I am on CM7 RC1.3 (previously was on RC1) and I have had the same problem with them on both. My main dock randomly will disappear and the only way I can get it back is to restart my phone. I think it is when i open an app that request full screen access then the main dock bar never comes back. But I can't fine anywhere to disable full screen.
It's an extra place for you to put shortcuts. Disable "Hidden Dockbar" in ADW Settings if you don't want it. Either that, or play around with it until you get used to it. Dragging up from the bottom opens it and dragging down (from the top of where the dock WOULD be) closes it. It takes some people a little bit to get used to it but it is a useful feature.
Absolute_Zero said:
It's an extra place for you to put shortcuts. Disable "Hidden Dockbar" in ADW Settings if you don't want it. Either that, or play around with it until you get used to it. Dragging up from the bottom opens it and dragging down (from the top of where the dock WOULD be) closes it. It takes some people a little bit to get used to it but it is a useful feature.
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well i want the main dockbar to always be there. i dont want it disappearing when i go back to the home pages. there is a "close dockbar" option which says "auto-close dockbar after app-launch" when checked. i dont want to see the dockbar when an app is open, but i do want it to be there when i close the app. but i have that disabled anyways, so that shouldnt be an issue. i did a search and saw i am not the only person that has had this problem. but options they took to fix it, i dont have for various reasons. (i.e. CM6, tablet)
the swipe up and swipe down gestures are set to none also.
leoingle said:
well i want the main dockbar to always be there. i dont want it disappearing when i go back to the home pages. there is a "close dockbar" option which says "auto-close dockbar after app-launch" when checked. i dont want to see the dockbar when an app is open, but i do want it to be there when i close the app. but i have that disabled anyways, so that shouldnt be an issue. i did a search and saw i am not the only person that has had this problem. but options they took to fix it, i dont have for various reasons. (i.e. CM6, tablet)
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Yes. I understand. What I am describing is not "auto-close dockbar". It is the Hidden Dockbar as described.
Eh, I don't use it but I just installed it so I could be more descriptive of where the setting is.
Menu->Settings->ADW Settings->UI Settings
Under the "Hidden Dockbar" section uncheck "Dockbar".
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the swipe up and swipe down gestures are set to none also.
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Those are completely different than what I am referring to. If the "Hidden Dock" is enabled then swiping up from the bottom of the main dockbar will open it and swiping down from the top of the extended dockbar (imagine where the top of the main dock bar would be if it was there) will close it. I'm not sure how to explain this any better.
I'm sure you can set a hide/unhide the Hidden Dock as a icon shortcut, softkey shortcut, and/or swipe gesture as well if you want to keep it and that is more convenient.
Ok, I had checkmark on Dockbar. I took it off. I'll let you know how it works. Thanks.
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I don't own any of the overpriced Motorola docks, and use an alternative launcher, so I can't access the Car Dock or the Widget Clock by normal means.
However, I've discovered it's possible to create shortcuts to their activities that seem to work.
Before you ask, the main one I was hoping for was the Webtop, so that I could use it for root, but if it's possible, I haven't found the right activity yet. I have not seen the Webtop in action, but in order for this to work for that, you'd have to be able to see Firefox on the Photon, which I don't think is possible even with the real Webtop, so there goes that.
But anyway, to access Car Dock or the Widget Clock:
1. Long press the home screen
2. Select Shortcuts
3. Select Activities
For Car Dock, scroll down to Car Dock and select:
com.motorola.cardock2.main.CardockMainActivity
For Widget Clock, scroll down to Desk Home and select:
com.motorola.dlauncher.DLauncher
There you go, shortcuts for directly launching them. I have no idea why Motorola couldn't have been well-behaved and included these as regular apps.
Thanks, I found this to be helpful. Especially the cardock. You just saved me $50
Thanks I was just looking for this option.
However, I do the long press on the home page and then choose Shortcuts but when I get to the Shortcuts page I do not have an option for "Activities". The only "A" options I have are Applications and App groups.
I can't find activities when I choose shortcuts? Is it under something else?
Followed direction for the car dock but it closes right way when I try to open the shortcut.
AZMotorgod said:
Thanks I was just looking for this option.
However, I do the long press on the home page and then choose Shortcuts but when I get to the Shortcuts page I do not have an option for "Activities". The only "A" options I have are Applications and App groups.
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broncop3t3 said:
I can't find activities when I choose shortcuts? Is it under something else?
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What launchers are you guys using? Worked for me with both Motoblur and Go.
manekineko said:
What launchers are you guys using? Worked for me with both Motoblur and Go.
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I'm using Blur and don't have the activities option
I am using Launcher Pro. Will give Go a try.
Tried on Go but same think with car dock. Closes as soon as it tries to open
Hmm, seems that the Activities shortcut may be created by LauncherPro. I was using Launcher Pro earlier, and haven't uninstalled it yet, so that sounds plausible.
http://manishmistry.wordpress.com/2011/02/21/android-launcher-pro-activity-shortcuts/
According to this article, you can add the shortcut to the activity and uninstall LauncherPro after if you want.
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Hmm, seems that the Activities shortcut may be created by LauncherPro. I was using Launcher Pro earlier, and haven't uninstalled it yet, so that sounds plausible.
http://manishmistry.wordpress.com/2011/02/21/android-launcher-pro-activity-shortcuts/
According to this article, you can add the shortcut to the activity and uninstall LauncherPro after if you want.
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I remember having that option with LP on my Evo, but someone earlier said they had Activities with Blur. Could it be something installed by a launcher but still seen by Blur?
beartrap said:
I remember having that option with LP on my Evo, but someone earlier said they had Activities with Blur. Could it be something installed by a launcher but still seen by Blur?
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Yes, well it was me that had that under Blur. And yes, it seems like Launcher Pro adds Activities under Shortcuts, but all launchers have access to it.
I had to select "custom shortcuts" then pick activity.
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I downloaded Launcher Pro and now I can see the Activities option and I can add the Car Dock icon to my home page, but it also closes for me right away when I launch it.
Maybe it has something to do with the app looking for the magnets in the car dock?
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I downloaded Launcher Pro and now I can see the Activities option and I can add the Car Dock icon to my home page, but it also closes for me right away when I launch it.
Maybe it has something to do with the app looking for the magnets in the car dock?
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Hmm pretty strange, since I can open it up and it works fine, I'll have to think more on what the difference could be.
Is there anyone else it works for?
How about the Widget Clock? That also opens up for me, but when I quit seems to cause some sort of screen corruption on Go Launcher.
I was getting the closing right away but last night I did the MR3 update and then tried this again. Now it opens with no problem.
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I was getting the closing right away but last night I did the MR3 update and then tried this again. Now it opens with no problem.
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Pretty strange, since I'm not on the MR3 update. Not even rooted.
The widget and car dock links work with the kickstand out for me, but FC with it in.
I've played around with this some more, and whether or not it force closes has something to do with the kickstand. It's really fussy.
It will always work on boot, until the kick stand is closed for the first time.
If Kickstand enable is disabled in settings, after the first time the kickstand is closed, it will stop working with or without the kickstand open.
If Kickstand enable is enabled in settings, it will continue to function with the kickstand open, but will no longer work with kickstand closed.
Anyone else confirm?
I can confirm it works without the kickstand open after a fresh boot. I did not play with the kickstand settings.
I found a app on android market called Car Mode Control. It puts a simple car mode launcher icon in apps drawer. It launches the car mode control fine on my photon mr5.
Does the lte have the ability to view the home screen in landscape mode?
Not by itself. If you use an MHL adapter or the Media Link, it goes landscape, but thats it.
1) Download "rotation locker" from the Play Store
2) Open the app, when the popup menu appears HOLD DOWN on Auto
3) The app will vanish and should remain running in the background (see your notification?)
4) Landscape Rosie!
Be sure to disable for camera as it makes it a weird rotation! Mileage will vary on other apps.
This is a minor annoyance but sometimes I just want to open my camera app and browse photos while my phone is laying on my desk, but when I open the camera app it automatically goes landscape mode and I have to pick the phone up to get it back to portrait. Any body know of a way to cancel this auto-landscape feature in the camera app?
Edit: Just realized I could just go to the "photos" app directly and bypass the camera. This opens in portrait. But also adds another icon to my homescreen. I'd like to just use the camera icon for all of this, so still would like to hear any ideas anyone has
In settings > display and gestures do you have Auto rotation checked?
Mine opens in portrait.
Hello all!
I've seen it somewhat posted throughout the comments here but no thread on it directly. I figure the potential of this this deserves it's own thread and tutorial for those who are coming from Google to try and do exactly this without reading through a few threads.
Anyways:
How to enable Wide View on every app:
Download this app,G8x WideMode.
This puts a new icon in the top bar in the notification shade. If you don't see it, pull down twice and hit the pencil to edit the icons. Find the new one and place it somewhere near the top to keep it close by.
When the dual screen is open, tapping that will force wide screen in every app! There are some limitations:
Intent changes seem to revert the phone back to two separate pages. For instance, the mobile Reddit app Sync closes wide screen if I click any link to an external picture, video or site.
Some apps do f play nice in wide screen due to this, and you can't keep the phone permanently in the mode like a tablet, but it's a great improvement to a great phone idea.
This is super simple so I didn't think pictures were necessary, but let me know if I wasn't clear on anything or if you have problems somewhere!
This is very much appreciated! It works like a charm. It's not the floating dual screen thingy but the toggle buttons that you swipe down from the top. Make sure you add it.
Hey, this app seems to work great! I did have an issue with one app called Steam Link. Steam Link allows you to connect to a computer running Steam and remotely control it from your Android device. When I launch a game and try to use WideMode the Steam Link app refreshes and goes back to a single screen. I would love to be able to play some of my steam games over both screens.
Is there any way to make landscape apps go left/right instead of top/bottom?
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Is there any way to make landscape apps go left/right instead of top/bottom?
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I don't understand. couldn't you just auto rotate? you can also use the rotation control app to lock rotation, which helps with wide Mode
bh_ said:
I don't understand. couldn't you just auto rotate? you can also use the rotation control app to lock rotation, which helps with wide Mode
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auto rotation did not work because some apps are forced landscape/portrait.
I did end up using the rotation control app with the per-app conditions. :good:
Next nice thing would be if some apps would restart at the new resolution, instead of stretching the single-screen app - some apps/games work perfectly, but others don't (and I think they should have a similar resolution compatible because I've used the axon M, which has "dual screen" retained through home with those apps).