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I figured out how to remove the useless dock icons from Launcher Pro, it's a little bit of a workaround, but it works...and I love me some LauncherPro
1. Make a backup of a launcher pro home screen from another android device, without any dock icons or with the ones you want.
2. Copy the "/sdcard/launcherpro_backup" directory from your other device onto your Nook Color (into the same place on the SD card), and restore launcher pro from the backup. (I used Astro to do all the dirty work)
Here is a zipped backup of my blank launcher pro setup (no dock icons, no widgets, no nothing):
dl.dropbox.com/u/5532080/launcherprocleanbackup.zip
(I can't make links yet, so just copy/paste the URL...)
Here is a link for all the lazy clickers like myself
Masterface7 said:
Here is a link for all the lazy clickers like myself
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Thanks for adding the link, soon I will be able to...I've spent far too long as a lurker...
You Sir are a genius; thanks for this that was starting to bother me with that damned useless phone icon
did this, but now when I go to re-add my shortcuts to the homescreen, only the icons get added, not the text under them...
- Will.
WillCameron said:
did this, but now when I go to re-add my shortcuts to the homescreen, only the icons get added, not the text under them...
- Will.
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Isn't there an option in preferences to hide icon names? Could it be checked?
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Geezer Squid said:
Isn't there an option in preferences to hide icon names? Could it be checked?
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Yes, the checkbox is at Preferences > Appearance Settings > Hide Icon Labels.
Not a genius...just stuck in my ways. Launcher Pro has always been the fastest one out there!
Thanks, though!
Sent from my Nook Color
RoboRay said:
Yes, the checkbox is at Preferences > Appearance Settings > Hide Icon Labels.
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Yep...sorry about that. I am kind of a minimalist, so hiding the home screen labels is my default. Thanks for pointing out where it was in the settings.
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D'oh! sorry about that guys! Thanks Geezer Squid and Robo Ray!
- Will.
So after i restore to blank can i add new shortcuts in the dock. I long press and tap add shortcut and it just brings up the honescreen again.
Can't add shortcuts on NC. BN cripped that functionality.
Masterface7 said:
So after i restore to blank can i add new shortcuts in the dock. I long press and tap add shortcut and it just brings up the honescreen again.
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You can't, unless you have access to another device that you can use to make a backup with the correct shortcuts that you want to use.
I was considering making one with a couple of actually useful shortcuts for the Nook Color...but I am afraid that there would be a flood of requests, and there are more important things that need work for me.
If anyone would want to step up and offer that, I'm sure there would be some happy customers!
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I may be misunderstanding, but I can add shortcuts to the home screen (launcher pro) by going to the app page and holding down the app icon until it jumps back to the home screen. I can't move them to the dock at the bottom of the page, tho.
rooted with auto-nooter 2.12.18. BTW, thanks!
Here is my back up with market, gmail, estrongs file explorer, and internet.
Is it just a question of hand editing the com.fede.launcher_preferences.xml file?
- Will.
Masterface7 said:
Here is my back up with market, gmail, estrongs file explorer, and internet. The estrongs icon is located. /sdcard/My Files/Downloads/ESFileExplorer_01.png if that matters, also it is a 6x8 grid with a few other small tweaks.
edit: I hope this is the right one and not an older backup
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Hope this isn't the Pro version, If I'm not mistaken it also includes your registration info.
Thanks for this, might as well get rid of the icons we cant even use!!
Jojo
WillCameron said:
Is it just a question of hand editing the com.fede.launcher_preferences.xml file?
- Will.
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Perhaps it is...if so that would preferable to posting backup files!
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So as this works great... as in I load up launcher pro on my Epic 4G, change all icons to what apps are on nook color that I want down on the 3 sliding bars, backup and then restore to nook. Kinda a pain to do that more than once
I loaded Launcher Pro 0.8.2 onto the nook color running 2.2.1 via MicroSD card and it works great. Not a single lockup resizing things, and can add, remove and customize any of the icons in dock all I want. Here is a youtube of that.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ra8xROjFpY4
So I guess that is just another one of those things that just won't work like it should via a hacked up 2.1 on these things? I would love to have that workin... As like the other guy says... I love me some launcher pro. Just not sure if I should give up hope and just wait for some legit Froyo action for things to be all purdy.
Other than having to convert videos for this thing so far and having to use Zeam which I actually am starting to like, these Nook Colors are awesome! Can't beat a tablet with this power and this screen for $250!
EDIT: Per the suggestions, I downloaded and can confirm it seems pretty amazing. A big learning curve though, doesn't seem intuitive. Working on that.
I Really would like to start using this app, but the permissions seem crazy to me. Everyone's thoughts? Am I just paranoid? The developer seems very legit and know's whats up... fan of XDA too... so, probably nothing, but I am so skeptical when an app needs so much (though, given the power of the app, it sorta makes sense)
This application has access to the following:
Services that cost you money:
directly call phone numbers
Network communication:
full Internet access
Your personal information:
read sensitive log data
Storage:
modify/delete USB storage contents modify/delete SD card contents
System tools:
disable keylock,
retrieve running applications,
reorder running applications,
modify global system settings,
prevent device from sleeping,
display system-level alerts
Your accounts:
discover known accounts
Hardware controls:
control vibrator
Network communication:
view network state,
view Wi-Fi state
System tools:
automatically start at boot,
expand/collapse status bar,
set preferred applications,
read sync settings
NOW... with all that said, look at the beauty you can create:
** DO NOT POST THERE UNLESS YOU ARE POSTING A THEME!! **
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=968613
hi there i have had widget locker for a long time and so far nothing bad has happen the themeing is awesome plus quick widget access it is a pretty awesome too. This is one app i would recommend to ya
DigitalWerewolf said:
hi there i have had widget locker for a long time and so far nothing bad has happen the themeing is awesome plus quick widget access it is a pretty awesome too. This is one app i would recommend to ya
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Hmm.. quick widget access?
I think you are just being paranoid. It's obviously a widely used app and as you can see a wonderful app to have.
If this was an unknown dev I would say do some research.
Thanks for this didn't know widgetlocker had themes!
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yea like i have power amp so i put that widget there i also have my weather widget there also you can choose a different wallpaper aside from the one your phone has
I have been using it for a week or so now. I love having my fancy widget with weather on my lock screen but I get more use out of the Pandora Widget. control my music without having to unlock my phone when I pull it out of my pocket. added a slider for some things and its awesome. check out my layout i think it came out great personally.
How do I use the theme?
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I've had it for a while but stopped using it, it would often default to system lockscreen and it runs in bg using resources, but it is pretty.PS. why are my screenies teh suck?
Don't blame me, blame my keyboard's autocorrection algorithm.
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I have been using it for a week or so now. I love having my fancy widget with weather on my lock screen but I get more use out of the Pandora Widget. control my music without having to unlock my phone when I pull it out of my pocket. added a slider for some things and its awesome. check out my layout i think it came out great personally.
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How do you change the slide to unlock? I have a few I have that I'd like to try
Long press add slider in tool mode.
Don't blame me, blame my keyboard's autocorrection algorithm.
It's like a whole new world.
In tool Mode then what...I don't get it
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Cool! Thanks for posting this. I'm just not sure exactly how to use apply these themes. What exactly do we do with the .zips?
I want this one - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11817549&postcount=69
1. go the app menu and open widget locker (will not work from an already locked state )
2. Long press on open space
3. Select "Custom Slider"
4. click the drop down box to select a different slider from those installed or select "get themes" and download them directly.
5. customize the slider before you select "save"
EDIT: http://widgetlocker.teslacoilsw.com/themes-doc/installing-themes/ <-- how to install
Nvm we need 2.0 version lol
Alright, downloaded it... it looks like there is a little bit of a learning curve on this app. I will try reading the guides already out there and see if I can give a readers digest version later.
I've been using it for a couple of weeks now and love it. I got it specifically for keeping the audiogalaxy app on the locker as to have quicker access to pause or stop music. I have also grown fond of the rotary lock as well.
I've been using Widget Locker for months and I've never had a problem. I've just discovered the theming aspect of it so I'm excited to get into that. I'm wanting to theme the rotary and the normal android tabs like the lockscreens in Bionix 1.3, hopefully it turns out well! If someone's already done this, let me know where to find it
Here is my first attempt.....
Not perfect.
I tried to make the Subject Title as descriptive as possible, but am unsure how to explain what I mean in ~10 words.
Here is a post where I show my layout: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20336122#post20336122
I use Launcher Pro Plus, Desktop Visualizer, MultiPicture Live Wallpaper, and Folder Organizer to create my 7 screens w/ different wallpapers, links, and widgets on each page.
What I would like to do is be able to click a button/link, or go into an app and select a "pre-packaged" 3, 5, or 7 page layout that already has all the wallpapers, links, widgets, etc in place, and it all just loads up instantly.
I have searched, but cant figure out a search string that finds me results. Anyone know of a way to do this? If I haven't been clear enough, let me know and I'll try to clarify what I want.
Thanks!
so you want the option to click on an icon, and move to a different homescreen right?
do you want to be able to share this or somthing as if so
if you are using adw
go into settingfs of adw and click backup
go into my files or whatever on sdcard then go down to two files called adw.... cant remeber what theyr called but start with adw
if somone puts your files in same place on there tab and then restore from backup they should get your layouts
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so you want the option to click on an icon, and move to a different homescreen right?
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No. Take my current "setup" - 7 pages using Launcher Pro, 7 walls w/ multipicture live, plus links, icons, and widgets... I want to create completely different "setups" different page counts, different wallapers, different links, different widgets, etc, and be able to load up a completely different layout, AND be able to switch back to the previous.
As I currently understand it, I can create a layout, as explained (and exemplified in the link I provided above) - but if I want to CHANGE it to something different - different page count, different wallpapers, different icons, widgets, links, etc... then I LOSE my current setup/layout as displayed in the link above. I don't want to LOSE it, but rather SAVE it so I can LOAD it back up.
But no, I'm not talking about how to do "hubs".
do you want to be able to share this or somthing as if so
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if somone puts your files in same place on there tab and then restore from backup they should get your layouts
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I don't mind sharing them, but it's not a priority as what I create will definitely be very unique to me, my needs, and more importantly, the apps I've purchased and use.
I'm a photographer and use my tab for business situations, but it's 80+% used for personal use. So I want to have my 7page layout for daily personal use, then quickly switch to maybe a 2 page layout that only accesses my portfolio and web for when I hand the tab over to a client to browse. I want to have a fun layout for myself but be able to switch over to a more professional/limited layout very quickly.
Hope that all makes sense. Thanks.
BroBot175 said:
do you want to be able to share this or somthing as if so
if you are using adw
go into settingfs of adw and click backup
go into my files or whatever on sdcard then go down to two files called adw.... cant remeber what theyr called but start with adw
if somone puts your files in same place on there tab and then restore from backup they should get your layouts
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DevonSloan said:
I don't mind sharing them, but it's not a priority as what I create will definitely be very unique to me, my needs, and more importantly, the apps I've purchased and use.
I'm a photographer and use my tab for business situations, but it's 80+% used for personal use. So I want to have my 7page layout for daily personal use, then quickly switch to maybe a 2 page layout that only accesses my portfolio and web for when I hand the tab over to a client to browse. I want to have a fun layout for myself but be able to switch over to a more professional/limited layout very quickly.
Hope that all makes sense. Thanks.
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Ok, so I'm not sure about Launcher Pro, but as Brobot stated this is possible with ADWex. In ADWex you simply backup your ADW settings and your desktop configuration. This will place 2 files in your /sdcard folder (adw_ex_launcher.db & adw_ex_settings.xml). Then it would just be a matter of saving them somewhere else (their own folder perhaps). When you wanted to switch "layouts" just move the files into your sdcard directory and restore them. A warning though, this is certainly not a perfect solution. This does not really work well with certain widgets like Desktop Visualizer and Minimalistic Text. Which is why I rarely use Desktop Visualizer anymore and instead incorporate the graphic/icon/whatever into the wallpaper and then place invisible icons over them. Seems to run a whole lot smoother in my opinion too.
Sounds like you want different user profiles.
I just read about this, you might want to try it out:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1475890
SwitchMe lets you log into separate user profiles with completely custom setups for each user.
Oh, here's the market link: https://market.android.com/details?id=fahrbot.apps.switchme
Thanks union, but sounds very clunky and not too quick of a process.
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Sounds like you want different user profiles.
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This sounds right. I'll check that out, thanks. I remember on my HTC Hero I was able to create different profiles and switch back and forth, but 4 Android handsets and a tab later, I forgot about that. Maybe it was a feature of Sense. Thanks for the heads up on that app.
I think maybe I'm trying to defeat the purpose of Themer, but I'm not sure. A lot of the themes I like have a tab or screen or something for music. I'd rather have that be navigation or something like that. So the one I'm working with right now is called Bookmarks. The last page has a headphone for the icon and the actual screen says Music. Is it possible to edit this?
Also, is there any place to download the theme to my computer so I can play with it there before loading on to my phone?
Thanks!
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I think maybe I'm trying to defeat the purpose of Themer, but I'm not sure. A lot of the themes I like have a tab or screen or something for music. I'd rather have that be navigation or something like that. So the one I'm working with right now is called Bookmarks. The last page has a headphone for the icon and the actual screen says Music. Is it possible to edit this?
Also, is there any place to download the theme to my computer so I can play with it there before loading on to my phone?
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Hi there,
Themer is in essence a launcher. So much like the other top launchers out there, you are able to add/edit/move widgets and so forth. Regarding this theme, unfortunately the music icon on the tab can't be changed (it's baked into the wallpaper), but you could always just place another icon over it if you wanted.
So, in order to edit/move widgets, it's very simple. Hold down on the homescreen > Unlock Widgets, now hold down on the music player widget and select Remove. However, this will remove the "hotspots" that enable you to jump from screen to screen. So another way would be to hold down on the music widget > Configure, this will open the Everything Widget editor. From here, select a music item > Music (at the bottom) > Delete object. Repeat this for all the music items, then press back to exit the editor.
Next, hold down on the homescreen at the very top > Apps > Widgets tab > your navigation widget (or app icon), which you can then drag and drop onto the blank area. Now you can hold down on the widget and select resize to make any adjustments, and once everything looks good you can hold down on the top again and select > Lock Widgets.
Unfortunately you can only see the Themer themes on the app, but we might expand on that in the future...
Hope this helps!:fingers-crossed:
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Hi there,
Themer is in essence a launcher. So much like the other top launchers out there, you are able to add/edit/move widgets and so forth. Regarding this theme, unfortunately the music icon on the tab can't be changed (it's baked into the wallpaper), but you could always just place another icon over it if you wanted.
So, in order to edit/move widgets, it's very simple. Hold down on the homescreen > Unlock Widgets, now hold down on the music player widget and select Remove. However, this will remove the "hotspots" that enable you to jump from screen to screen. So another way would be to hold down on the music widget > Configure, this will open the Everything Widget editor. From here, select a music item > Music (at the bottom) > Delete object. Repeat this for all the music items, then press back to exit the editor.
Next, hold down on the homescreen at the very top > Apps > Widgets tab > your navigation widget (or app icon), which you can then drag and drop onto the blank area. Now you can hold down on the widget and select resize to make any adjustments, and once everything looks good you can hold down on the top again and select > Lock Widgets.
Unfortunately you can only see the Themer themes on the app, but we might expand on that in the future...
Hope this helps!:fingers-crossed:
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Thanks for the reply! I'd LOVE to be able to see it on my computer. It would be a lot easier to move things around without having to fat finger it!
you can however edit the wallpaper yourself I have done to walls that have embedded items and changed them to how I wanted,just use photoshop
inshallah said:
you can however edit the wallpaper yourself I have done to walls that have embedded items and changed them to how I wanted,just use photoshop
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How do you get the wallpaper from the theme to PS?
It's easy to change the text/icon and you can replace any "hotspot" to point to a new app.
Larger wholesale changes to screens are a bit tougher.
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Ok, I did as was instructed to remove the music. If I'm on the home tab, I can still hit the tab for weather. But if I'm on the 'music' tab, I can no longer move to another app. How do I make a hot spot to be able to go to other tabs from music?
to edit via photoshop grab the paper from the themer folder for the theme you are using,add it to photoshop grab the full image then create new image same size,copy original pic to new photoshop pic then simply edit as required and save when finished,sounds easy I know but if you are familiar with photoshop it is easy
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Ok, I did as was instructed to remove the music. If I'm on the home tab, I can still hit the tab for weather. But if I'm on the 'music' tab, I can no longer move to another app. How do I make a hot spot to be able to go to other tabs from music?
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Did you delete the widget? That would've removed all the hotspots (only way to fix this is to re-apply the theme, for now). Apologies if I didn't explain well enough, but deleting only the music items should leave the hotspots on the left intact. Hope this helps
I got Themer today, and I really love how a lot of them look, but I ended up sticking with my plain stock because I like to have most things on the home screen in folders. I tried making a folder, but it didn't work.
Are there any themes that incorporate folders? Did I just do it incorrectly or are they not an option? I realize you can go into apps, and then use the categories, but I'd much rather have them on my home screen.
Plus, if I have an app, like my flashlight, that I really need on my home screen for accessibility, it's kind of obnoxious against the pretty, cohesive theme, and sticks out. If there was a folder I could stick it in on the home screen that matched the rest of the theme, it would look better. Does that make sense? I might just be rambling now.
It's a really cool app though, I like that you can do these things without rooting, I didn't realize that was possible. (My noob is showing... )
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I got Themer today, and I really love how a lot of them look, but I ended up sticking with my plain stock because I like to have most things on the home screen in folders. I tried making a folder, but it didn't work.
Are there any themes that incorporate folders? Did I just do it incorrectly or are they not an option? I realize you can go into apps, and then use the categories, but I'd much rather have them on my home screen.
Plus, if I have an app, like my flashlight, that I really need on my home screen for accessibility, it's kind of obnoxious against the pretty, cohesive theme, and sticks out. If there was a folder I could stick it in on the home screen that matched the rest of the theme, it would look better. Does that make sense? I might just be rambling now.
It's a really cool app though, I like that you can do these things without rooting, I didn't realize that was possible. (My noob is showing... )
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Hi Lumosx,
With Themer, there are multiple ways of adding folders.
First, you can drag and drop apps from the app drawer onto one you've already added. To do this:
1. Drag an app onto the app drawer that you'd like in your folder.
2. Then drag another app next to it; a popup may appear asking you to unlock widgets.
3. Select Yes and open the Desktop menu and deselect Lock homescreeen Icons.
You're now able to drag icons into one another, creating folders accordingly.
Alternatively, you can use Smart Category folders. These are the categories you see in the app drawer, and adding one of these does come with some advantages. To add one:
1. Long press on the homescreen > Advanced > Desktop > Unlock homescreen Icons.
2. Long press on the homescreen > Smart Categories > choose your preferred category.
3. Tap the icon > Select the overflow icon (3-dot icon) > Manage, in order to manually add/remove apps.
Now this category will be saved for every theme that you use.
To change the look of a folder (with both methods), long press on the icon > Edit > then select an icon either from selected packs or a simple image. Let us know if you need to find an image/icon to match your theme.
Hope this helps!
-Marco
I got it to work, thank you very much! I'm very happy with it now.
One more question: The only issue I have now is that there's one particular widget that tells me it's already added when I try to put it on the screen, but it's not actually there. Do you know what the problem could be? It came with the phone (Walkmate) if that matters.
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I got it to work, thank you very much! I'm very happy with it now.
One more question: The only issue I have now is that there's one particular widget that tells me it's already added when I try to put it on the screen, but it's not actually there. Do you know what the problem could be? It came with the phone (Walkmate) if that matters.
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What's your device and the widget called? We want to see if we can replicate this issue.
Also does it happen with all themes or one specific theme?
Lastly, is there room for the widget? What may happen is that a widget might take up the whole screen, not allowing for any widgets to be added. Deleting all the widgets on the page and try to add this widget will help us figure out what's causing the problem.
I have a Galaxy S3, the widget is Walkmate. It should fit, it's small and I have at least half the screen free. I tried when the screen was blank as well. The theme is Frosted Glass. I tried using a random theme as well and it still didn't work (it was Hi-Tech).
It's not a huge issue or anything.