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Desktop visualizer launching app drawer/alternative

So, I've got a desktop full of images that I use as icons through the use of Desktop Visualizer. My whole screen (apart from dock) is filled with these images and I kind of wanted to get rid of the dock and replace it with one of these icons.
I found a solution to making the dock disappear through the use of ADW Launcher which allows you to hide the dock. It's not ideal since I would've preferred to use Nova Launcher (I'm on CM9 and I love Nova Launcher) but it has no option to hide/disable the dock (in fact, ADW Launcher is the only launcher that I've found with this option).
Anyway, now that the dock is gone, I can use it for widgets (which is basically how Desktop Visualizer works) however Desktop Visualizer does not allow you map "App Drawer" as an action. So basically all this effort has been for nothing unless I can find a way to map the icon to App Drawer.
Another thing I considered was a launcher/dock that allowed you to use custom sized icons for actions (most launchers only allow you select a certain sized icon to replace the default) but I couldn't find anything.
I've tried to search both XDA and Google but couldn't find anything useful.
TL;DR - Need Desktop Visualizer alternative or a way to map one of the widgets to act as app drawer icon.
Thanks in advance.

I need help with this too. Any ideas?

The only way I managed to do this in the past was to use a normal icon and the widget, and overlap them. (In ADW settings there is the option to allow overlapping.)
First insert the app drawer icon (Press hold > launcher actions > Open/Close app Drawer)
Insert your Desktop Visualizer widget, select the icon image, and set the action to none. Then press and hold on it, and using the re-size arrows drag it under the app drawer icon.
Finally press and hold on the app drawer icon, and change the icon to a transparent (empty) image.
You have to insert the app drawer icon first, as that makes it on top.
Its a pretty crude way of doing it, but I don't think there is another way, although I would happily be corrected if there is!

Or you could possibly just put the icon on your wallpaper then use a transparent icon.
In that way, you could have many possibilities in theming your desktop.

App Drawer on TW shortcut clock

I wanted to put my App Drawer on the Shortcut Clock, but it wasn't available to add in the Gear Manager clock configurator.
I found a free drawer app on Play Store that works perfectly. The icon it provides for the TW shortcut dock is a perfect match to the Gear's icon style, too. I can't post links yet, but the app is "AppDrawer (MIUI App Drawer)" by JakedUp.
You will need to install something that allows you to access the app menu with a gesture, in order to configure it. But the default drawer style is a single-column icon list with titles, which will probably work for most people.
I set mine to have: 2 rows, 2 columns, horizontal scrolling, 15 point type, icon size 100, icon spacing 6. That makes it look like the Gear's default app drawer, but with icon titles.

No icon pictures?

Hey guys using nova launcher and had no issue I changed the icons and that's fine like usual but I wake up today and now the icons for most apps I'm my app drawer are invisible. I restarted my phone and changed the icon pack and still they're invisible. Any idea on what's going on here?

Clock toggle weather app?

Hey guys I was hoping the pre installed weather app included clock toggle when you click on the time b portion of the widget but it doesn't. I swear I had that standard weather app on my previous phone and it allowed me to quick access the clock from the widget. What weather apps allow this? Thanks!

Todayweather - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.lockdown.weather
Great looking widgets, plus the time opens clock, and weather opens up the weather

st0nez0r said:
Todayweather - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.lockdown.weather
Great looking widgets, plus the time opens clock, and weather opens up the weather
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Awesome, thanks!

Change settings icon shape?

hi, know one can change homescreen and dock icons with Nova etc. but how does one change the shape of the settings icons (currently rounded squares) in EMUI 9.1 I like the round (Pixel like) icons on my homescreen and app drawer (with nova) but want the settings icons also to be round... any way to achieve this? thanks

any bright ideas?

With emui? I think there's a mod app for it, personally don't use emui launcher as I hate the pull down shortcut gesture.
Plus the having all apps on screen is not pretty..
You could also check out the additional themes app from the play store which has a lot more themes which affect the icons and may also have the ability to alter this too.
Theme manager
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.deishelon.lab.huaweithememanager
Theme editor
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mixapplications.themeeditor
Hope this helps.

Thanks, am on EMUI 9.1, I'm using Nova and have changed the homescreen and app drawer icons, but wanted to change the settings icons to, but with themes etc they only change the homescreen and app drawer icons.

They are supposed to be round in EMUI 10, so now you just need to wait 3-4 month until it's released...

Thanks

Jostian said:
Thanks, am on EMUI 9.1, I'm using Nova and have changed the homescreen and app drawer icons, but wanted to change the settings icons to, but with themes etc they only change the homescreen and app drawer icons.
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Oh the settings screen, I'm with you.
You can change colour with a lot of the themes but not the shape AFAIK