i have an atrix and i started using adw launcher, i noticed that it is not fullscreen on the homescreen, when i use a theme the dockbar is not extended.. why is this? Is there a way around this?
WHen I used ADW, it was full scale for me. However if you are using custom themes, perhaps the dock was made for a 480pixel wide screen instead of the 540 we have.
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hi,
been looking around for some way to change the app drawer transitions from the fly-in/fly-out icon style. i'd be curious to see anything else, really.
it seems that these modifications are often part of a home screen app so is there a decent home screen app that does this? i'm currently using ADW (and like it a lot) so something similar would be great.
thanks.
Launcher Pro has a customizable app drawer. I use the 3D drawer, it looks incredible. You might give it a try.
thanks, i'll give it a try.
ADW Launcher has features in there too, you just need to find it.
I know. I changed the drawer from horizontal to vertical and disabled animations, simply because the only animation is the zoom / fly-in effect. other than that, i didn't see too much that affected the transitions.
Has anyone else noticed the stock launcher gets very slow/laggy when there are a lot of icons on the homescreens?
Try this: Fill one of the home screens completely with shortcuts to various apps, after each app try sliding between screens by dragging your finger across the screen, or try moving the icons around. after about 5 or 6 i find it to get slow, and after completing an entire row the lag is very noticeable.
Put all those icons in a folder and its back to normal speed. Anyone else notice this? are there any fixes for this?
Try apex launcher or nova launcher, adw ex, go launcher hd, go launcher ex, trebuchet launcher.
Stock launcher works well for me. I have Widgets and tons of icons n folders. No lag at all swiping screens and no lag at all with app launcher.
i have no problem with the app launcher just the homescreens have lag when i have too many icons.
You say with the stock launcher you have no lag? what version are you running and how many icons do you have on various different screens?
I have tried numerous launchers and have found it difficult to find any launchers that allow you to go above 72x72 resolution for icons. The only one that would was Go Launcher EX and that simply scaled them up to a barely noticeable 82x82.
Is there a launcher which allows you to load icons that are say 100x100 and that does not scale them?
Thank you
Anyone have any ideas?
[APP][2.2+] Holo Launcher Beta (Real ICS Launcher for Android 2.2+)
***EDIT*** haven't had great luck with this on XT720, widgets don't work. It's great for other phones! Maybe try it to see if I am wrong.
Holo Launcher is a highly customizable launcher replacement based on the stock ICS 4.0.4 Launcher. But you can run it on Android 2.2+
Features:
Full ICS Style
ICS Icons, Folders, Outlines, Drawer Tabs, etc.
Custom Desktop Pages/Grid
Up to 9 desktop pages and 10 x 10 grid.
Custom Drawer Portrait/landscape Grid
Set different drawer grid for portrait and landscape screen.
Scrollable Dock
Up to 7 icons per page and up to 3 pages.
Infinite Scrolling
Loop through your desktop/drawer/dock continuously.
Desktop Previews
Pinch to access desktop previews.
Backup and Restore
Backup and restore your settings and shortcuts.
Other Customization Options
Keep in memory, home key action, hide labels, etc.
I Will test it and let you know after
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works great on my Evo. thanks.
That's the best launcher I've ever had. Light, fast, smooth, and really nice. Thanks!
I've been using Holo for about a month now....was waffling between it and Zeam after going a long time on Go Launcher. I was looking for a way to simplify my desktop into one screen with folders that feature my most used apps and trying to get a memory use reduction out of my launcher. Zeam was doing the memory thing well, but the folders were absolutely bland and unappealing, not to mention they wouldn't close after selecting an app to use. Holo does all those things well, but my only gripe is I can't seem to keep it in memory. After using a memory hungry app on my phone for an extended amount of time, the launcher has to restart when going back home. I guess I should stop expecting "smartphone" performance out of my Milestone and realize it's a touchscreen phone that can do some smart things....eventually.
I really like the look and feel of some of the Google Now inspired themes and launchers, like SF Launcher. Particularly I like how different elements of the homescreen scroll independently. ie there is a top bar that is static and the widgets and apps scroll separately.
Is there a way to replicate this functionality on Nova/Apex Launcher or any of the other standard launchers? Specifically is there a way to have a widget that stays on screen when scrolling through pages of apps?