen, please let us know.
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Awesome... thanks for posting this. I previously download ShootMe unaware of this functionality.
I did it all from my Nookie...
Hi guys, first post! Loving the forum by the way, very helpful. I'm not sure if this is the right board to post it on but I need help with the Launcher Pro shortcut editor / creator. Basically all I want to do is to create a dock shortcut that toggles wifi, and maybe one for mobile data so that it is available easily on any of my homescreens. Is this possible? I don't really understand the editor but it would seem possible is anyone knew the intent etc for this action?
Looking forward to any suggestions!
Mark
Anyone at all?
no idea how to do it - but there are plenty of other apps that will do that for you
Possible - Try Tasker
Don't think this would be possible as the dock can only hold shortcuts, not widgets.
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Why don't you use the default power widget?
But Tasker allows shortcuts - Task
you can use quickdesk. its pretty much a second home on top of the existing main home your using like launcherpro. you just double tap home button and brings up an overlay of anything you want to put on there for shortcuts or widgets. pretty handy and accessible while doing anything like being on the phone. just double tap home and there ya go. i know its not what your wanting by the post. but it does do pretty good.
Thanks for the replys guys, most helpful! Yeah not as keen on a widget, wanted it on the dock so it's there which ever screen I'm in and doesn't take up any extra real estate on screen. I'll give that quick desk a blast though
I just installed this rom, but I am facing some issues:
1. At startup Launcher pro is fails to launch, I need to force close it all the time.
2. When I open & close an app from app drawer, phone doesn't returns to it's app drawer screen, instead it goes tohome screen.
3. I tried the camera.apk , but it doesn't zoom, even after setting volume keys to do that operation.
4. Contacts looks very messed up & mms.apk don't have option to select the contacts, they only appears when i start typing letters.
Please tell me how make the whole appearance more easy & functional. Thanks
Like the title says,
I'm looking for a way to remap my home button, specifically for use with tasker. I want tasker to map the home button to a certain launcher during specific times, and default launcher while outside of those times.
Any suggestions?
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OR! If there is a way to have tasker change the default launcher during certain times this will automatically deal with the capacitive home button.
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Are you just looking for a Tasker tutorial? What you're describing seems possible but would just require some playing around with Tasker to figure out.
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Are you just looking for a Tasker tutorial? What you're describing seems possible but would just require some playing around with Tasker to figure out.
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Ive got as far as I can in tasker, Ive messed around with it alot but i cant seem to figure out how to get tasker to do one of the following:
remap home key
change default launcher
theres a few simple ways to do it with root, but since the Droid Turbo isnt rooted yet I'm looking for a workaround.
Based on my knowledge so far - it IS possible without root, just not sure how its done.
there's an app called Home2 Shortcut - and its capable of remapping the home key, which leads me to think theres a way to do it manually with some terminal commands or possibly through an option in tasker that could be sitting right in front of my eyes.
Figured the whole thing out, if anyone requests it, I am willing to give some instructions on how to make a contextual home screen - certain home screens based on location, time, yaddiyadda
I did this so that my home button would default to a Launcher that I set up for work during my shift hours,
Outside of shift hours my home button will go to my default home screen with apps I use at home.
My work screen has navigation apps, shift planning apps, and PDA type set-up
My home/on the couch screen has netflix, chromecast, youtube, spotify, that kind of stuff.
It helps me separate my workflow at work from my workflow at home.
I call it Launcher Switcher, and im copywriting that right there.
ccheww said:
Figured the whole thing out, if anyone requests it, I am willing to give some instructions on how to make a contextual home screen - certain home screens based on location, time, yaddiyadda
I did this so that my home button would default to a Launcher that I set up for work during my shift hours,
Outside of shift hours my home button will go to my default home screen with apps I use at home.
My work screen has navigation apps, shift planning apps, and PDA type set-up
My home/on the couch screen has netflix, chromecast, youtube, spotify, that kind of stuff.
It helps me separate my workflow at work from my workflow at home.
I call it Launcher Switcher, and im copywriting that right there.
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They stole the name already https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=kr.mobilefirst.launcherswitcher&hl=en
joshm.1219 said:
They stole the name already https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=kr.mobilefirst.launcherswitcher&hl=en
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Crap! I'll just name it something else because its far more useful than that app
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