I've been reading references online about "Live Panel" being on the Galaxy Tab 10.1? What is this? I've seen no actual instructions or clarity as to what it is or how to use it. I know I'm missing something here...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxB3xqG4vrQ
I don't have a live panel as such, but I appear to have the widgets that would give a similar effect.
I still haven't found a combined inbox although I have seen some of the other widgets. It just seems like they're promoting this as a combined widget with options. I haven't seen that.
Live panel is just the touchwiz interface of how widgets perform on you homescreens. Nothing to write home about. Like keeping a twitter feed open and updating on your homescreen.
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I guess you've gotta just love those marketing guys...
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Heyo Fellas,
So I recently started experimenting with Desktop Visualizer (https://market.android.com/details?id=jp.co.bii.android.app.dskvzr&feature=search_result) to try and sleekify and sexify my phone.
While being able to set it all up with the uniform and minimalist icons I like is nice, I dread there being a catch in a performance hit.
Does anybody know if Desktop VisualizeR is known to cause slow downs/performance hits? Is it designed to be very lightweight or not?
Also, I did search both the forums and google for insights, but found that a lot of stuff was dated. I want an up to date answer in case they've optimized anything.
Thanks for any input.
xyrovice said:
Heyo Fellas,
So I recently started experimenting with Desktop Visualizer (https://market.android.com/details?id=jp.co.bii.android.app.dskvzr&feature=search_result) to try and sleekify and sexify my phone.
While being able to set it all up with the uniform and minimalist icons I like is nice, I dread there being a catch in a performance hit.
Does anybody know if Desktop VisualizeR is known to cause slow downs/performance hits? Is it designed to be very lightweight or not?
Also, I did search both the forums and google for insights, but found that a lot of stuff was dated. I want an up to date answer in case they've optimized anything.
Thanks for any input.
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I have 6 desktop icons on my home screen. no lag noticed. using go launcher ex.
On my atrix I have 12 1x1 dekstop visualizer icons setup and see no effect on performance other than a few seconds added to boot time to load the widgets. On my dell streak I had even more and it didnt effect performance and it is half the specs of the atrix.
Edit: using launcher pro plus
AFAIK, desktop visualizer is only creating shortcuts and using any icon you choose to do so, i dont think its something that runs non stop
Awesome.
Thanks everybody.
And Pirateghost, I bet you're absolutely right.
You guys put me at ease.
Thanks again.
Hello, do any of you use this app?
It seems no matter what widget I try, they don't look how they are supposed to on the GT 10.1. I have fumbled through the settings, etc... not seeing anything that might fix it.
I'm at a loss.
For example: Text not appearing with the rest of the widget, graphics separated instead of overlapping, etc.
Any tips? Thanks!
Try using a launcher that allows you to resize widgets, then try to find the right homescreen grid size that gives you the desired look. Also remember that the widget will look different in landscape mode then it will in portrait. Fancy widgets is one of those that looks great on phones but not so great on tablets. I think the developer of the app needs to optimize it a bit more for tablets.
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Thanks! I'll try out some different launchers.
I got so used to the stock one that I hadn't even bothered to try a different one on my tablet.
So you guys prolly know what I am talking about. Is there anyway not to have it just take partial of the image? Depending on the image sometimes it's distorted
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Touch wiz doesn't allow scrollable wallpaper....
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Glad to here I wasn't the only one having this problem.... I love the galaxy s iii but hate touchwiz. Add this as a reason to the list.... Try using pic speed wallpaper to set your wallpapers as scrollable... Plus they have tons of great walls.
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Glad to here I wasn't the only one having this problem.... I love the galaxy s iii but hate touchwiz. Add this as a reason to the list.... Try using pic speed wallpaper to set your wallpapers as scrollable... Plus they have tons of great walls.
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+1 awesome app
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I actually don't mind touch wiz honestly. I haven't gone to another launcher considering I used apex on my 3d. But I'll try that app out. Thanms!
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Picspeed is a nice app for sizing your wallpapers the way YOU want them, haven't checked their wallpapers though. Also, checking "scrollable" in the app doesn't make the wallpaper scrollable in TW, unfortunately.
This is apple's fault. Apparently they own the patent to scrollable wallpapers in a home screen
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This is apple's fault. Apparently they own the patent to scrollable wallpapers in a home screen
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I'm fairly certain that this is misinformation. Nothing I can find indicates an Apple patent on this feature (and keep in mind that Apple themselves do not offer the feature), and Apple don't seem to be attacking the other Android devices that have offered this as part of the base operating system since day one. If anything, this makes TouchWiz behavor more like iOS.
(Apple did patent scrolling in the next picture in the gallery application and, the key part, snapping back to the current picture if the drag motion wasn't far enough. TouchWiz does exhibit this snap-back behavior on the home screen, but patents are very specific and using the same image and implementing it in an entirely different context means that Android should be fine here.)
I think it is more like Samsung took the feature out because their visual effect is now that you are scrolling a box of icons in the middle of the screen, not the entire screen. It would like kind of funny for the box to rotate and the background to rotate with it while leaving the other foreground elements in place.
Yeah I have been using zedge for a long time now. The only problem when using wallpaper apps and setting it within the application is that it only changes the launcher wally and the lock screen
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I'm fairly certain that this is misinformation. Nothing I can find indicates an Apple patent on this feature (and keep in mind that Apple themselves do not offer the feature), and Apple don't seem to be attacking the other Android devices that have offered this as part of the base operating system since day one. If anything, this makes TouchWiz behavor more like iOS.
(Apple did patent scrolling in the next picture in the gallery application and, the key part, snapping back to the current picture if the drag motion wasn't far enough. TouchWiz does exhibit this snap-back behavior on the home screen, but patents are very specific and using the same image and implementing it in an entirely different context means that Android should be fine here.)
I think it is more like Samsung took the feature out because their visual effect is now that you are scrolling a box of icons in the middle of the screen, not the entire screen. It would like kind of funny for the box to rotate and the background to rotate with it while leaving the other foreground elements in place.
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This effect was enforced with an update to gingerbread on Sprint Galaxy SII's a while back after it was working the same way with the same launcher therefore I can say with certainty it was not a decision for design. It was with that same update that the browser overscroll effect where the page would move away to reveal a dark background was removed. I'm sure it was to appease a court ruling so that the product could continue to be sold.
I believe this is the lawsuit that targeted Samsung in terms of scrolling effect
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...xs3yBg&usg=AFQjCNEjj-dngSVz13bD2L3Jgo4Sn6qGjA
Use QuickPic its in market and free.
Download Flikie Wallpapers HD. This lets you set wallpapers without cropping.
Just go to gallery or wherever your picture is located, press menu and press set as wallpaper using Flikie HD.
No resizing needed.
use the gallery2.apk from cm9, and when you set the wallpaper, use the gallery crop from the cm9 gallery (you can have both the touchwiz gallery and cm9 gallery on the phone at the same time) to set your background, which will do the background scrolling.
Frankly, this is the best part of TouchWiz for me, though I do like S-Memo for writing cute notes with handwriting and S-Voice isn't totally useless for setting alarms, factual questions, stuff like that.
I'm guessing since no launcher I've installed can see it, it's hard-linked to TouchWiz. That sucks, because despite the fact that it takes up so much space, being able to see text for the events is great, and an improvement on many widgets in the app store. If not, can anyone recommend a widget with this ability?
just a heads up that evernote/skitch gives hand written note facility with cloud storage as well....2Gb
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Hi everyone, I am looking for a launcher/app that allows multiple horizontal scrollable docks. Does something like this exist? Or even a dock that can be placed in the middle of the home screen rather than the top or bottom. I guess I just assumed something like this existed.
You could have a 5x1 " games" row that would allow you to scroll through all your games. I would imaging it could hold approximately 7 apps total. And a "social" row that you could scroll through to access all social apps.
Seems like a very practical I idea if possible. I appreciate any input.
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You could create folders and organize your important apps that way.
Just drag one icon on top of another, and the launcher will create a new folder and ask you to name it.
Then add more similar apps to each folder.
That way you can have all your apps on your launcher desktop, organized in folders.
Yes, simi folders gives an option to scroll horizontally after opening the app folder. However, it's not quite the same functionality as having multiple docks on one screen. I'm in talks with a Dev to see if this is even possible. IMO, it would open a lot of doors to customization of home screens
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You should look @ Home-UX. I believe this is what you are looking for. A great launcher with nifty tricks, unfortuanately the dev team seems to have abandoned it. Need to revivew it, for the great feature set it supports
Go launcher has a 1 2 or 3 dock option