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At A Glance widget for KWGT is a widget inspired by Google's new At A Glance feature introduced in Pixel Launcher with the release of Pixel 2 and 2 XL. I tried to make the widget look as similar to Google's At A Glance as possible, and added a few options for customization.
If you have any ideas on how to improve the widget or want to report any unexpected issues with it, feel free to comment on this thread.
Screenshots
No event:
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"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Normal event:
Normal event more than 30 minutes away from now & with location:
Now playing info:
Dark theme:
How to use it
In case you don't have it yet, install mod edit - link removed KWGT app from the Play Store.
Launch the KWGT app and go through initial setup (allow access to storage and location and so on). Then exit the app.
Install the At A Glance Widget for KWGT app from the Play Store.
Place a KWGT widget to your screen. I personally used the 4x2 one, and then resized it to 5x2.
Now tap the widget, it will open the KWGT app. Pick the At A Glance widget.
That should be it. Click the save icon in the toolbar, and go home. The widget should appear on your homescreen. For further customization, check the section below.
If the widget is displaying incorrectly in some way (weird size, empty event showing), check the FAQ & Troubleshooting section below.
Customizable features
I tried my best to make the widget look like Google's one at the Pixel Launcher. Some customization options and extra features are always a good thing, right? If the widget doesn't look like the Google's one or if you just want to change some aspects of it, be sure to check this section.
My goal was to make the customization as easy as possible. The widget look can be only changed by fiddling with "globals". KWGT has a limitation of 8 characters per variable, so although I tried to be as descriptive as possible when naming them, I don't think their meaning will be clear to you for all of them. Here's a list of available globals with description of what they do and why they're here.
Code:
Variable name Default value Description
---Dimensions category---
size 147.083 Size of the whole widget. Change this if you want
to make the widget smaller/bigger.
txtSize1 27 Size of text (and weather icon) in the top row of
the widget.
txtSize2 17 Size of text and icons in the middle and bottom
row of the widget.
---Colors category---
txtColor #FFFFFFFF Color of all texts and icons in the widget.
---Calendar category---
calendar On Whether the widget should display upcoming events.
eventMin 1440 How many minutes to the future can the widget see
upcoming events. Google's widget at Pixel Launcher
only displays events when they're 30 minutes or
less from now, which I honestly think is stupid.
maxEvNaL 23 Maximum length (maximum amount of characters) of
event name that will be displayed. If this amount
is exceeded, the event name will be cut off and
three dots will be added behind it.
evntTime On Whether the widget should display the upcoming
event start and end time.
---Weather category---
weather On Whether the widget should display weather.
weathIco On Whether the widget should display weather icon
(next to the temperature). The weather switch has
to be in On state for this option to have any
effect.
tempSpac Off Option to enable or disable a space between
temperature and temperature unit. Pixel Launcher's
widget has the space there, but it's
typographically incorrect. Example - with this
option Off: 5°C; with this option On: 5 °C.
---Location category---
location Off Whether the widget should display event location.
locCal Calendar for which you want to display event
location. If this is empty, location will be shown
for all enabled calendars (obviously only if the
location switch is turned on and if the event has
any location filled in). This option is useful if
you have multiple calendars and you want the
widget to display location for only one of them.
maxEvLoL 20 Maximum length (maximum amount of characters) of
event location that will be displayed. If this
amount is exceeded, the location text will be cut
and three dots will be added behind it.
---Shadow category---
shadow On Whether the text and icons should cast a shadow.
There is no way to make the weather icon cast a
shadow, so I added an option to turn shadows
completely off if it bugs anybody.
shaColor #FF000000 Color of shadow below text and icons.
shaBlur 25 Shadow blur value.
shaDir 0 Shadow direction.
shaDist 0 Distance of shadow from the text that casts it.
---Localization category---
txtIn in Localization option, you can translate this word
to your own language. See the 2nd screenshot for
reference (where the text will be shown and what
it represents).
txtNow now Localization option, you can translate this word
to your own language. The text will only be shown
for a minute at an event start.
txtHAbbr h Localization option, abbreviation of hour.
Translate the hour abbreviation to your own
language if you want.
txtMAbbr min Localization option, abbreviation of minute.
Translate the minute abbreviation to your own
language if you want.
---Font category---
font1 Product Sans Font used in the top row of the widget.
Regular
font2 Roboto Regular Font used in the middle and bottom rows.
---BETA: Music category---
music Off Whether the widget should display music info. This
feature requires you to grant KWGT access to read
notifications.
muInfLay Song artist Layout of music info (whether you want the widget
- Song title to display both song artist and title or just one
of those.
maxSoArL 16 Maximum length (amount of characters) of song
artist that will be displayed.
maxSoNaL 32 Maximum length (amount of characters) of song
title that will be displayed.
Oh, and make sure you go through all KWGT options and settings! Mainly set some calendars to show, choose your weather provider and change unit system to your liking.
Other features
Open Google App weather (see screenshot below if you don't know what it is) when tapping weather icon or temperature.
Yes, it's possible to set it so that tapping the weather icon/temperature opens the weather screen. You need Tasker, though. If you have it, follow the following steps:
Launch Tasker (enable it), go to Tasks tab and create a new task. Call it "Launch Google Weather".
Click on a button for adding an action. Use the filter search field and search for "intent". Tap the Send Intent option.
Fill in the following fields (name of the field on the left), the text that you're going to fill in on the right.
Code:
Action android.intent.action.VIEW
Cat Default
Data dynact://velour/weather/ProxyActivity
Package com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox
Class com.google.android.apps.gsa.velour.DynamicActivityTrampoline
Target Activity
Go back and check if the task works (launch the task with the "Play" button at the bottom left corner of the screen. It should open the Google weather screen.
Maybe, just maybe it could work right away. If you named the Tasker task as I advised (Launch Google Weather), it might already be linked to the widget's tap actions. Try tapping the weather icon or temperature. If it works, we're done.
If not, we have to manually assign the tasks. Go to KWGT and edit our At A Glance widget.
At Items tab, click the first item (Date & weather (no event)).
Now click the third item (Weather container). Go to Touch tab and tap on the Single option.
Click Action and select Launch Shortcut option.
Click Shortcut and select Task Shortcut (it should have Tasker icon). Now pick our task for launching Google weather.
Go back to the "root" "folder" of the widget, and do the same with the last item (Upcoming event time (& location) & weather). There is also a Weather container for which you can assign the same shortcut.
Tapping current date opens Google calendar.
Obviously, you can reassign this to whatever you want.
Tapping event name or event time opens the event in Google calendar.
Known issues and FAQ
The widget displays an empty event (like the screenshot below).
This can be simply fixed by force stopping KWGT app. It happens when you install the widget for the first time on some devices. After force stopping the KWGT app, open the widget in the app and save it. That's it, the bug is now forever fixed on your device. If you don't know how to force stop and app, check the video below.
The widget looks weird - text is too big/small and cut-off. The text size changes when tapping the widget.
This happens due to different screen resolutions, sizes and pixel densities - there are too many display configurations and it's not an easy task to make widget with KWGT to perfectly fit all displays out there. This is the reason why I introduced globals - specifically size (and for more precise controls you can fiddle with txtSize1 and txtSize2). If the widget text size is too big (small), decrease (increase) the mentioned variable values. I created and tested the widget on a 5.5'' screen with 1440x2560 resolution and DPI 523. If you have the same display configuration as me, the widget will most likely look fine on your device. If not, don't worry - changing values of the variables mentioned above will save the day.
Weather icons are different than the ones at Google's Pixel Launcher. - Fixed.
Google's icons are hard to come by. Give them to me and I'll change them to match Google's style. For now I'm using the icons available in KWGT which fit the overall theme the best. I'd like to use Google's icons, though. I like them more as well as you surely do.
The file sizes are fairly big from the 5th version.
That's due to me using high quality custom weather icons. From the 5th version on, the widget no longer relies on the weather icons built in to KWGT app itself. The new icons are perhaps way too big (each icon is 2000x2000), I will scale them down in a future release (expect it in v10) so that it doesn't eat that much space. The new weather icons resolution may be a bit of a overkill, but at least it won't ever be blurry. There is nothing worse than blurry low-res pictures on today's devices with crazy high resolutions.
Downloads
mod edit - link removed
For various reasons I decided to move the app to mod edit - link removed Play Store instead of uploading it here. It's easier to deliver updates that way, and I spent countless hours figuring out all the calculations and formulas necessary for the widget to work correctly, so I don't want the widget to be abused.
Changelog
Code:
v9 (15. 01. 2017) - Due to excessive changes in this version I kept the old widget
(v8) included in the app. If you don't like v9, you can simply
roll back to the 8th version
- NEW: Added a global variable "size" for easier size changes
- NEW: Option to disable calendar events on the widget (it will
only show the current date and weather)
- NEW: Option to disable weather
- NEW: Option to disable weather icon
- NEW: Option to add a space between the temperature and
temperature unit
- NEW: Option to translate hour and minute abbreviations
- NEW: Option to remove the event start and end time from the
widget
- FIX: The widget now works correctly when you have multiple
concurring events
- IMPROVEMENT: Added brief description to all global variables
- IMPROVEMENT: New calendar icon (extracted from Pixel Launcher)
- IMPROVEMENT: There are now two font global variables, one for
the bigger and one for the smaller text (and both by default
match the Pixel's style)
- IMPROVEMENT: Dividers (the vertical and horizontal lines) are
now thinner and match the Pixel Launcher's style
- IMPROVEMENT: Some dimensions changed so that the widget is now
exact 1:1 copy of Pixel Launcher's one
- IMPROVEMENT: Optimized almost all formulas and calculations
- NEW (beta): Option to display now playing info
- NEW (beta): Variables the control the now playing info's layout
v8 (29. 12. 2017) - fixed the time till next event (when the next event is exactly
2, 3, 4, ... hours from now, the widget was incorrectly showing
1 hour less)
v7 (29. 12. 2017) - changes to some formulas for calculating the time remaining till
next event
v6 (29. 12. 2017) - attempt to fix the time till next event (when the next event is
exactly 2, 3, 4, ... hours from now, the widget is incorrectly
showing 1 hour less)
v5 (29. 10. 2017) - changed weather icons to match Google weather icons style
- weather icon and temperature are now added to a container for
easier task selection
v4 (27. 10. 2017) - time till next event now doesn't show minutes when they're
zero (it now e. g. shows only "Event in 3 h" instead of
"Event in 3 h 0 min")
- fixed time till next event not showing hours when the event is
exactly one hour from now
- location container now won't be displayed when location is not
filled in
v3 (27. 10. 2017) - new "font" variable for easier global font changes
- Product Sans Regular font is now set as the default one instead
of Roboto
v2 (25. 10. 2017) - new app icon
- location is now optional
- location can only be displayed for certain specified calendar
- shadow under text and icons is now optional
- all text and icon sizes are now optional
v1 (17. 10. 2017) - initial version
bookmarking this to check out later
The apk is giving me problems. I have pro.
Same. Says it can't parse the package. Zip works great though, awesome work!
johnh123 said:
The apk is giving me problems. I have pro.
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stevefrench85 said:
Same. Says it can't parse the package. Zip works great though, awesome work!
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Sorry about that, it should be fixed now. Apparently I mixed up the packages.
felmaster said:
Sorry about that, it should be fixed now. Apparently I mixed up the packages.
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No worries at all, thanks sir!
One thing I did notice as I was tweaking some settings. In some of the other widgets I've been playing with, they've been setting the font to "Product Sans". Does the Pixel have it set to Roboto like yours? Looks identical according to the photos, so more just curious than anything. Great work, and thanks much!
stevefrench85 said:
No worries at all, thanks sir!
One thing I did notice as I was tweaking some settings. In some of the other widgets I've been playing with, they've been setting the font to "Product Sans". Does the Pixel have it set to Roboto like yours? Looks identical according to the photos, so more just curious than anything. Great work, and thanks much!
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I don't have a Pixel device, so I was only using the new Pixel Launcher on my non-pixel device as a reference when I was designing the widget. I just checked some photos of Pixel and it seems you're right, they're really using the Product Sans font. I must have missed that, thanks for bringing that to my attention. I uploaded a new version here with a "font" variable which is linked to all texts in the widget for easier font changes, and with the default font changed to Product Sans Regular.
Nice work quick question, I have the Date and Weather showing fine, how do I invoke the Calendar or does it switch automatically every ??? minutes
Thanks
dallasnights said:
Nice work quick question, I have the Date and Weather showing fine, how do I invoke the Calendar or does it switch automatically every ??? minutes
Thanks
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Check if you granted calendar permission to KWGT app, and if you selected at least one calendar to show in the KWGT's settings. The widget will then display the nearest event (from your selected calendars) which is at most 1440 minutes (24 hours) from now. The time at which the widget "looks" into the future for events (by default the mentioned 1440 minutes) can be adjusted by changing the eventMin global variable. If there are not any events in the upcoming 24 hours, the widget will only display date and weather.
Also try tapping the "save" button when you're in KWGT and editing the widget. It refreshes the preview in the app.
felmaster said:
I don't have a Pixel device, so I was only using the new Pixel Launcher on my non-pixel device as a reference when I was designing the widget. I just checked some photos of Pixel and it seems you're right, they're really using the Product Sans font. I must have missed that, thanks for bringing that to my attention. I uploaded a new version here with a "font" variable which is linked to all texts in the widget for easier font changes, and with the default font changed to Product Sans Regular.
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Awesome, looks great! Yeah, I tried it for the first day or so and I couldn't put my finger on what was slightly different, but that was the trick. I think that Product Sans font makes it really pop against the Roboto everywhere else.
Good work, sir! Very user friendly as well!
stevefrench85 said:
Awesome, looks great! Yeah, I tried it for the first day or so and I couldn't put my finger on what was slightly different, but that was the trick. I think that Product Sans font makes it really pop against the Roboto everywhere else.
Good work, sir! Very user friendly as well!
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Thanks for the positive feedback! I now uploaded a new version with Google weather icons, so now it might finally really be the same as Google's At A Glance widget. As a side effect of using custom icons, the file size got bumped up a bit, though. I'll update the screenshots in the first post soon, the widget now looks a bit differently with the new font and weather icons.
Good work, very user friendly, thank you very much!
I'd love to use this, looks great. But it shows the calendar with a non existent event one minute away even though I despise calendars and never use it. No events are set up at all. Even if I try and customise by removing the calendar portion of the widget nothing at all shows up. No weather or date. What's going on? Thanks. EDIT: no worries, I'm using the app another widget now.
For some reason the widget keeps doing this (look at the image) how to solve? https://photos.app.goo.gl/nH7q1VeP3JvFq3ej2
ratbags said:
I'd love to use this, looks great. But it shows the calendar with a non existent event one minute away even though I despise calendars and never use it. No events are set up at all. Even if I try and customise by removing the calendar portion of the widget nothing at all shows up. No weather or date. What's going on? Thanks. EDIT: no worries, I'm using the app another widget now.
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staharuddin said:
For some reason the widget keeps doing this (look at the image) how to solve? https://photos.app.goo.gl/nH7q1VeP3JvFq3ej2
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Yeah, I honestly have no idea what's causing it. I just updated to Android 8.1 and my own widget started doing the same to me :laugh:. I fixed it by clearing KWGT data and fiddling with the settings a bit. Also the size of font and icons is behaving differently on 8.1, so I changed the default values in globals.
I didn't know about Another Widget app at the time I was creating this. If this widget doesn't work for you, I recommend checking Another Widget out, it's really good and works without any problems. It's missing some customization options though, and the weather is not very accurate in my location, so it's not good enough for me. I'll keep this thread updated only if some problems which can be fixed occur.
It seems like there is support for "Date and weather (no event)" but I can't figure out how to enable that layer. The layer's Visible variable is set to "Remove" by default. How can I disable the other 2 layers and enable the first one?
Edit: figured it out by setting eventMin to -1 in globals.
I can't seem to find it on the Play Store?
j0nathanp3ters said:
I can't seem to find it on the Play Store?
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Yes, sorry about that, it's not there yet, Google is slow at reviewing apps. They rejected it twice because I mentioned other brand (Pixel Launcher) in the app description... It should be there tomorrow, hopefully.
Edit: It's live.
Ok, so the app is now safely moved to Play Store. Due to various (mainly personal) reasons (I don't want to go into full detail here) I've decided to charge some money for the app. I picked the lowest price possible ($0.69 without VAT).
Those of you who already downloaded the app when it was free here, feel free to keep it (consider it as a gift for testing it). I would very much appreciate it you didn't share the downloaded files anywhere, though.
I also scheduled a sale on the Play Store, so tomorrow (January 11, since 0:00 GMT till 23:59 GMT) you can grab it for free from there. This would also guarantee you further updates (for free), if you're interested in that (I plan on adding some more optional info to the widget once my school exams are over; any suggestions are welcome).
I would also appreciate reviews on the Play Store listing, that would really help me out.
Thank you.
Related
I am discontinuing work on this theme. Its too glitchy and documentation is horrid and I cannot find a cause or solution to the crashing when SMS and email messages are deleted (and sometimes when they are received too).
I don't see any way for me to isolate and resolve the problem and w/o that working properly, this theme is useless IMHO.
If anyone wants to download the modules as they are and take the work further, have at it with my blessing.
I will be upgraded to Windows Phone 7 as soon as they have a usable IM client that can connect to AIM.
These are tweaks, widgets, and enhancements that I have made or compiled for use with the Windows Phone 7 v.2 Theme for ThrottleLauncher by Fireslave.
You can check out the original theme and required files here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=859799
I have many more widgets, tweaks, and other modifications planned out and I will update this thread as I have time to work on them (see post 5 for the current To Do list).
I would love getting some feedback on these changes and suggestions for further improvements I could make or new widgets that I could add so let me know if you've got an idea for something that would improve this great theme.
Index:
Post 1 - Basic Project Information
Post 2 - Mods / Tweaks
Post 3 - New / Customized Widgets
Post 4 - FAQ
Post 5 - To Do List
Mods / Tweaks
Home:
Changed bottom menu bar to hold: Start menu, System Info, Add/Remove Widgets, and Settings (the WM7 settings not ThrottleLauncher)
Changed bottom menu bar icons
Added search button to main screen at the bottom right
Screenshots:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
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Programs:
Removed default favorite links
Added + button at the top right corner to select favorites (favorites are shown first, then the all programs list below them)
Screenshots:
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Clock:
Changed font used to Segoe UI Light
Added date, seconds and AM/PM to time display for 12 and 24 hour time formats
Screenshots: *See Home page mod above*
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Email:
Added 1st page for unread emails with the number of unread emails in the header (this page is not created if there are no unread emails)
Moved All Emails list to the 2nd page (but this will be the 1st page if there are no unread emails)
Unreal emails will show in a larger font and are in bold
The subject of the email is displayed in the color of the current tile theme color
Screenshots:
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Games:
Moved add/remove games to the top right corner of the screen as a + button
Added Favorite Games listed first, then the All Games list
Changed layout to support 3 rows instead of 2
Screenshots:
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Info:
Moved values (percentages) so they are indented a bit from their label and resized percentage bar to match
Screenshots:
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Music:
Created new tile style
Programs linked on 1st page now show their associated program icon
Add Item on 1st page is now separated a bit further from the program links and has a smaller font
Screenshots:
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People:
Enabled up to 12 favorite contacts per page
Added bottom menu with Add Favorite, Remove Favorite, and Search Contacts
Added All Contacts list on page 2
Added Unread SMS messages on page 3
Screenshots:
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Pictures:
Moved Take Picture button to camera button on 1st page just under the header
Changed thumbnails so that all are the same width and height
Added Make Video button to the bottom menu bar
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Settings:
Added Advanced Settings option to the bottom of the General page which opens the ThrottleLauncher screen
Fixed clock format caption being backwards
Modified to update clock widget when time format is changed
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SMS:
Added unread messages count to header area
Added cleaner header image
Unread messages are in a larger font and are bolded
The sms message is in the same color as the selected theme tile color
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TaskManager:
Moved 'Tap here to clean up memory' to the bottom of screen using menu bar style
Fixed memory icon not showing up next to clean memory text
Changed tile icon
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Weather:
Created new tile style
Used color images
Repositioned items in the header
Added black border line to the bottom of the header area
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Download Links:
All MODs formatted to show the built in Windows Mobile 6 top notification bar: http://www.codeconqueror.com/files/wm7tp/WP7TL_AllMods_WM6NotBar.zip
All MODs preserving the Windows Phone 7 notification bar that came with the theme: http://www.codeconqueror.com/files/wm7tp/WP7TL_AllMods_WM7NotBar.zip
Installation: Extract the contents of the ZIP file and copy them to the '\Program Files\ThrottleLauncher' folder in your phone's internal memory from your PC (DO NOT COPY FROM SD CARD) and replace any existing files. Restart ThrottleLauncher (or reboot your phone).
I am still trying to figure out why TL crashes when SMS and emails are deleted (sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't). Unfortunately I have had no luck. So if anyone can please help figure out what it is and pass that information along I would greatly appreciate it. I have tried email mods made by other users but theirs have the same problem.
New / Customized Widgets
MODs / Widgets sourced from other authors:
Clock Widget - This is derived from the clock widget from HeadHunter2009's SenseUI mods for this theme (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=880727). It displays the time and battery status and takes you to the Time/Alarms screen when pressed.
Mail Widget - This is derived from the email widget by pth6 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9580766&postcount=43). For a description of what this mod does see post 2 above.
Mail Widget Settings - This is derived from the email widget settings provided by defante (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=924182). It allows you to set the max number of emails displayed.
SMS Widget - This is derived from the SMS widget by pth6 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9580766&postcount=43). For a description of what this mod does see post 2 above.
SMS Widget Settings - This is derived from the SMS widget settings provided by defante (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=924182). It allows you to set the max number of SMS messages displayed.
Task Manager Widget - This is derived from the Task Manager widget by pth6 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9580766&postcount=43). I have added a nicer styled header, tweaked the page to work with my notification bar mod (see post 2 for more details on my notification bar mod), and moved the 'Tap here to free memory' button to the bottom of the page with the icon showing and its background the same as other bottom of screen menu items and I've increased the size of the fonts for program titles. For more info and screenshots of what this mod does see post 2 above.
Weather Widget - This is derived from the Weather widget by pth6 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9580766&postcount=43). This modification implements the colorful icons provided by DavidinCT (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10002636&postcount=281) and adjusts formatting a bit. For more info and screenshots of what this mod does see post 2 above.
Recommended MODs / Apps / Tweaks:
1) EnergyROM build 29007 w/ Sencity Theme (this is the HD2 thread since that's what I use): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=591784
2) Metro / WM7 styled EZ Input keyboard: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=892438
3) Metro themed lock screen: http://www.mobilitynews.net/?p=11018
4) XDAShutdown w/ WP7 theme:
XDAShutdown: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=544016
WP7 Theme (bottom of 2nd post): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9788963&postcount=2
FAQ
FAQs:
1)
Q = I can't find the ThrottleLauncher settings! What did you do?!?
A = From the home page, open the bottom menu bar, click the 4th icon (gear), this brings you to the Setting screen, go to the last option on the General page.
2)
Q = Everytime I load the theme ThrottleLauncher crashes and I can't use it. What happened?
A = This is common from what I can tell. Just uninstall ThrottleLauncher from Remove Programs, make sure your ThrottleLauncher folder is completely gone. Then, reinstall ThrottleLauncher. Install FireSlave's WP7 theme (COPY THE FILES FROM YOUR PC TO THE DEVICE MEMORY, DO NOT STORE IT ON THE SD CARD), then apply my mods, configure ThrottleLauncher, reboot your phone and then customize your home page.
3)
Q = You took away my hard coded shortcuts from the top of the Programs list! You bastard! Give them back!!
A = Yes, I did remove those hard coded links but you can now click on the + symbol (top right corner) on the Programs page and choose your own list of favorite shortcuts to have at the top of the list.
4)
Q = The 1st spot for a picture to appear on the 1st page of Pictures is always blank.
A = I'm not sure why this is happening just yet but I am working to resolve it. All of your pictures will show up, but the 1st spot of the 1st page is not being filled for some reason. If anyone can shed some light, please let me know.
5)
Q = Did you write this theme or the widgets you include?
A = No. Fireslave made the theme and many other users have made some of the great hubs/mods/tiles that I then proceeded to modify to suit my needs and fix bugs that I've found. I have provided links and proper credit to the original authors in the 1st and 3rd posts. If you find that I missed someone or something, please PM me so I can make it right.
6)
Q = What if I take one of your MODs and improve it, fix a bug, or tweak it a little? How can I share this with everyone?
A = The ideal way would be for you to PM me about it so I can incorporate it (I may or may not do this depending on if I like your MOD and find it stable to use) and add a post to this forum to let other users know about it.
7)
Q = OOOOHH OOOHHH, I have an idea, it's a good one! Do it! Do it now!
A = If you've got an idea for another MOD, widget, or way to improve what I've already done, PM me about it, I love getting feedback. I may or may not like your idea so don't be hurt if I don't run with it, but in most cases I'm happy to provide something you'll find useful.
8)
Q = ThrottleLauncher crashes sometimes when I delete SMS or email messages.
A = I am still trying to figure out why TL crashes when SMS and emails are deleted (sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't). Unfortunately I have had no luck. So if anyone can please help figure out what it is and pass that information along I would greatly appreciate it. I have tried email mods made by other users but theirs have the same problem.
To Do List
TO DO:
People Page:
1) Make the add/remove favorite toolbar only visible on the 1st page or change the toolbar's items depending on what page is being viewed.
Pictures Page:
1) Add new 1st page for Tasks with 'take a picture', 'make a video', 'open album viewer', or 'open MYPHOTOSITEHERE.COM' (replacing MYPHOTOSITEHERE.COM with whatever description is entered for a web url that will trigger the default browser to that page). The 2nd page will list the photo thumbnails as it currently does.
2) Fix problem when viewing pictures, the 1st picture spot is empty (but only on the first page)
Programs page:
1) Add top, bottom, page up and page down functionality to easily navigate large programs list
General:
1) Show next appointment on Clock widget
2) Isolate and resolve cause of random shutdowns of ThrottleLauncher (especially noticeable when deleting text messages and emails)
I am still trying to figure out why TL crashes when SMS and emails are deleted (sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't). Unfortunately I have had no luck. So if anyone can please help figure out what it is and pass that information along I would greatly appreciate it. I have tried email mods made by other users but theirs have the same problem.
People, email, and SMS mods updated and full widget and mod pack uploaded. See posts 2 and 3 for details and downloads.
so do i just copy the contents of the zip into the fireslaves theme folder
in regarding your email mod, where do i install the image folder, within the wp7mail folder, or within the setup folder ...
How To install??
No install instructions. (Noobs)
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No install instructions. (Noobs)
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He seems to have formated it for just extract and dump.... Pretty easy over all
Extract the files in a folder on your harddrive.
Connect your phone to PC
Open Windows explorer
Browse your deivce to
Program files\Throttlelauncher\Setups\Windowsphone7_2\
Copy the files/folders that you extracted right into that folder.
When asked, select overwrite and merge folders.
Restart throttle launcher on your phone to see the changes
on your first screen shots, you have a chat and a facebook tile/hub, how did you go about doing that, the closest thing i did was create a shortcut tile for facebook, but the icon is really small
davidinct said:
he seems to have formated it for just extract and dump.... Pretty easy over all
extract the files in a folder on your harddrive.
Connect your phone to pc
open windows explorer
browse your deivce to
program files\throttlelauncher\setups\windowsphone7_2\
copy the files/folders that you extracted right into that folder.
When asked, select overwrite and merge folders.
Restart throttle launcher on your phone to see the changes
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thanks and thanks for the speedy reply!
Hi
this is a very good job thanks
Really great stuff
It actually got the weather app working for me as well
I'm excited to see what you do with the SMS and E-mail hubs
The only problem that I'm having is with the WM Taskbar. It seems it's too large and moves the whole theme down just a bit, so I'm unable to tap on the three dot icon for the settings.
If theres a way I could revert to the WP7 Theme taskbar that would be perfect
Hi
the alarm time could not be display the hour under ?
Kameirus said:
so do i just copy the contents of the zip into the fireslaves theme folder
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Yup. I will be posting detailed instructions in just a bit to make sure its clear and easy for anyone wanting to use them.
anesh01 said:
in regarding your email mod, where do i install the image folder, within the wp7mail folder, or within the setup folder ...
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I will be posting detailed instructions in just a bit to make sure its clear and easy for anyone wanting to use them.
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lol, I know.
I will be posting detailed instructions in just a bit to make sure its clear and easy for anyone wanting to use them.
Corwen said:
Really great stuff
It actually got the weather app working for me as well
I'm excited to see what you do with the SMS and E-mail hubs
The only problem that I'm having is with the WM Taskbar. It seems it's too large and moves the whole theme down just a bit, so I'm unable to tap on the three dot icon for the settings.
If theres a way I could revert to the WP7 Theme taskbar that would be perfect
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Yes, I will be posting WM7 notification bar versions today or tomorrow.
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on your first screen shots, you have a chat and a facebook tile/hub, how did you go about doing that, the closest thing i did was create a shortcut tile for facebook, but the icon is really small
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I found a Metro style icon pack (forget where) and created a shortcut tile to the Facebook app and then editing the widget.xml file to set the custom icon. There is also a Facebook WM7 styled page that is available but I've had some issues with it that I'm trying to resolve before posting.
Available in Google Market...
End December 2010 I released WMD-Weather Lite in the Android Market. This widget is based on the WMD-Weather widget I created earlier for the Windows Mobile UI Androkkid. Since then, I've been working on the full version of this weather app & widget, hoping to release it soon as a paid version. This one will extend the lite version, and combine ideas from two other Androkkid widgets I created: WMD-Clock and WMD-WorldClock.
The application features a weather application, showing the current conditions (weather icon, temp, short text, status icons), a 6-day forecast and details when a weather icon is clicked (see images below), including a radar image. Where available (US), the UV index and pollen information/air quality are available as well for today's details.
Multiple locations are supported, as well as 'My location' which is modified when you move, and just about any location on the planet can be added. By swiping left or right, the next location's info is displayed. When the current location is known (via GPS or network), it will be proposed when adding a location.
The application can be set to update automatically.
Please see my site to get the latest information on features (this post is not updated frequently).
Lanuages supported: English, Dutch, German, French, Norwegian, Hungarian
Currently, the application comes with 3 widgets:
Simple weather widget (2x1)
- shows the location,
- the current weather icon
- current temperature and real feel temperature
- next day forecast icon, min/max temperature
- optional background (choice of backgrounds)
- time last updated
- clicking on the widget will launch the app with the widget's location
Weather/Clock widget (4x1)
- the simple weather widget, combined with
- a clock, optionally showing the location's local time
- optionally, the next alarm
- optionally, the current date
- optional backgrounds (choice of backgrounds)
- choice of 5 clock digit styles
- optionally display the hour leading 0 (e.g. 01:00 instead of 1:00)
- optionally select an application to launch when the clock's digits are clicked
Advanced Weather/Clock widget (4x2)
- the Weather/Clock widget, combined with
- an additional row with forecasts for the main widget location and/or current weather info for other locations (including the location's time)
By using the location's time, the clock widget can be used to create a weather/world clock by adding multiple locations with their time to your Android home app (see the images below for an example).
Currently in development for the next version:
- downloadable digit styles and backgrounds
- reworked internals
- more languages: Spanish & Portuguese
Wish list:
- widgets functioning on all devices
- additional weather widget(s)
- screen to screen animation
- slide from day to day in the details screen
All resolutions should be supported, allthough for 320x200 devices, scrolling is required to see all information. And, depending on the screen's density and the launcher used, the widgets may not display correctly. Try out the lite version to verify everything is displayed correctly.
PS: the application is tested on small screen/low dpi resolutions via the emulator, for which the results are correct. However, on the HTC Wildfire the widgets are not rendered fully...
WMD-Weather contains more information, screenshots, version info and the barcode to install the application. The link and barcode for WMD-Weather Lite can be found there as well.
Any feedback - good or bad, bugs, ... - is appreciated!
Dirk
WMD-Soft
Thanks for this opportunity, XDA!
Reserved for later use...
simple and so good!
excepter said:
simple and so good!
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Thanks Excepter!
Please let me know if you notice any incorrect behavior (clock stops updating, service no longer running, ...).
I'm also looking for feedback on HTC Sense based devices. The widget size may be incorrect on HTC Sense, but I'm unable to test this (on ADWLauncher, my favorite, it looks good on all resolutions).
If you have other ideas to improve the application's functionalilty, I'll be happy to hear this as well...
Good work! I installed this on a htc hero running aosp 2.2 (no sense). I'll report back in a few days if I have any issues/ideas.
Edit: I just got an "error configuring widget" after I changed some of the preferences. Hmph I should have left it alone. Anyway I have to go to sleep, I'll play with it more tomorrow. I wish I had the skills to put together something like this; time is so hard to come by anymore...
Got it tested today on a HTC Desire with Sense (thanks Wim). No issues there.
However, the widgets on the HTC Wildfire (thanks Kurt) don't show all info and the background doesn't cover the entire widget. Something to work on...
Looking good, Ima try it later.
These look really clean!
i can only update weather in wifi mode, not in 3g. why ? any solutions ?
frontenaysien said:
i can only update weather in wifi mode, not in 3g. why ? any solutions ?
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Sorry for my somewhat late response.
I've had no issues with connectivity. However, in the lite version's comments there are 2 comments (out of 72) regarding update issues.
The app verifies if there's an internet connection available before launching an update. I've been able to test wifi, edge, hdspa, but not 3G myself.
Hopefully other users can share their experience here, to find out if it's 3G or device related. I'll do some research on this as well.
Nice work! Using this on my HTC Hero, no issues whatsoever.
edge, hdspa, don't work too
frontenaysien said:
edge, hdspa, don't work too
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Other weather (or other) applications function correctly?
cost too much power on my defy.
Great app,installed n testing now
Sent from my LG-P500 using XDA Premium App
i like it, thank you very much
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However, the widgets on the HTC Wildfire (thanks Kurt) don't show all info and the background doesn't cover the entire widget. Something to work on...
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Did you ever find a fix for this? I have the same issue with one of my widgets...
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Did you ever find a fix for this? I have the same issue with one of my widgets...
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Nope... not yet. Small screen devices will be one of the things I'll be focussing on next, cause it's really bugging me. I've already put in quite some time and tried some alternative layouts, but without success. If anyone else has a solution, please let me know.
It's hard to emulate. One thing I noticed lately is, that my widgets actually overlap in the small screen emulator. Which is a first (small) step ahead...
So I ended up buying a htc wildfire to do development work on for small screens.
The htc doesn't handle the small screen in the same way that others (such as the xperia x10 and the samsung galaxy 550) do. And what I found was that whilst the bounding box on my widget looked fone on the xperia and 550, it was stopping short on the wildfire.
Within my layout I had a android:layout_marginBottom="15dip" for the bounding box. Duplicating the layout and putting it in layout-small and removing the marginBottom fixed the problem for the widget on the wildfire, but also left a large space on the other small screens. As I have fewer wildfire users than x10 users this wasn't an option. Yesterday I tested a dirty fix; in the settings/preferences menu I have added in a widget layout option with default and small screen (wildfire) options.
When the user selects the wildfire option the widget will load with a layout that doesn't use marginBottom for the bounding box. And this seems to work. Would be good if I could detect what device the user was using so that this could be done automatically.
Thanks. It seems to be the same issue I'm having with the Wildfire. The emulator did not show the issue, but it does partly overlap 2 (of my) widgets when putting one above the other. I was planning on experimenting with relative layouts. Did you try something like that?
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/81NscgTYUkL._SX300_.png
Just thought I would share...
Your wallpaper can look good and still be useful. Display the day, date, time, WiFi service set identifier, and battery status boldly across a background of your choice. Get what you need at a glance and like what you see.
Love the Way It Looks
Using the sliding color scales, create the precise font color you desire. Add an outline for additional flair, and choose its color, opacity, and thickness. An endless array of background choices enhance the personalized and polished finish of the wallpaper. Select or create a color using the apps sliding color scale, or use any background image from your device or the Internet. Play a slideshow of images from a selected directory for a varying duration- -yep, you can pick that too.
Appreciate Its Purpose
Conveniently display what you want, how you want. Down to the details, wp clock full offers a variety of ways to personalize the format. It supports both 12- and 24-hour clock modes. Using checkboxes or dropdown menus, determine what to include on your screen, including clock position, time format, battery status, operator name, and more. It's a simple app, offering useful information in an aesthetically pleasing package.
Get wp clock full from the Amazon Appstore...I did. Check it out - http://amzn.to/g6SHYQ
Miui 1.8.5 w/V6 Ram script, 3g Booster & Kick Ass Kernel Tweaks
92 ICONS in 7(Now Larger) styles
Now Available 10/13: V1.1R & V1.2R, and V2.1R & V2.2R, V3, and V4.1 & 4.2 & 4.3: Resized for DesktopVisualizr and other icon applications- 325 pixels wide to span nearly the whole width of the phone, and everything in between! 92 Icons, the 81 original and 11 newbs, including many alternate icons for standard apps. Requests/suggestions are welcome!
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
I was advised a few weeks back that the full sizes of the first versions of these icons - pretty much what's seen in the sample layout below the version pics in this post - are too small when applied using DVR in certain setups. All versions except the pink are up and resized. Also in progress is a DVR TUT, stay tuned. These newly bigger ones look best at a 2 row 1 column ratio, and the DVR option you select for widget size - 2x1, or 4x2, or 6x3 - should be closest to the display size you want in advance. Resizing am icon from 2x1 to a 4x2 will stretch the image, but selecting 4x1 and expanding it 1 row will do the trick for a larger icon. Please let me know if this makes sense
Here's V1.2: grey toned buttons with colored glyphs. Contains the same icons as V1.1R
V2.1R & 2.2R
V4.1, .2, & .3: White, Color, and Smoked Glass
V3 is Monochrome Glass
Press It Docks for all Icon Styles - 19 Variations in All
Below are the versions still being resized up.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month - spread the message! Download for the Press It Pink Icons is below.
In These Sets:
Calendar Settings Angry Birds File (astro) Music Amazon Kindle File (andro) YouTube Google+ Amazon Android Market ESPN SC Text (what's app)
Theme GPS/Nav Camera Pandora App Drawer TV/Videos Places Phone XDA Facebook Chat(generic) Radio/Tune In Text Message(generic) Twitter Internet/Browser DropBox PayPal Google Books Android Market Gmail Contacts Amazon mp3 Netflix Google Goggles Words with Friends Feedly Alarm Chrome to Phone Barcode/Scanner Voice Recorder Google Voice Huddle g+ Chat (imo) Shazam Pulse Soundhound Email (generic) Uber Music Google Shopper Notes Poker iBodger Calculator Adobe viewer Skype Ebay Video Gallery
Added 2/27/12: Tapatalk, ROM Toolbox, and Navfree - download from this post, will add to the master files later
Added 10/18/11: App Drawer Docks in 19 styles
Added 10/06/11 to Larger Resized Sets Only, V1.1 R and forward: Cookie Monster Storm Trooper Alt Phone Alt App Drawer Deviant Art Foursquare Transformer A generic football
*I took out iBodger for lack of a half decent icon to be found, replaced with Warmonger and Hordes, someone correct me if I am mistaken that they are the games used for that app
Added 9/22: Spotify Pocket Legends Order and Chaos Online SNES emulator Pocket Cast (Pod cast player) Yahoo IM Yahoo mail Google Sky Map Tango Pod cast/pocket cast lock unlock groupon flashlight Added 09/29: Google Chrome
Left: Widgetsoid. Center: SMS Unreadcount Mod, Advanced Clock Widget. Right: Mort Music Widget 2x2.
Please post your screens or links to them - I'd love to see what you've done with the icons
On applying the icons: I use a photo editing program to put the icons on whichever screens I'd like, directly on the wallpaper. Not only can I then space the icons however I please, but this also allows for different wallpapers on different screens.
One of the easiest ways to apply whatever icons you'd like (without a computer, or on your phone) it to use Desktop Visualizr: these icons will come out best at 2 rows wide by 1 tall, depending on your layout. I am in the process of writing a very in depth TUT on doing so for a variety of setups, so please stay tuned Here are the very basics
1. You can save the icon image(s) to your SD card and apply it as a widget anywhere on the screen. 2x1 works best. Long press, choose DVR 2x1, select the image on the prompt, and selection the app/action that corresponds to it.
You can apply the icons to wallpaper via photo editing, then simply use transparent .png pictures to put your shortcuts/apps in the areas over the paper using DVR.
Here are some tutorials and discussions: click, clicky, click, clicky, and click.
If you haven't seen PaulMZ's Windows Phone theme for Android over at Android Forums, his first post gives a huge amount of great info on Desktop Visualzr and image editing for custom icons on your homescreen.
To use different wallpapers on different screens, there are two applications I know of to do this, both free on the market: MultiPicture LiveWallpapers and Super Wall Lite. I prefer Super Wall because it hogs less memory and it MUCH more stable in my experience. Please ignore the bad ratings: those were given by users who were not informed about how to apply the super paper: you must access the app via the 'Live Wallpapers' setting on your phone; the same is true for MultiPicture.
There is another benefit in using 'panoramic papers' of Super Wall- that is, one extra wide paper styled to use on mutliple screens. In MultiPicture, however, you must apply one paper to each screen. Since I am always changing screens, and can often be testing icons and themes on 7 screens at one, I prefer the ease of Super Wall in just making one big paper to span all the screens.
If you aren't familiar with a lot of image editing practice, I am glad to apply the icons to a paper of your selection - just post the paper and which icons you'd like applied, along with your phone's resolution/model and your layoud grid for columns and rows.
If you like what I have done and would like to show your gratitude, Leo is pretty hungry...
Click here to download the newly upsized Press It Icons V1.1R at the blog.
Click here to download the newly upsized Press It Icons V1.2R at the blog.
Click here to download the newly upsized Press It Icons V2.1R & V2.2R at the blog.
Click here to download the newly upsized Press It Icons V3 at the blog.
Click here to download the newly upsized Press It Icons V4 at the blog.
Click here to download the Press It Icon Docks- App Drawers in 19 Variations.
Click here to download Press It Pink Icons & Wallpapers.
Blank tiles for applying live info to are in the the post below and included in each set above (9/22).
Draft of Instructions for Live Tiles: more info/screens soon.
The font closest to what I used in the V1 icons is Jersey M54- click here to download from DaFont.
The font for the serif tiles is DejaVu Serif Condensed.
The best way to make 'live' tiles, frankly, is to apply the icons to your wallpaper, then put whatever text widgets you'd like on top. You can put the icon down as a widget using Desktop Visualizer then apply another text widget on top if your home launcher supports 'overlapping widgets' during customization. This will work...or it won't. Often, people say it works until the phone is rebooted - then presto, chango, the widgets are unstacked.
I am sure that some of you have mastered 'make your own widgets' like Chronotopia or M-clock, and can then use the icon as the backdrop with the desired text on top - I hope to give these or other similar apps a try in the near future, but I myself find it preferable just to mess with the wallpaper
There are blank email, gmail, call, sms, calendar and clock icons enclosed within all versions.
I have used SMS unreadcount mods on all the tiles- the easiest way is to apply the icons to your paper, then put a transparent icon for the SMS unreadcount bubble. I have done the same with ADW Ex notification bubbles, using ADW Ex to make the icon for the gmail/phone/sms icon a blank image over the top of the paper. I am glad to help out with this process
This Looks Amazing!! But I'm Having No Ideas On How To Use Them!! This Sucks Lol
Erickomen27 said:
This Looks Amazing!! But I'm Having No Ideas On How To Use Them!! This Sucks Lol
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Sorry, I was just updating the thread with another color scheme and instructions.
Basically they icons are:
1. png's to apply to your wallpaper in a photo editor - put them wherever you want, then use transparent icons/shortcuts/widgets on top - a lot of people use Desktop VisualizR to do that.
2. Apply with Desktop VisualizR using the images as the actual widgets; you can use any image to as a widget/shortcut. This limits the size of the icon to whatever your grid layout is for you screen. So if your grid is a vageuly squarish setup - like 4 columns by 6 rows - then the image would be resized to fit in this space. That means you're somewhat restricted on how closely you can place icons/images together, and where they can go on your screen. That's why I personally use method 1.
3. Also, some home launchers (like ADW) will let you replace default icons with your own images. This has the same restrictions as 2.
I promise to do a step-by-step and link TUTs for this by tomorrow with screen shots.
In the meantime, I am happy to apply the icons to a wallpaper of your choice if you are familiar with using Desktop VisualizR- that allows you to put transparent shortcuts on top for anything you want. I would need your paper, grid layout, and phone model/resolution.
Come back soon for more, sorry for the delay MP
sick icon set...just dont know how im going to implement them into a theme.
ill see what i can conjure
SoCalSpecialist said:
sick icon set...just dont know how im going to implement them into a theme.
ill see what i can conjure
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TYVM Yeah, their rectangular nature is cool....and perhaps won't be so much fun to config with you theming geniuses lol. Let me know if you need anything editing wise
melissapugs said:
TYVM Yeah, their rectangular nature is cool....and perhaps won't be so much fun to config with you theming geniuses lol. Let me know if you need anything editing wise
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far from a theming genius ... i just utilize what i know and appreciate, especially in my latest ss post!
local clothing lines.
jordans
minimalistic approaches / space savers
and a good font!
im going to make ur icons work..ive already got a mock up of brainstorms going, utilizing gimp
Nice icon set ;-)
sent from my miui evo 4g
Can you share a blank grey one or maybe a psd so we can make some ourselves.
Thanx
btje said:
Can you share a blank grey one or maybe a psd so we can make some ourselves.
Thanx
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Hey there, sorry for the delay, school work picked up again
Here is a pspfile - I use paintshop pro and not photoshop - I hope it works for you If not, I'll post the buttons and layers separately as pngs if you want...Or just give me a list of the ones you want made and I'm glad to make any editing desired. I am working on metallic shine and embossed text for two more sets when I have the time. Suggestions for improvements are entirely welcome
Clicky to download.
Great work here
Sent from my Droid Incredible 2
Well done! These are awesome. I'm using them currently and can't wait for Pocket Casts to be made... I use that app daily.
Thanks for the iBodger! Warmachine love!
These are great, soon as I can get a screen shot together, I'll post.
Rabscutle said:
Well done! These are awesome. I'm using them currently and can't wait for Pocket Casts to be made... I use that app daily.
Thanks for the iBodger! Warmachine love!
These are great, soon as I can get a screen shot together, I'll post.
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Dude thanks for reminding me about my omitted ones, will complete now. Yes, more screenies would be superb - feel free to post here and/or at blog. Thanks again
Using ADW as a launcher, Desktop Visualizer for the icons, Ultra Player for music Android Pro for the Twitter feeder, Minimalistic Text for the status and Animated Analog Clock for clock.
Swipe down and you get notifications, swipe up and you get app drawer.
Great work Melissa.
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Looks good Melissa !
gwcaton said:
Looks good Melissa !
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E.Cadro said:
Great work Melissa.
Sent From Deep Within The Rabbit-Hole
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Thanks guys, big ups coming from you
Very cool icon set! Refreshing to see such a unique and creative set put together!
gbarayah said:
Very cool icon set! Refreshing to see such a unique and creative set put together!
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tyvm putting out 2 new variations in a lil while
As shown in the screenshot thread im already using your icons But a request: red or orange icons, the whole set.
Edit: never mind, I can color tint them by myself.
Do you use widgets frequently? Are you maybe tired of having to go to the home screen just to take a quick glance at your inbox? You could just open the widget's app, but then you have to wait for the app to open and load.
Widget Drawer aims to take care of this convenience issue by adding a way for you to access your widgets from nearly any app or screen.
When enabled, Widget Drawer will add a handle to the side of your screen. Simply swipe that handle inward and you will be presented with an area to add widgets. This handle will stay on the screen whether you're on the home screen, browsing the internet, or reading a book.
Widget Drawer also provides certain customization options for the drawer itself:
Change the height of each widget
Set whether a widget should take up 1 or 2 columns in width
Reorder widgets
Choose whether or not widgets should have an opaque background
The handle has a few options as well. It can be moved vertically or even to the other side of the screen by long-pressing it and then dragging. The size and color can even be personalized from within the app itself.
Widget Drawer makes use of the following permissions:
SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
- Used to show the drawer over other apps
VIBRATE
- Used to provide haptic feedback for certain actions
FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Used to start a foreground Service to keep Widget Drawer running
BIND_APPWIDGET
- Used to host the widgets
INTERNET
- Used by Firebase to track crashes and gather logs
This app is open source! https://github.com/zacharee/WidgetDrawer
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tk.zwander.widgetdrawer
XDA Labs: https://labs.xda-developers.com/store/app/tk.zwander.widgetdrawer
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Changelog:
v6
- Make widgets non-interactable in edit mode
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v5
- Fix widget reordering and removal
v4
- Rework toolbar behavior: now hidden by default. Drag/tap arrow to show/hide.
- Rework toolbar appearance
- Decrease animation duration
- Accessibility: make handle focusable and add content descriptions
- Fix some crashes
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- Fix back button not working
v3
- Rework toolbar behavior: now hidden by default. Drag/tap arrow to show/hide.
- Rework toolbar appearance
- Decrease animation duration
- Accessibility: make handle focusable and add content descriptions
- Fix some crashes
v2
- Add ability to add shortcuts to drawer
- Add alpha slider to handle color
- Add option to hide handle
- Add option to close drawer when tapping on empty space
- Add Activity that can be launched to open drawer from other apps
- Improve animations
v1
- Initial release
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Just bought the app, it's a great idea.
However, some widgets could not be found (eg. Greenify). Please check.
Also, please add the function to close the panel by clicking on empty space.
Thanks.
Good idea! I'm currently building a widget myself so it's nice to see people embracing widgets more (And see that it also works with your app yay).
Small suggestion already. Can the handle color be transparant? Should be just a small use alpha = true or something in the color picker. (I'm familiar with the library)
I could not get it to work right, I'm on Oreo 8.1, I got refunded. I am interested so I'll try it again once it comes out of beta.
StephenLeo said:
I could not get it to work right, I'm on Oreo 8.1, I got refunded. I am interested so I'll try it again once it comes out of beta.
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It'll only come out of beta if bug reports tell me exactly what's wrong.
Humpie said:
Good idea! I'm currently building a widget myself so it's nice to see people embracing widgets more (And see that it also works with your app yay).
Small suggestion already. Can the handle color be transparant? Should be just a small use alpha = true or something in the color picker. (I'm familiar with the library)
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Whoops. I knew there was an option I forgot to enable.
kjames2001 said:
Just bought the app, it's a great idea.
However, some widgets could not be found (eg. Greenify). Please check.
Also, please add the function to close the panel by clicking on empty space.
Thanks.
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What do you mean by "not found"?
Great app! Have been looking for something like this for a very long time.
It would be nice if side triggers could be disabled and you can add a shorcut to access the widgets. That way triggers can be assigned to gestures for some of us that use gestures apps
Maybe you can check this discontinued-app functionality, in order to improve yours
Snap Swipe Drawer: https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/francisco-barroso-2/snap-swipe-drawer/
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What do you mean by "not found"?
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Just don't see it in selection when adding a new widget.
Widget Drawer v2:
- Add ability to add shortcuts to drawer
- Add alpha slider to handle color
- Add option to hide handle
- Add option to close drawer when tapping on empty space
- Add Activity that can be launched to open drawer from other apps
- Improve animations
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OMG! You are fast, bro! As a suggestion, aesthetically would be better if bottom toolbar only appears when the app is open (so widgets aspect can only be edited by acessing the app), and make it go away when the drawer is being accessed either by triggers or shortcuts.
Also the transition from opened drawer to closed drawer when tapping and empty space, has some lag.
Would be possible an option to remove padding?
Thanks for this app!
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Landscape mode not working here
Zacharee1 said:
Widget Drawer v2:
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Cool man, thanks for the fast update!
Another suggestion, please allow 4 icon widgets (shortcuts) in a row.
As you can see one icon is taking up 2 columns at the moment, that's wasting space if you ask me.
IAMG said:
OMG! You are fast, bro! As a suggestion, aesthetically would be better if bottom toolbar only appears when the app is open (so widgets aspect can only be edited by acessing the app), and make it go away when the drawer is being accessed either by triggers or shortcuts.
Also the transition from opened drawer to closed drawer when tapping and empty space, has some lag.
Would be possible an option to remove padding?
Thanks for this app!
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Landscape mode not working here
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Nice idea, this will give the app a cleaner look.
As for landscape mode, if it gets supported, please make it optional.
kjames2001 said:
Cool man, thanks for the fast update!
Another suggestion, please allow 4 icon widgets (shortcuts) in a row.
As you can see one icon is taking up 2 columns at the moment, that's wasting space if you ask me.
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I can either make each widget span a single column or span all of them. So if the division were four, it would be 1/4 width or full width. Intermediates aren't possible.
First of all, thanks for this useful app, it was exactly what I was looking for, tried a few other before this 1 but they didn't quite work how I wanted.
I have a few suggestions I hope you would consider adding as options in the settings.
1. A scroll bar, I have a few scrolling widgets (e.g. flamingo for twitter), so I need to make sure I use the widget header to scroll through your app.
2. A full immersive setting or a way to minimise/toggle your bottom bar.
3. This ones not essential but would be nice to swipe left or right to close your widget drawer.
On a final note, even though it's working great, I really hope you continue to develope this app, and if it helps to motivate development I think you should consider adding a donate option, since the app price is so low.
Many thanks
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kam333 said:
First of all, thanks for this useful app, it was exactly what I was looking for, tried a few other before this 1 but they didn't quite work how I wanted.
I have a few suggestions I hope you would consider adding as options in the settings.
1. A scroll bar, I have a few scrolling widgets (e.g. flamingo for twitter), so I need to make sure I use the widget header to scroll through your app.
2. A full immersive setting or a way to minimise/toggle your bottom bar.
3. This ones not essential but would be nice to swipe left or right to close your widget drawer.
On a final note, even though it's working great, I really hope you continue to develope this app, and if it helps to motivate development I think you should consider adding a donate option, since the app price is so low.
Many thanks
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1. A persistent scrollbar is a good idea.
2. I've been thinking of ways to allow hiding the toolbar. I guess a small trigger button in the bottom right that is pulled or tapped could work.
3. I'm not sure how well this would work. I'm already doing a lot of hacky stuff just to have scrolling work properly (normally, even non-scrollable widgets would block the overall scroll).
I don't have any plans to stop development for the time being. The price is actually more of a "stop and think sort of thing." I don't want people blindly downloading the app and then getting mad at me because they didn't read the description and thought it was something else.
I'm glad you like the app so far!
This app is great and has amazing utility! I bought it right away when I seen this thread. So far everything is working great except I can't resize the Google keep widget. My other widgets resize perfectly but keep will move up or down instead of resizing. Thank you for the awesome app!
chxnugs said:
This app is great and has amazing utility! I bought it right away when I seen this thread. So far everything is working great except I can't resize the Google keep widget. My other widgets resize perfectly but keep will move up or down instead of resizing. Thank you for the awesome app!
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It might have a max height set in the widget. I can't force it.
Zacharee1 said:
It might have a max height set in the widget. I can't force it.
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Somehow I can't have the app run at boot complete. I have white listed the app from all battery saving apps and doze. I don't know if it's just me or someone else is also having this issue, but please check. Thanks.
kjames2001 said:
Somehow I can't have the app run at boot complete. I have white listed the app from all battery saving apps and doze. I don't know if it's just me or someone else is also having this issue, but please check. Thanks.
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No problems here, using Android 8.0
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