does anyone know a way to switch themes in webtop? i tried using the xfce appearance thing but it doesn't switch. you can easily replace the default theme at webtop-theme but that's no good if you're developing a theme.
is it possible if you install an entire desktop environment like gnome or xface?
Dammit, all this time tinkering with webtop and I never noticed the themes didn't work.
Time to do some research
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im had a glitch just now.. i plugged in my phone and noticed icons in the webtop popup menus.. so i opened the xfce4 appearance dialog and switched icon themes, and it worked! so next i tried switching themes.. it flickered and went dead, then relanched webtop with the webtop icons + theme.
so, obviously, yes, you can switch themes. no, webtop doesn't like it when you try. why? i duno. for now, replacing the gtk in the webtop-theme folder works fine and i highly HIGHLY recommend you do so. the default webtop theme is all images. find a gtk/metacity that uses a gtk engine other than pixmap
also, i recommend using setcpu to overclock to a minimum of 1300 when charging, and undervolt -75. webtop performs fairly well this way. minimum lag.
and i found an extension called hide caption titlebar plus for firefox that allows you to have the tabs in title bar effect like windows.. saves a good 22-26px vertical real estate =D
(surely everyone already knows this.. i'm thinking aloud.. with my fingers.. or something =p )
if you install gnome-desktop-environment you can use gnome-appearance-properties to swtich icons, metacity, cursors, and wallpapers.. (install gnome-screensaver followed by gnome-desktop-environment then add "gnome-session" to your osh/usr/local/bin/start-oshwt-2.sh .. if Appearance doesn't appear in System>Properties just create it with alacarte)
however all the controls themes look like the default webtop-theme and when you try to switch anyway bad things can happen.. i just applied the "simple" theme and everything crashed. i couldn't even boot into webtop until i removed all the themes but webtop-theme from the themes folder forcing it to fall back to default.
in gnome you can also access the touch pad controls from system>preferences and adjust touch pad speed.
so far i've had no problems with gnome. everything is running fast as ever and it feels more like ubuntu. ditch xfce4 and run gnome. the keyring wasn't working with xfce4 either = bad bad bad
edit: note that you can still simply replace the webtop-theme gtk with a theme of your choosing.. i highly recommend installing murrine and using mire v2 gtk. it's fast and dark, so the mobile view and such looks good. until i can modify the icons present on the mobile view app you really need to stick with dark controls
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Hi Community,
I found a App, called Metro UI, it haves the Windows7Mobile UI.
Here some Screens:
The Screen are saying all
Here QR-Code:
PS:Sorry for my bad English I'm a german guy.
thanks but
thanks but it didnt work for me :S
I spent an enormous amount of time modifying the ADW Launcher and creating custom icons to create a sort of WM7 emulation until I accidentally found this one on the Market. It's absolutely brilliant, very promising, even though it's only a beta.
The fact that it runs so smooth, the small size and the vertical scrolling home screen were the main selling points for me. Now I'm just waiting for the dev to update it, since there are a few problems with it. I'd recommend using it with another launcher installed if you have a rooted device and you like modding apps, because it doesn't like copying apk's to system/app, among others. I use LauncherPro when pushing apps, for example.
It doesn't affect the device's functionality apart from the modding part, so I set it up with custom icons on the tiles and I'm enjoying the hell outta it until a satisfactory version comes out, optimised, packed with more features and hopefully running at least as smooth as it does now.
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I spent an enormous amount of time modifying the ADW Launcher and creating custom icons to create a sort of WM7 emulation until I accidentally found this one on the Market. It's absolutely brilliant, very promising, even though it's only a beta.
The fact that it runs so smooth, the small size and the vertical scrolling home screen were the main selling points for me. Now I'm just waiting for the dev to update it, since there are a few problems with it. I'd recommend using it with another launcher installed if you have a rooted device and you like modding apps, because it doesn't like copying apk's to system/app, among others. I use LauncherPro when pushing apps, for example.
It doesn't affect the device's functionality apart from the modding part, so I set it up with custom icons on the tiles and I'm enjoying the hell outta it until a satisfactory version comes out, optimised, packed with more features and hopefully running at least as smooth as it does now.
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I usw now launcher pro with my own Icons andere It looks better than this one.Metro UI ist eeasy but selfed created Icons are best
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it wont let me open the app
has any1 else got this problem?
would really like to use this app
No tiles are appearing for me on 2.3 DroidSwift.
So just picked up a touchpad and wondering if there are any themes for webos? I know when u install preware u can manage and add prethemes thread but how do you know if they work on touchpad or pre phones? If there is another way to theme let me know. Thanks
not really... but you can get cm7 and theme chooser !!
yeah I know and will be dual booting but love webos and want to customize if i can
The only one i know of if the Glass Effect Suite - Touchpad Theme by Garret29C. It adds a dark transparent(ish) launcher drawer and keyboard background, but all the icons stay the same.
There are quite a few themes on the webOS quick install ....change icons lock screens launchers etc etc etc
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The TP themes usually say touchpad, or will be called HD. Also, just try some that you like. Many work fine, with the exception of the wallpaper being the wrong size. If ya don't like them, just uninstall them. All, there is a beta app, beta testing feeds, called Theme Manager you might want to check out.
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I have a RAZR Maxx on ICS and an Atrix Lapdock. The lapdock with webtop 3.0 works great and you can force the tablet UI to be used (navigation bar on the bottom, etc. etc.). However, when you open apps it still uses the phone version of the apps, which is somewhat annoying for certain apps.
For example, the gmail app. On a tablet, it has a neat interface for a larger screen with a split screen. On a phone, it's just one screen and looks a bit ridiculous when scaled up to a 10" screen.
Anyways, my question is if it's possible to force the tablet versions of the apps to either be used or installed (i'm not sure if the tablet versions of the apps are included when installed or if a different app is installed.) Perhaps the .apks could be extracted, slightly modded, and reinstalled under a slightly different name to use when on the lapdock.
I'm going to guess that anyone who uses the lapdock in ICS with any frequency would love to see a way to do this. And, to be honest, it'd just be nice to do this for a few apps, not every single app I have installed.
So, what do you think? Can it be done?
+1 for this
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To respond to my own question....
It seems like the applications that dont have a nice webtop mode are the preinstalled system apps. You can enable the webtop mode by replacing the .apks for the system apps inside the /system/app folder with an .apk from a tablet. Not sure how well it will work after an update. For instance, I grabbed the gmail and talk .apks from my nook tablet and replaced the .apks on my phone...voila webtop gives the tablet view and the phone view is still good.
Razr Maxx on Atrix Lapdock - resolution?
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I have a RAZR Maxx on ICS and an Atrix Lapdock. The lapdock with webtop 3.0 works great .....
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Hi. Sorry I can't give any help on your question, but could you please tell me how you got Maxx to work with the Atrix Lapdock? I have tried my Maxx with an Bionic and Atrix lapdock and the resolution is terrible. Things are stretched horizontally and the viewable portion of the screen is in letterbox. Almost 2/3's of my lapdock screen is wasted.
I really prefer the old version of webtop and do not like webtop 3.0 at all. Mostly because of the terrible resolution and small screen size.
Any help you could give would be appreciated. Thanks.
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Hi. Sorry I can't give any help on your question, but could you please tell me how you got Maxx to work with the Atrix Lapdock? I have tried my Maxx with an Bionic and Atrix lapdock and the resolution is terrible. Things are stretched horizontally and the viewable portion of the screen is in letterbox. Almost 2/3's of my lapdock screen is wasted.
I really prefer the old version of webtop and do not like webtop 3.0 at all. Mostly because of the terrible resolution and small screen size.
Any help you could give would be appreciated. Thanks.
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For most apps, there is a tablet version you can force inside webtop 3.0 by changing from phone version to webtop version with the little "maximize" looking arrow in the bottom right. You'll probably have to do it manually the first time for each app. (you'll see what I mean). As for the launcher, I setup my system so that I use apex when I'm normally using my phone and nova for when I'm using my lapdock. I simply change the default launcher back and forth when using one or the other. I setup nova to have a ton of icons in the dock (kinda ends up looking like MacOS with the program shortcuts on the bottom) and much more rows and columns on the desktop. I leave an easily accessible shortcut to apex on one screen for when I take my phone out of the webtop. I've thought about messing with the webtop init.d scripts or something to automatically change between launchers or trying to figure out how to have a launcher change some settings automatically. In general, it'd be nice to have a certain number of settings automatically change when bringing up webtop 3.0 in general.
Anyways....it all works pretty well once you get the tablet/webtop versions of everything going.
Good luck!
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For most apps, there is a tablet version you can force inside webtop 3.0 by changing from phone version to webtop version with the little "maximize" looking arrow in the bottom right. You'll probably have to do it manually the first time for each app. (you'll see what I mean). As for the launcher, I setup my system so that I use apex when I'm normally using my phone and nova for when I'm using my lapdock. I simply change the default launcher back and forth when using one or the other. I setup nova to have a ton of icons in the dock (kinda ends up looking like MacOS with the program shortcuts on the bottom) and much more rows and columns on the desktop. I leave an easily accessible shortcut to apex on one screen for when I take my phone out of the webtop. I've thought about messing with the webtop init.d scripts or something to automatically change between launchers or trying to figure out how to have a launcher change some settings automatically. In general, it'd be nice to have a certain number of settings automatically change when bringing up webtop 3.0 in general.
Anyways....it all works pretty well once you get the tablet/webtop versions of everything going.
Good luck!
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Thank you! Nova not in market, I will find it somewhere. Tried Halo launcher. Nope, better resolution but still letterbox. Does Nova fill the entire screen? Or will it still be letterbox? Thanks again!
So here is the idea, a X-Cross Media Bar (XMB) style interface launcher that can be used on android devices, phones or tablets, but I plan on using it on my N7 since I use a Bluetooth keyboard I use for remote desktop and chrome and a pc xbox controller for games from time to time I have been trying to figure out how to make a decent android home screen that interacts like the XMB controls wise but have come up short.
I have found quite a few threads and other pages for stuff like this that has moved nowhere in the past and was hoping you guys might be able to get something in some sort of solution to my desire for a clean interactive interface. The closest thing i have, thanks to one of my friends who first came up with the idea but I have obsessively been trying to find a way to perfect, is using Nova launcher with folders set to tap to open a set app and swipe up to open the folder and a custom icon based off a PS3 theme pack I took the images from all arranged in an XMB style (picture linked) with the Wave Life Wallpaper to give it that PSP/PS3 look.
Basically all I want is an interface that interacts like the XMB, can be controlled either with directional buttons or by swiping across the screen (or tapping the icon of what you want if possible). But the big kicker here is that it has to support each column set acting as a customizable folder, like in Nova, and a standard app drawer where you can see all your apps. I don't even care if this requires xposed, a different launcher, and widgets, I want it and have done everything short of trying to code it myself. (probably not a good idea, I'm a network guy, not a good programmer)
All the pages I have come across in search of the pot of gold:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1104989
http://home.gna.org/gp2xmb/
https://code.google.com/p/xpmb/
http://boards.dingoonity.org/jxd-devices/xmb-launcher-for-android-5891/
The second to last one was a launcher somebody made, and believe it or not runs on 5.0.2, but has some issues and does not really let you change anything. The last Link is an actually functional one but does not allow for much customization.
What I am thinking of is more of a launcher that allows you to create columns for certain things and select which apps fill them like a folder does, allows you to have whatever wallpaper (static, scrolling, live) and has customization options. If somebody out there can program this and get it working I would pay for it. It just seems like such a usable interface for when using a controller, keyboard, or even on a touchscreen as a way different way to have everything organised. Although a standard app drawer would still be nice to avoid having every app in a column and just the ones you frequently use (I basically want an XMB in place of multiple desktops on the home screen)
Just let me know if anybody can help me figure this out.
Hello,
first of brilliant work.
There are only one thing missing from the basic desktop (in this case laptop) functionality, which stop me from using this on a daily basis.
The problem is that the windows don't have any scrollbars. It very challenging to browse websites (i have to long press and drag my finger on the minute trackpad).
I am sure many users will view this as a powerful alternative of a laptop os, such as i do.
Hope you can implement these features in a near future.
Keep it up.
Regards
Any advance made in this?
Ive bought a bew computer becaus emy previous wasnt compatible now im loving it i definitely miss the scrol. Mine is touch screen but i can just image your pain..
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it is very difficult to get anything done with a trackpad without scrollbars, just take a look at all the fus when google devs removed the scrollbars from chrome... they had to revert it back due to public demanding them.
But even with a mouse the scrollbars are usefull because you can easily go to a specific place on a web page (just an example)
For track pads use two fingers and slide your fingers up or down.
Does anyone know how to enable scroll bars or scrubber bars in Remix OS? I have seen this option in UI Launchers e.g.: CM Launcher with some of its installable themes. However, Remix OS does not allow you to install your own UI Launcher. Furthermore, does the default ui launcher of Remix OS allow you to install themes because then one could create one's own installable theme with scroll bars and scrubber bars.
This key feature is still not implemented in remix beta
Do developers read this fórum?
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Does anyone know how to enable scroll bars or scrubber bars in Remix OS? I have seen this option in UI Launchers e.g.: CM Launcher with some of its installable themes. However, Remix OS does not allow you to install your own UI Launcher. Furthermore, does the default ui launcher of Remix OS allow you to install themes because then one could create one's own installable theme with scroll bars and scrubber bars.
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I've been successful with installing Nova Launcher. Perhaps same method would work for other launchers?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3330231
NOVA Launcher Working (method may work for other launchers)
So i guess scrollbars is just to dificult to develop.
No scroll bars is a makes it unusable for me.
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No scroll bars is a makes it unusable for me.
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Yes.... completly.
To bad other people don't see this. I guess it is because they use a mouse/touch instead of trackpad.