Is it possible to remove the ADW dock background? I'm not planning to use the dock at all.
I've been switching between the two docks, but not been able to remove it completely.
Are you wanting to get rid of the dock completely?
Adw settings > ui settings > maind dock > dock style > none (expanded desktop)
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MINUS Stl said:
Are you wanting to get rid of the dock completely?
Adw settings > ui settings > maind dock > dock style > none (expanded desktop)
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I've tried that before, but it doesn't help. Did it again now, and the result: my icons are covered by the dock.
It seems to me that the launcher is living it's own life.
Edit: tried the 5 icons version just to test the launcher, and the dock is still the same, the shelf style or something.
At least my icons are not covered anylonger, but this is starting to annoy me.
Lekr said:
I've tried that before, but it doesn't help. Did it again now, and the result: my icons are covered by the dock.
It seems to me that the launcher is living it's own life.
Edit: tried the 5 icons version just to test the launcher, and the dock is still the same, the shelf style or something.
At least my icons are not covered anylonger, but this is starting to annoy me.
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Hmm.. I'm using adw and i don't have a dockbar.
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Hmm.. I'm using adw and i don't have a dockbar.
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I can upload some screenshots tomorrow, don't have wi-fi available for my tab right now.
I've got a 8.9", but I guess it shouldn't matter.
Lekr said:
I've tried that before, but it doesn't help. Did it again now, and the result: my icons are covered by the dock.
It seems to me that the launcher is living it's own life.
Edit: tried the 5 icons version just to test the launcher, and the dock is still the same, the shelf style or something.
At least my icons are not covered anylonger, but this is starting to annoy me.
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Are you sure your home button is bound to ADW? Could you possible be editing ADW settings, but redirecting yourself back to the stock launcher?
Or...it's the Hidden dockbar. Go to UI Settings > Hidden Dockbar and make sure "Use as Primary" and "Dockbar" are unchecked.
I tried using ADW but it would not allow me to place my icons close to the edge like the above screen shot, when i drag a widget or icon to the left or right hand side of the screen it snaps back about 1/2 in like when using the stock launcher. is there a setting i am missing?
slice2011 said:
I tried using ADW but it would not allow me to place my icons close to the edge like the above screen shot, when i drag a widget or icon to the left or right hand side of the screen it snaps back about 1/2 in like when using the stock launcher. is there a setting i am missing?
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That will be fixed if you disable the main dockbar as well as stretch icons/widgets.
Diabling Main dockbar : ADW Settings > UI Settings > Main Dock > Main Dock Style > "None (Expand Desktop)"
Stretch Widgets : ADW Settings > UI Settings > Screen Preferences > Advanced Settings > "Auto Stretch"
Tivo7 said:
Are you sure your home button is bound to ADW? Could you possible be editing ADW settings, but redirecting yourself back to the stock launcher?
Or...it's the Hidden dockbar. Go to UI Settings > Hidden Dockbar and make sure "Use as Primary" and "Dockbar" are unchecked.
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Unchecked both now (both were checked). Thanks a lot, the dock is gone
slice2011 said:
I tried using ADW but it would not allow me to place my icons close to the edge like the above screen shot, when i drag a widget or icon to the left or right hand side of the screen it snaps back about 1/2 in like when using the stock launcher. is there a setting i am missing?
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I can definitely place icons close to the bottom and close to the top. There is that to menu bar which doesn't really go away. You can hide it but everytime you rotate the screen it will come back.
Bxsteez said:
There is that to menu bar which doesn't really go away. You can hide it but everytime you rotate the screen it will come back.
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Yeah..unfortunately there is no way to keep it hidden.
The best we can do it place a shortcut on the home screen to hide it with one touch.
Longpress home screen > Launcher Actions > Hide/Show Action Bar
Tivo7 said:
Yeah..unfortunately there is no way to keep it hidden.
The best we can do it place a shortcut on the home screen to hide it with one touch.
Longpress home screen > Launcher Actions > Hide/Show Action Bar
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Yea that is what I have. It would great if you could put that shortcut into the app drawer and then i can add it to circle launcher. But oh well.. Its not a big deal for me.
Just put the shortcut in the hidden dockbar. Whenever you want to hide the action bar, unhide dockbar and tap the icon.
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That to me is worse than just having it on the desktop. I hate that hidden dockbar. I'm good with it just being there.
The reason I have it in the hidden dockbar is so it's available no matter what screen I am on without needing a shortcut on every screen. The hidden dockbar is like my "tools" section. Hidden away when I don't need it and a quick swipe up when I do.
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Just put the shortcut in the hidden dockbar. Whenever you want to hide the action bar, unhide dockbar and tap the icon.
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That's what I do because the orange icon doesnt fit in at all with my theme
Tivo7 said:
That's what I do because the orange icon doesnt fit in at all with my theme
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Exactly. I don't necessarily have a "theme", but it just looks out of place....especially if there were to be an icon for it on EVERY screen.
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You know you can change the shortcut icon, right?
MINUS Stl said:
Exactly. I don't necessarily have a "theme", but it just looks out of place....especially if there were to be an icon for it on EVERY screen.
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If you put it on one of the dockbars, it doesnt have to be on every screen.
Croak said:
You know you can change the shortcut icon, right?
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Yeah I know lol but I still have it on the hidden dockbar so its accessible from anyway.
Future update will have a "Hide action bar" toggle in the settings.
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Hey guys, after countless of request, I've finally opened a thread for Prime. Enjoy!
http://imageshack.us
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(Seeing as there's no General Thread for tablets, I've re posted this here.)
Hey guys I finally ported my "hubs" set up to Android Tablets and I have to say its 10x smoother on our 1.0 ghz quad core device. The general idea of "Hubs" is to create a dedicated screen for each piece of media/productivity while providing a visual eye candy. "Hubs" is easy to emulate, and even easier to create your own style. Despite the lengthy tutorial, its actually easier than it seems. The fun part comes with setting up you layout!
What you'll need:
Main
Adw Launcer EX
Launcher Pro Plus
Multi Live Wallpaper
Minimalistic Text
Simple Text
Optional
Pulse (for widgets)
Cowon Clock/ BobClock Widget
Mizuu Movies
Launcher Pro Plus (Widgets)
Video Tutorial
Part I
Part II
FINAL
Misc.
ADW Launcher Users
-To remove top bar-Press and hold and empty area on your home screen then click on "Launcher Actions" > "Hide/Show Action Bars"
-Enable Widget Overlapping-"Menu"> "ADW Settings"> "UI Settings" > "Screen Preference"> Check "Overlap Widgets" in the Advanced Settings Tab
-Increase Retail Space on your screen-"Menu"> "ADW Settings"> "UI Settings" > "Screen Preference"> Increase the desktop "Rows" and "Columns" in the "Desktop Layout" Tab.
Launcher Pro Plus Users- while not optimized for 3.2, it still runs perfect.
-Increase Retail Space on your screen-"Menu"> "Preference" > "Homescreen Settings" > Increase the "Number of columns/rows" in the Homescreen Grid.
-Remove Icons From Right Dock- Hold your finger on the icon you wish to remove> "change shortcut"> "Blank"
*You may add screen transitions for each launcher if you wish, however my advise is to leave it at default as you can set transition for Multi Live wallpaper. Doing both launcher and MLW will make your screen look "too busy" IMO.
To set the "Bars" (Titles for "Home", "Music", "Movies" etc.)
Minimalistic Text
-To set title- Press and hold a free space on the screen > "widgets" > "Minimalistic Text" (size may vary per style however I use either 4x2 or 6x1 as long as its horizontal > ensure that "background color" is checked > "Predefined Layout" > "Custom" > "Custom Layout" > Click on the plus sign > "Misc" > "Static Text".
-Black Bar Tutorial click here
ISSUE: You may experience widget being placed "behind" the black bars. If so try this method provided by user SwiftLegend
1. Put the widgets/icons you want on TOP of the blackbar FIRST. You need these before anything.
2. Select a Minimalistic Text Widget, I usually use 1x1. Clear out the text options (Predefined layout > Custom, delete all of the things there)
3. Once you're back at your homescreen and see the MT Widget, just long press and re size it to your liking.
You HAVE to make sure that whatever you want on TOP of the blackbar is put on the screen FIRST. Anything put on after will go underneath.
ISSUE 2: Users have reported that Minimalistic Widget refuses to post/ show up on the homescreen.
1. Turn your tablet into portrait mode.
2. Add the widget whilst staying in portrait mode as you apply you designs.
3. Rotate back to landscape.
Wallpapers
-Set up - Load up your wallpapers on your sd card/internal memory and placing them into seperate folders and name them based on the images (ex. Music, Movies, Games etc)
- Long press an empty screen on your homescreen > "Wallpapers" > "Live Wallpapers"> "MultiPicture Live Wallpaper"> "Settings"
- For each "Screen _ Settings" Select the picture source as "Picture Folder" and navigate it to point to your corresponding homescreen.
- Additionally you make select the screen transition here that reflects your particular taste. You may also set a default wallpaper for your lockscreen.
Despite the dozen of widget on the homescreen and live wallpaper, battery use is minimal.I have provided wallpapers below to help you get started.
here's the original layout from the nook color if you guys are interested on putting this on your homescreen HERE
and here it is in action HEREhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8DxCVzARfE&fmt=38
my wallpapers can be found here
UPDATE 9/20 NAVIGATING BETWEEN HUBS
There are two methods in which you can navigate to each individual homescreen.
Method one: Prior/Alternate way for navigation text was achieved using this methodby trekkie0927. Using invisible icons in tandem with minimalistic text can make it easier to flip to each hubs. Please rate/comment his video.
Method two: I found a great alternative to Minimalistic Text in terms of using the text buttons to jump from one screen to another called Simple Text. Since it's only an icon and not a widget, it consumes no memory and provides a great minimal look.
User AcIdC0R3 has posted a great tutorial. (Please thank him!)
Make sure you have ADWLauncher EX
Go to the market and install Simple Text
Long press on the screen and select 'Custom Shortcut'
'Pick your activity', select 'Launcher Actions'
Choose which screen you want, 1 - 5 or 1 - 7 if your using seven screens
Click on the picture of the 2 screens side by side
Select 'ADWTheme IconPacks' and select 'Simple Text'
Select the grey box named 'Simple'
replace the word 'Simple' with whatever of your choosing like 'Video' for your video hub or 'Social' for your social media hub and so forth
Adjust your text size, Y and X coordinates, your shadow settings etc.
Click the little blue 'A' in the top right side of the screen and select your font (more on fonts further down)
You also have the option to select the color wheel next to the 'A' and adjust your text color
Select the menu icon on the task bar at the bottom and select 'Save Style' if you want to keep what you created for later use as well.
Click 'Save Icon' which will create your icon for you
Back at the black edit screen remove the text from the text field and click OK
You should now have a custom text icon that will activate whichever screen you chose for it. You can click any app icon on your screen and follow the same procedure for your apps so all your apps also have text icons.
[FONTS] In a file manager go to /sdcard/Simple Text/ and create a folder named 'fonts' (that is plural with an 's' at the end). Next go to somewhere like dafont.com and download you some kewl fonts and place them within that 'fonts' directory you just created. Now when you go into Simple Text to do your editing you will have more fonts to choose from.
That's all there is to it.
You can also work with layers within the creation of your Simple Text. Notice below where I created a new layer, rotated my new text layer and intersected where both words have the letter 'E'.
However you may notice that simple text does have it's limitations:
Icons can only be 1x1
Works best on adw
No way to resize; it is only an icon after all.
Other Users take on "Hubs":
vrundmc
"Hubs Remix by CinderWild "
and lastly hubs for different devices! Make sure you check each thread as people have different ideas that works on all devices. Wished Xda had a tablet general forums.
Hubs for Nook Color
Hubs for Asus Transformer
Hubs for Galaxy Tab 10.1
Hubs for Motorla Xoom
Hubs for Acer Iconia
special thanks to AhmazinSKM
special thanks to 00McD00 for the banner
sepcial thanks to AcIdC0R3
Hi there,
This is a great post, and thanks for mentioning my app, Simple Text. But I want to add some info that Simple Text now has supported widgets, so If you want icons bigger than 1x1, you can use it. Currently it only has 1x1, 1x2, 2x1, 2x2 widgets but I'll add more sizes soon.
Hey,
This will take forever, cant you just upload your backup of this? in the adw ex launcher?
on before hand thanks
redphx said:
Hi there,
This is a great post, and thanks for mentioning my app, Simple Text. But I want to add some info that Simple Text now has supported widgets, so If you want icons bigger than 1x1, you can use it. Currently it only has 1x1, 1x2, 2x1, 2x2 widgets but I'll add more sizes soon.
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Hi redphx,
Can you tell me where simple text stores the graphics it creates? I don't want to have to create the same icon for each page.
Thanks!
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Op,
Thanks for posting this....one note though...your wallpaper link does not work because of where its hosted.....there are a few of your wallpapers I would love to add to my desk top that I have not been able to find too. If you need a place to host them I have plenty of space on my drop box if you wanted to send them to me.......
PM me if you would like that.
Yeah I'm pretty pissed bout that.
Unfortunately I no longer have those wallpaper
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I too would love it if you uploaded your entire theme.
In the meantime, how'd you change the font for your icon labels in the video? That's not a simple text thing is it?
Edit: I've decided to go the simple text with no icon route, so scratch that question.
So I just got my HUBs setup done and I love it, however now that the TP is unlocked I will want to start flashing ROMs.
If I flash a ROM and wipe data/cache how easy is it to restore my HUBS?
It took me a couple days to complete the setup and if the adw restore feature doesnt restore it well, I will be dissapointed....
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I haven't followed the following procedures as of yet, but a number of users have reported the following as one way to preserve your hubs so you mileage may vary:
1.) In adwex settings scroll to the bottom and hit both options to save your layout.
2.) Using titanium backup adwex
Restoring :
1.) Ensure that you have the Widgets installed first
2.) Restore with TB
3.)restore layout from adw ex
If that doesn't work this method at least saves your layout sans the widget which you'll have to try to apply again. Folders, simple text icons will remain in tact. If you use minimalistic text you can save those too through the settings.
Good luck, hoped it worked
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Thanks a lot for figuring this all out and taking the time to post instructions for everyone. I used your instructions in the nook color forum when I set up my prime and I love the way it looks. Really creative use of the apps.
Noob Question
Love the way this looks ,but I have a simple question.. How in your video do you have 7 Screens? Mine only has 5..Is there a setting to increase the number of screens?
BKBUDDHA74 said:
Love the way this looks ,but I have a simple question.. How in your video do you have 7 Screens? Mine only has 5..Is there a setting to increase the number of screens?
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You need to edit the screens by using the adw bar at the top of the screen. Add the launcher action to the desktop and tap it to make the bar appear/disappear
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If you're using adwex then follow pyros instructions above
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Ok so I CANNOT get the blackbar (Transparent Bar) to stay behind the icons (SimpleText) on my homescreen. All the other 6 screens are find, but the homescreen seems to no like it.
If I remove it and readd it, it will work like it should. Then if I rotate the screen or turn it off it puts the bar in front of the icons again.
Needs a better launcher than adw & pro. They both just feel like HC launchers and not ICS launchers like Nova.
I started mine with adw, but scroll-able widgets wouldn't work, kinda gave up after that. Adw needs to be optimized for ICS.
Until then, am just gonna wait for a better launcher.
Genobee said:
Needs a better launcher than adw & pro. They both just feel like HC launchers and not ICS launchers like Nova.
I started mine with adw, but scroll-able widgets wouldn't work, kinda gave up after that. Adw needs to be optimized for ICS.
Until then, am just gonna wait for a better launcher.
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What are some of the other benefits Nova offers over ADW aside from scrolling widgets (which I desperately want)? I feel like ADW is about as customizable as it gets--far more so than any of the competition.
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irishtexmex said:
What are some of the other benefits Nova offers over ADW aside from scrolling widgets (which I desperately want)? I feel like ADW is about as customizable as it gets--far more so than any of the competition.
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Customizations of ADW are the reason why I'm still sticking with it. Otherwise, I would have preferred Nova or stock ICS launcher.
great post been wondering what I could do to make the rest of my screens useful and this is definitely a creative way to do so and amazing look if I say so my self good job on the how to vids. now I am going to spend a few hours trying to perfect a layout on my tfp
GatorsUF said:
Ok so I CANNOT get the blackbar (Transparent Bar) to stay behind the icons (SimpleText) on my homescreen. All the other 6 screens are find, but the homescreen seems to no like it.
If I remove it and readd it, it will work like it should. Then if I rotate the screen or turn it off it puts the bar in front of the icons again.
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Same here. It never stays so I just did away with it. Very frustrating
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Hi guys. Awesome concept, thanks =)
But, with MegaUpload closed (shame...), anyone would mind reupload the wallpapers somewhere else? Please
why don't we put our wishlist here? I'll start with mine.
selectable weather source
re-arrangable app drawer grid. (currently fixed at 4x6, i want 5x6 or 5x7 for big screen full HD phones)
my wish list
selectable news app,landscape mode.
Missed It integration
Lockscreen
The status bar setting is getting disabled everytime when I change the theme. Please fix that too.
Suggestive Wishes
Editable App Preferences
Settings > Themer > App Preferences allows us to reset previously preferred app. Yet, it does not allow us to pick the app for specific themer action. For instance, I would like THEMER to open (play_google_com/store/apps/details?id=com.callapp.contacts) "Caller ID Dialer by CallApp" when I tap "phone" icons or "missed calls" labels. Everytime I pick a theme, I have to manually edit the widget's hotspot. If the theme has an icon shortcut placed instead of a widget hotspot, I cannot edit it. Of course I can change the icon with the that of the my desired app's Yet this action kills the unified aesthetic of the theme.
Folders in App Drawer
No matter what, this is a must when it comes to customization. That's one of the reasons why Nova and Apex are so popular among people who like to customize their gadgets.
Having access to theme specific icons and images within themer
I know that even if these are free themes, their designers should have their copyrights protected. I do not want to extract those images. Yet, if I was able to use them within the THEMER app, I could create new folders when I accidentally erased one. Since there is no option to roll back any removal action, I have to reapply the theme. And everytime I reapply a theme, any changes I have made to the folder content is gone. That has made me a little annoyed as it happened over a few hours I've been playing around with the app.
Hope to hear developers voice soon.
Cheers...
I'll Add ICS support to the wishlist
Tablet Support
I wish Themer for Tablet support.
I mean I want to use with Tablet UI.
This may be awesome I think.
spiderx_mm said:
why don't we put our wishlist here? I'll start with mine.
selectable weather source
re-arrangable app drawer grid. (currently fixed at 4x6, i want 5x6 or 5x7 for big screen full HD phones)
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We're currently using Open Map for weather, which isn't reliable. We will soon switch to something better, but won't let the user pick for now. Most users just want weather to work. And we'll make that happen.
We are also going to be doing more with the app drawer in the future .
ThemerSupport said:
We're currently using Open Map for weather, which isn't reliable. We will soon switch to something better, but won't let the user pick for now. Most users just want weather to work. And we'll make that happen.
We are also going to be doing more with the app drawer in the future .
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YES! These are both an issue for me...
The weather is wrong by up to 8 degrees F sometimes.
But my biggest gripe is using the App Drawer the way it is so slow moving and not efficient at all. Please allow Vertical Scroll Alphabetical as one screen(NOVA) and allow Folders in the Favorites Section! That would still allow the Homescreens to stay clean and then access stuff quickly from a Favorites Icon on Homescreen!
I abandoned it
What's with the mandatory FaceSpace or Google+ login for the app to run?
Awesome homescreens, horrible app drawer. Please add a "Vertical Continuous" option as well as grid resizing, basically mirror the app drawer options of the most common launchers (Apex/Nova/etc).
DJ_SpaRky said:
Awesome homescreens, horrible app drawer. Please add a "Vertical Continuous" option as well as grid resizing, basically mirror the app drawer options of the most common launchers (Apex/Nova/etc).
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Hi DJ_SpaRky,
Our design team is currently working very hard to iron out all the bugs as well as add in more features. So there are definitely plans of upgrading the app drawer in the future!
ThemerSupport said:
Hi DJ_SpaRky,
Our design team is currently working very hard to iron out all the bugs as well as add in more features. So there are definitely plans of upgrading the app drawer in the future!
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Thank you for the reply and I do understand that this is still "beta". There will be fixes and upgrades to come. I was just voicing my opinion as to my concerns at the moment. So far it is wonderful to see it made so simple to have nice looking homescreens.
Keep up the good work.
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spiderx_mm said:
why don't we put our wishlist here? I'll start with mine.
selectable weather source
re-arrangable app drawer grid. (currently fixed at 4x6, i want 5x6 or 5x7 for big screen full HD phones)
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More rearrange ability because you can't edit the size of widget or add more icons to a page.
selectable weather source
I like the idea of this, it's just. I was able to customize the theme I'm using, took some figuring out. But was able to add short cuts. It's a bit bothersome and not as simple as I would have hoped, I just can't imagine people even more novice than I am getting too into customizing the themes. Having the option to go back to the stock app drawer (tw) would be nice as I have all my apps organized. There's a lot of potential here just needs some careful thought. Either way kudos and thanks!
Here's what I added for shortcuts in case anyone wants to see.
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Looks like after a crash it lost my widget set up and I'm not going to redo it as that was a lot of work. Going back to tw for a bit.
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Pop-up folder
I'd like it if the favorites came up as a pop-up folder. I really only have a few and while I could make a folder, many themes already have a link to the favorites.
Thanks. I'm thoroughly enjoying themer and have been showing my friends.
lock screen theeming.
it would be great if lock screen can be made same as home screen making it more prominent for a user.
I see previous launcher's wallpaper background lock screen.
gauravgs said:
it would be great if lock screen can be made same as home screen making it more prominent for a user.
I see previous launcher's wallpaper background lock screen.
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Look in the screen shots and zip thread
And you will find my topic matching lock screens
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Stock 4.1.2
if you like my work hit the thanks button
Opinion
I haven't got a defined wishlist, i'm satisfied :laugh:
Alrighty! I don't understand why Google wants me to have this omnipresent search bar on every home screen if there obviously is Google Now / Google Search embedded into the launcher if you go to the left page. So after some searching I found a way to hide it. But it will show again if you go to the left screen; no functionality is lost. Of course digging through the code I found some more things which are customizable
Screenshots
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Features
Hide
Google search bar / automatically show search bar on Google Now
apps from the app drawer
widgets
page indicator
app dock / auto hide
all apps button
icon labels
Icon pack (Premium)
supports any icon pack
per app icon change
per shortcut icon change
automatically applies new icon packs
dynamic calendar icon
automatically hide icon packs from the app drawer
App drawer tabs and folders (Premium)
Notification badges (Premium)
Gestures (unlock all gestures with Premium)
swipe down left, middle, right
swipe up left, middle, right
Gesture actions
pull down notification bar
pull down quicksettings panel
open app drawer
open last app from recents
open recents
open android settings
go to sleep
toggle hide/show app dock
launch an app
Change grid
homescreen
app drawer
app dock
homescreen margins
unlimited folder size [Premium]
Customization
app drawer background
folder colors (background, font, preview)
text colors on homescreen and app drawer
Icons
resize icons
resize icon texts
hide shadows
System UI
hide clock on default homescreen
open the app drawer when pressing the home button on default homescreen
change the icon of the home button to an app drawer icon on default homescreen
go to sleep when pressing back button on every screen or only on default homescreen
change the icon of the back button to a power off button
Android Integration
make navigation/statusbar transparent (Android >= 4.4)
hide apps from app drawer from the app info
add quicksetting tile "Lock desktop" (Android >= 4.2)
Misc
enable L Launcher design
always show "Ok Google"
rotate launcher
overlapping widgets [Premium]
all widgets are fully resizeable
set your own default homescreen
lock desktop
continuous scroll (experimental)
overscroll left or right to open the app drawer
overscroll in app drawer goes back to homescreen
close app drawer after launching an app
open app drawer from last closed position
disable wallpaper scrolling
override GNL settings button to open XGELS
Backup/Restore (Premium)
backup / restore homescreen layout (icon and folders)
Review
Quick overview of V1.5.3 by Armando Ferreira
Review of V1.2.1 by @italia0101 (Chris Nacca)
Review of V1.1 by TK
How to request a feature
theknut said:
Since the feature requests are poping up like crazy and users are not making an effort to explain the features and say thank you after I implemented it, I decided to only accept feature requests if you follow the instructions below. But that doesn't imply that I will implement it. I want to see some effort because I will most certainly have it and remember it's all done in my free time. It's not that I do this for living
So if you post a feature request please include
say "Thanks" and be grateful for what you already got
think about your feature and whether it is useful for others, too
properly explain what you really want
I never used Nova and such so I don't understand the request if you just name the setting you want.
I think this is only fair since I spent hours making this module and users don't even take a minute to properly explain what they want and even worse are not grateful for what they already got. For free.
Thanks to all who donated already.
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Requirements
Xposed Framework
Google Now Launcher
new diaper
Instructions
download the module and install it
activate it in Xposed Installer → Modules
reboot your device
open Xposed GEL Settings
make all the changes you want
hit the restart button within the app to restart your launcher
Celebrate!
Known issues
In some cases the Google Doodle will not be loaded
How to resolve: pull down in GNow
State: This seems to be a problem of the launcher. This error also occurs if the module isn't activated at all.
If the grid size or hotseat count is changed icons/widgets may disappear (especially if you decrease sizes)
Severity: Keep it in mind
Resized icons or grid settings might lead to different sizes
State: working on it for the next update
Some settings will lead to icons being cut on the left and the right side even though enough space is available
State: working on it for the next update
If you've made changes to the launcher using apps like AppSettings (which is awesome by the way), you might encounter problems
Please report bugs if you find them! A good bug report includes repro steps and logcat and Xposed log file. You can paste them to www.pastebin.com. Screenshots and screen recordings are very important, too. If you provide all of this when reporting a bug it will make it a lot easier for me to help you.
If you report any bug mentioned above and/or ask questions which could have been answered if you've read the OP, please allow me to ignore your post as you did mine.
Thanks
@rovo89 of course for the framework but also for his support (really nice guy)
everyone for testing!
@Kyle C and @Decimation for the idea to make this module
@GermainZ for helping me with the first steps and answering various questions
Thanks to Sergey Margaritov for the colorpicker preference // https://github.com/attenzione/android-ColorPickerPreference
Thanks to @Chainfire for libsuperuser // https://github.com/Chainfire/libsuperuser
Thanks to Karsten Priegnitz for the changelog dialog // http://code.google.com/p/android-change-log
Thanks to biokys for the android-cropimage library // https://github.com/biokys/cropimage
Thanks to materialdesignicons.com for the material icons // http://materialdesignicons.com
Source
https://github.com/theknut/XposedGELSettings
Download
Xposed Repo (needs to be updated manually)
Changelog
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Your work is appreciated. Downloading now
Installing now! I was waiting for this app. A nice feature could be the possibility of rename app in GEL
Superb start been waiting for a dedicated gel module.
How far can this be taken? Is functionality from custom launchers like Holo launcher possible? Such as gestures, animations, changing icons etc.
I do hope things like this aren't beyond the realms of possibility.
Looking forward to future developments.
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Excellent job, thank you.
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hotseat apps (icons above the navigation bar)
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not to be a grammar nazi, but what you mean here is the dock, right?
Would there be a way to disable wallpaper scrolling?
Looking forward to seeing this progress! I like GNL, but there are a few things keeping me on Nova launcher - swiping up on homescreen icons, category tabs in the app drawer (or at least folders), and the ability to remove labels and apply icon packs. Everything else I could take or leave.
Regardless of whether these features make it to your app, thanks for the effort and keep up the good work.
Is possible add support hotwork for all languages?
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Does hotword still work without the search bar there?
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Does hotword still work without the search bar there?<br />
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Nope
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control187 said:
Does hotword still work without the search bar there?
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Yes, it is working! But thanks for reminding me! I need to show the voice search once you are doing one. I'll fix it in the next version *making a note*
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This app is awesome keep up the excellent work!
Great work!! Just what the Gel launcher needed.
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Yes, it is working! But thanks for reminding me! I need to show the voice search once you are doing one. I'll fix it in the next version *making a note*
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I stand corrected. Just didn't realise it was working. My volume was down low.
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The search bar overlies over the other icons?! :-/
Edit: after enabling gnow it works, but i don't want gnow
Awesomeness!!!
Do you think it is possible to add just one more feature - swipe down to pull notification bar??
That would probably be all that one would need from GEL
Thanks for your work!
Any way to get this working on a Droid Maxx running Kitkat without GEL?
I like using the droid command center widget but when I loaded GEL it wouldn't let me add it to the homescreen. I got a message saying the widget doesn't work with 3rd party launchers.
FYI, the columns and rows feature is reversed...adding columns actually adds rows, and vise versa. Other than that, great module!
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Having some trouble changing the icons in the second screen. I pulled the png files from an icon pack and am able to change it just fine on the LG home screen launcher, but when I drag them up to the second screen they turn into a white box. The weird thing is that the simple "g" icon I picked for Google retains the icon but when I do the other ones I picked they turn into that white box. Also the LG launcher doesn't like that icon pack either.
Explodee said:
Having some trouble changing the icons in the second screen. I pulled the png files from an icon pack and am able to change it just fine on the LG home screen launcher, but when I drag them up to the second screen they turn into a white box. The weird thing is that the simple "g" icon I picked for Google retains the icon but when I do the other ones I picked they turn into that white box. Also the LG launcher doesn't like that icon pack either.
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Not sure why you're having trouble. I moved an app that I have a custom icon for to the second screen, and that icon works just fine. It isn't one of the default custom icons either.
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Not sure why you're having trouble. I moved an app that I have a custom icon for to the second screen, and that icon works just fine. It isn't one of the default custom icons either.
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How are you changing the icons? And what launcher are you using?
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How are you changing the icons? And what launcher are you using?
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I'm using the stock LG launcher. It lets you change any app's icon to an image you can select from the gallery. And I've already tried throwing some apps I've done that with up to the second screen and had no problems with it.
i love lg now i had a note and alot of the styling and things i had to get a custom rom for it does straight out of box without root. i found this out after rooting and was like well now i have to find something i needed root to do to make haveing root necessary.
ubergeek77 said:
I'm using the stock LG launcher. It lets you change any app's icon to an image you can select from the gallery. And I've already tried throwing some apps I've done that with up to the second screen and had no problems with it.
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Yeah the stock launcher is pretty robust with the icons but not as much as Nova, which is my current launcher. I forgot to ask earlier, where did you get the icons you are using? Are they the ones from the LG theme store? If that's the case then I think my second screen icons are changing with those. But the way I had to do it for icon packs not supported by the LG was extract the .png files from the 3K minimal apk and choose to change the icon using the .png picture from the gallery, which isn't really working. The "g" icon for Google works but like I said in the OP the rest turn into white squares.
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Yeah the stock launcher is pretty robust with the icons but not as much as Nova, which is my current launcher. I forgot to ask earlier, where did you get the icons you are using? Are they the ones from the LG theme store? If that's the case then I think my second screen icons are changing with those. But the way I had to do it for icon packs not supported by the LG was extract the .png files from the 3K minimal apk and choose to change the icon using the .png picture from the gallery, which isn't really working. The "g" icon for Google works but like I said in the OP the rest turn into white squares.
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I'm not using an icon pack, I just used my own .png image. For example: I use Twidere as my Twitter client, so I grabbed the official Twitter icon from the Play Store on my desktop and just sent the .png over to my phone. So now the Twidere shortcut looks like the regular Twitter client.
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I'm not using an icon pack, I just used my own .png image. For example: I use Twidere as my Twitter client, so I grabbed the official Twitter icon from the Play Store on my desktop and just sent the .png over to my phone. So now the Twidere shortcut looks like the regular Twitter client.
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Not sure what was wrong with the pngs I was using I converted to jpg and added a black background since jpgs can't do transparency and all icons are good now. Looks awesome
In case anyone was still having trouble with the second screen Icons, here is the method i have been using to successfully change them rather quick and painless.
Download "ThemeX" from Google playstore
Download desired icon pack(s)
Open ThemeX and select icon pack, then select some or all Icons to be downloaded to gallery.
Click save icon in top right hand corner
Go back to Homescreen (LG Launcher)
Tap and hold app in which icon you would like to change
Select icon from gallery and save.
Drag new app icon to second screen.
Congratulations... Second screen Icons successfully changed.
Picture of my current second screen Icons...
{
"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"
}
im not understanding how you guys are changing the icons? when i tap and hold the icons from the 2nd screen the only thing i can do is move them around
jdiddy_ub said:
im not understanding how you guys are changing the icons? when i tap and hold the icons from the 2nd screen the only thing i can do is move them around
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Tap and Hold Icons from the main screen. Change Icon. Then Move it to the 2nd screen.
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Double0EK said:
Tap and Hold Icons from the main screen. Change Icon. Then Move it to the 2nd screen.
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im using nova...does that only work with the lg stock launcher? i can't move icons into the 2nd screen
jdiddy_ub said:
im using nova...does that only work with the lg stock launcher? i can't move icons into the 2nd screen
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Yes, only works with stock launcher. But once you get the icons on the second screen, you can go back to nova and the icon change persists.
really cool, download for try.
You can create a Tasker APK through Tasker App Factory with a trigger to run your desired app when you select it, you can choose your app icon in Tasker and install the apk. Then you can add it to Second Screen. This method works on Nova Launcher for sure... I haven't listed step by step instructions in this post but if you are interested I can point you in the right direction. @Big Boy Larouxlaroux
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v10/themes-apps/screen-custom-app-icons-widget-t3269726
Hi there,
Just wanted to share a small trickery with everyone. Nova launcher can hide your statusbar on desktop, so if you go now to the second screen options click more and then "show time while content is shown" you are going to have a full screen desktop thanks to nova and the second screen to act as your statusbar (kind of). It not a full fledged statusbar since it only represents time wifi ,cell signal and battery but it works also gives you notifications etc..
:good:
Terole said:
Hi there,
Just wanted to share a small trickery with everyone. Nova launcher can hide your statusbar on desktop, so if you go now to the second screen options click more and then "show time while content is shown" you are going to have a full screen desktop thanks to nova and the second screen to act as your statusbar (kind of). It not a full fledged statusbar since it only represents time wifi ,cell signal and battery but it works also gives you notifications etc..
:good:
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Good find. Only if we could edit the font of second screen
you can edit font of the second screen
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egren58 said:
Good find. Only if we could edit the font of second screen
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thanks! yes i believe that the second screen could utilized even better. something like the macbook pro touchbar but in a better way.
djnikkofb said:
you can edit font of the second screen
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How?.. Aside from signature. Like clock font etc?
2 ways...
1) Flash a Font
2)
{
"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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djnikkofb said:
2 ways...
1) Flash a Font
2)
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Yeah thats the signature i sm aware of that.. Hut you cant change the clock font..
please PM me. I don't want to clog thread unrelated to topic if that's OK?
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in short, I researched Flashable Fonts for LG v10, and found the iPhone font which looks phenomenal.
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djnikkofb said:
please PM me. I don't want to clog thread unrelated to topic if that's OK?
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in short, I researched Flashable Fonts for LG v10, and found the iPhone font which looks phenomenal.
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Can you share the file please
Will you provide a screen shot?
Terole said:
Hi there,
Just wanted to share a small trickery with everyone. Nova launcher can hide your statusbar on desktop, so if you go now to the second screen options click more and then "show time while content is shown" you are going to have a full screen desktop thanks to nova and the second screen to act as your statusbar (kind of). It not a full fledged statusbar since it only represents time wifi ,cell signal and battery but it works also gives you notifications etc..
:good:
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The problem is that with this launcher you lose like 80% of functions that you had on stock UI. If you clear home default and switch back and forth between launchers a few times you will see the second screen become more or less a status bar
bryanpen said:
The problem is that with this launcher you lose like 80% of functions that you had on stock UI. If you clear home default and switch back and forth between launchers a few times you will see the second screen become more or less a status bar
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What do you mean by this? I use Nova and my second screen still appears to have all of the stock functionality. What do you figure you're losing with Nova vs. LG Home?
nickthaskater said:
What do you mean by this? I use Nova and my second screen still appears to have all of the stock functionality. What do you figure you're losing with Nova vs. LG Home?
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When I switched from LG home to Nova the recent apps automatically changed to clock and signal bars. Recent apps did not show again until I switched back
bryanpen said:
When I switched from LG home to Nova the recent apps automatically changed to clock and signal bars. Recent apps did not show again until I switched back
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Weird. I went to Nova on day one and haven't looked back. I still have all the functionality of the second screen, including recent apps. Perhaps you experienced a bug in Nova?
nickthaskater said:
Weird. I went to Nova on day one and haven't looked back. I still have all the functionality of the second screen, including recent apps. Perhaps you experienced a bug in Nova?
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What they are describing, is the very feature this thread was made to discuss. If you enable "hide status bar" in Nova, it replaces the secondary screen shortcuts, with the battery / signal / notification icons.
Aaren11 said:
What they are describing, is the very feature this thread was made to discuss. If you enable "hide status bar" in Nova, it replaces the secondary screen shortcuts, with the battery / signal / notification icons.
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Ah, I got it. Yeah, that's definitely a thing. That said, it still renders the assertion I originally replied to, "The problem is that with this launcher you lose like 80% of functions that you had on stock UI," as false.
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Ah, I got it. Yeah, that's definitely a thing. That said, it still renders the assertion I originally replied to, "The problem is that with this launcher you lose like 80% of functions that you had on stock UI," as false.
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Yep. Nova works very well in place of stock. Just keep the 'hide the status bar on homescreen' option disabled - and you can use the second display just as you would on the stock LG Home launcher.
True Story
Terole said:
Hi there,
Just wanted to share a small trickery with everyone. Nova launcher can hide your statusbar on desktop, so if you go now to the second screen options click more and then "show time while content is shown" you are going to have a full screen desktop thanks to nova and the second screen to act as your statusbar (kind of). It not a full fledged statusbar since it only represents time wifi ,cell signal and battery but it works also gives you notifications etc..
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Iv had this for a little while and its alright. added the notification pull down button to my nav bar / thumb contols.
(Nova launcher, pixel n icons, [email protected], System ui tuner to keep 2nd screen in immersive mode)(android wear icons is because im debugging my watch, normally icons mid+ show)
Note: double tap to lock the on the status bar does not work on the home screen anymore
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Yep. Nova works very well in place of stock. Just keep the 'hide the status bar on homescreen' option disabled - and you can use the second display just as you would on the stock LG Home launcher.
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Just to add, you can also assign a gesture in Nova to show/hide the status bar, which in turn affects the second screen. Now you can have control over the second screen on the fly, at your leisure.
I've hidden the status bar in nova, but can still see the second screen , as this is now my notification area . If you want to see the status bar , battery , bars etc then i double tap on the home screen . Yes it does make the screen a bit bigger , but you cant " bleed" into the second screen , it would be good if you could use both screens as one .