Hi just wondering if any1 has any ideas for a better customizeable clock and weather widget, I like the look iv created with "clockQ" widget but this does not incorporate weather or location temp so just wondered if any fellow xda-ers had any ideas?? Preferably a widget that can be highly customized ie. Text colour, transparent or background and rotation of contained text
Cheers in advance
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try Beautiful Widgets - from market (need 2 inst addon to)
1st choice-Without a doubt chronotopia is the app for you.but BEWARE this gem has a very high learning curve and includes customization of everything,own weather icons,backgrounds,position,call and txt notification etc etc the list is huge but once mastered its a keeper.
2nd choice- beweather is stunning when set up correctly,not as advanced as chrono but very nice.
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This is what I gt and wish to replicate but with the addition of weather/temp in the widget
Edit: pic not uploaded lol
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Searched chronotopia and result was mClock? Had it just been renamed?
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Chronotopia is the successor of mClock.
You can check it out here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1001203
Its deeply customizable, but, as sly said, it has a huge learning curve. I gave up.
I still cant see your intended pic though
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Chronotopia is the successor of mClock.
You can check it out here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1001203
Its deeply customizable, but, as sly said, it has a huge learning curve. I gave up.
I still cant see your intended pic though
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lol. its a huge curve.
whilst im here 3xeno have you still got copies of the safe ruu zips cos the links are down in the thread, ive got the Buzz_Froyo_hTC_Asia_India_2.25.720.1-dannejo but could really do with the wwe version. and/or if possible any stock htc kernels flashable zips ? tia slym.
I agree lol it is a massive curve, took 20mins before I managed to get a clock on the widget!! Getting the jist now, will keep u updated
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1010ti.me Free (clock) from Market. It is good for me.
Just wondering if u can help with an issue I have with chronological.....? Read that knoxcoder is working on other projects so I don't expect a reply from him.
The issue is that chrono force closes whenever I try to import a font, spent ages moving files to root of SD or different folders but as soon as I open that folder to import.....BAM! FC.....
Don't know if thus issue arose for you or any1 else in the related topic?
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1st choice-Without a doubt chronotopia is the app for you.but BEWARE this gem has a very high learning curve and includes customization of everything,own weather icons,backgrounds,position,call and txt notification etc etc the list is huge but once mastered its a keeper.
2nd choice- beweather is stunning when set up correctly,not as advanced as chrono but very nice.
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Yeah,every so often but can't really help much,it happens to me when the files are large in size I.e trying to import an image background or trying to import numerous files. Best bet is to try importing 1 at a time I.e import then press back to leave chronotopia so it saves or place the files inside the theme your making directly.
I just re read your post and I think its because your folder your trying to import files from has too many files... too large for chrono to handle.
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Another good clock widget that gives you a lot of customization is Make Your Clock.
The good part about is that it has an inbuilt theme gallery, so if you don't want to "**** around" (Like me), you can just download a theme made by another user
Got ya...
Gt it it recognize some other fonts but just seems to be this specific one "bank Gothic"
I'll try a few other dloads of the same font just to weed out any discrepancy in the font causing the FC
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Yeah,every so often but can't really help much,it happens to me when the files are large in size I.e trying to import an image background or trying to import numerous files. Best bet is to try importing 1 at a time I.e import then press back to leave chronotopia so it saves or place the files inside the theme your making directly.
I just re read your post and I think its because your folder your trying to import files from has too many files... too large for chrono to handle.
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ok im at my pc now so i can see what im writing, i will try to explain a little clearer.
basically i think you have too many files within a folder and chrono is struggling to read them all. importing images/fonts is simply copying them into that themes folder on your sdcard within com.marooned.chronotopia/ "name of theme"/fonts/images so if you place your desired files directly into corresponding folder then you will have no need to import due to them already being there.
Turns out it wadthe specific font file was corrupt lol gt another and its sorted thanks for the help
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Did it the long way....here's before chrono
http://m1248.photobucket.com/albums...tXskphySe929y+wXC8U+vmd9WDun04Y5GzMhXIBkYjgo=
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And after, still needs some tweaks, any suggestion welcome
http://m1248.photobucket.com/albumview/albums/njlangley88/screenshot-1330204472394.png.html?o=0
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Cool.is this mw3 based ?
P.s if you copy the image link from Photobucket then just paste into your post instead of adding the link through xda the pic should show instead of the pics link.
pps. It's Better posting screens in show your display thread.
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I think cos I copied the link from the mobile site, thru xda app it just thought "screw this "
Apparently that's the right font, just need to get a thicker version and then try and ccrack the exact colour to match properly
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i've searched the threads and have not really found a direct answer to what I was searching for.. thus created this
curious to know.. is the xperia x10i capable of achieving any of the following (or will be in the future)
a) instead of the arc scroll for unlocking.. something similar to the iphone (slide)
b) password input (num pad) instead of the draw pattern
c) I know the image size for the wallpaper has to be (appx) 900 x 600 for it to fit properly in the background.. but any chances of having an image which is LOCKED on each page and when you scroll to another page.. it doesnt change?
d) having a different wallpaper for when the phone is locked versus home screen
e) changing background of sms screen? inserting image & changing the font bubble for the sender and receiver of text messages
f) double click functions (similar to iphone) where a double click can perform certain tasks such as opening a smaller window of music and changing songs
-- this would also apply to when the phone is locked (once again.. like the iphone)
that's all I could think of for now haha.. cheers
Get an iPhone lol
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Get an iPhone lol
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LOL I had one for over 2 years and just got this phone a week ago
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a) instead of the arc scroll for unlocking.. something similar to the iphone (slide)
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"GOTO"
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c) I know the image size for the wallpaper has to be (appx) 900 x 600 for it to fit properly in the background.. but any chances of having an image which is LOCKED on each page and when you scroll to another page.. it doesnt change?
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You can do that with a decent launcher.
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d) having a different wallpaper for when the phone is locked versus home screen
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See GOTO.
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e) changing background of sms screen? inserting image & changing the font bubble for the sender and receiver of text messages
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Handcent.
You should move on (emotionally).. and embrace the differences.. it's what makes the x10 an X10, and not an iphone... plus.. you'll find when you dig around on the market and search this forum, you'll find that as it's android you can customise it beyond your wildest dreams!! Especially compared to the limited changes you could make on the iphone.
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You should move on (emotionally).. and embrace the differences.. it's what makes the x10 an X10, and not an iphone... plus.. you'll find when you dig around on the market and search this forum, you'll find that as it's android you can customise it beyond your wildest dreams!! Especially compared to the limited changes you could make on the iphone.
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to tell you the truth.. i'm loving it! (mcdonalds)
i'm comparing it to my old 8gb 3G iphone and the x10i blows it away.. the speed, the graphics and most importantly.. I GET RECEPTION EVERYWHERE.. impressive.
..and i'm curious to know what kind of customizations you are referring to.. because my dreams are pretty wild
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"GOTO"
You can do that with a decent launcher.
See GOTO.
Handcent.
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I installed GOTO and a question regarding that.. on the lock screen.. it shows (default) text messages, call log and gmail.. can I customize those icons.. as in.. instead of what is presently there.. put text, dialer & music?
& is there any customized 'dailer' that you would recommend? default is pretty.. default lol
& ADW launcher decent? currently using that
I don't use GOTO so can't help with that, but I do use ADW and wouldn't use anything else, but I'm going to give Launcher Pro a whirl when we get the update.
Try SuperDial by Episode6 (off the market).. it's really good.
ADW is highly customisable - it will take you a while to uncover all it's wonders!.. first thing you need to do when you download it is go into the settings and switch off the "horizontal drawer" feature in the "Drawer settings" menu - doesn't work very well.. but the rest of it is really then down to you... and your wild imagination!!!
If you want to Root you can do even more, but I'm not that fussed about it personally (and I don't have that much spare time on my hands!)...
I downloaded DesktopVisualiser too (had to google that, couldn't find it on the market for some reason).. but that allows you to create your own icon (on your image editing software on your PC) and then assign an app shortcut to them - I created 4 red buttons for my actions buttons - at the bottom of ADW screen - for my 4 main acitvities - Call, Text, Email, Internet.. but you can also use photo's too..
Have fun!
oh.. and check this thread out... there's tonnes of ideas in here.. a lot of it is on rooted phones, but much of it can still be done on a non-rooted handset...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=713391
you weren't kidding about superdial.. nice!
i've already rooted the xperia & used titaniumbackup to back everything up.. I guess the more I look into it the more I would be able to customize it (i'm on the same boat.. no time)
is there another software which I could use other than DesktopVisualiser to customize the icons? do you have a guide on how to do it with desktopvisualiser?
yeah that thread is nice but going through 124 pages might take a while
i'll put up some pics of my phone when I get a chance.. is shootme currently the best software to take phone snapshots or is there something better?
Hi, I modified Animating Flip Clock Widget Beta, created by Peppernut Studios, htc style for my wildfire in the "... ldpi" folder.
I have not changed the code or the name or the size of objects, only the font (which I renamed), the background and the two white boxes where the numbers are put, playing with transparency in PNG images, and I've signed with Auto-Sign v0.65 (for me that I am not a programmer is a miraculous thing).
I'm not interested in the weather, only the clock and its animation, which works beautifully, and the result seems very good, at least for me.
What interested me know is this: if I find out how to change the name, make the other folders (...hdpi and ...mdpi) I can post?
Maybe someone else also like ...
it'is really cool can you doing an mdpi version?
italiano: bello,potresti fare una versione mdpi?
Hi all, I changed to my delight this free application in the Android Market, Animating Flip Clock Widget Beta, created by Peppernut Studios.
I wanted to put on my Wildfire, with rom CyanogenMod 7.1 256 nightly, an animated clock on the type of stock on some HTC (everyone has one but not all of it is animated), but you can not run on the Cyano.
Not being interested in the weather, I focused on this app.
I changed the images and font, without modifying the code, replacing the png files and font directly into the apk open, in fact keeping the proportions established by the author and the names of files, but playing with the transparency of png files.
It should not be unzipped the app, but you have to put items directly nell'apk open (which indeed is but a particular zip), folder in the right positions.
After I signed the file with Auto-Sign v0.65, because otherwise it would not work, and you're done.
Works well
I always wanted this anim...but wasnt the case on wildfire n stock rom & i just rooted my phone two days back with CM nightly latest build...and found ur post..I ws so glad tht yu made the Flip clock to actually Flip I jus luv it dude..looks awesome..thnx a ton for sharing it man
So wats the next update!! including wather too
he works very well,but on my lg optimus one is a little small,but does nothing,i love it
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I always wanted this anim...but wasnt the case on wildfire n stock rom & i just rooted my phone two days back with CM nightly latest build...and found ur post..I ws so glad tht yu made the Flip clock to actually Flip I jus luv it dude..looks awesome..thnx a ton for sharing it man
So wats the next update!! including wather too
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I'm not interested in the weather, but still I would not be able, I'm not a programmer.
Changing some images is different from changing the code.
Rather, how did you set the single digits for the hours?, I did not succeed.
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I always wanted this anim...but wasnt the case on wildfire n stock rom & i just rooted my phone two days back with CM nightly latest build...and found ur post..I ws so glad tht yu made the Flip clock to actually Flip I jus luv it dude..looks awesome..thnx a ton for sharing it man
So wats the next update!! including wather too
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Hello, I would explain to me how you managed to put one number on hour, I still trying not succeed, always two numbers. I have as rom the CyanogenMod 256 nightly.
hey. GREAT WORK !!! REALLY GREAT, SUPERB CLOCK now !
Maybe you can modificate this clock ?
It's bigger and its also animated.
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Hi all, I changed to my delight this free application in the Android Market, Animating Flip Clock Widget Beta, created by Peppernut Studios.
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As the author of Animating Flip Clock Widget I feel flattered that you've taken it upon yourself to modify my app. Though a link to my original thread would be appreciated.
It's been a while since I've updated this app, but I am working on a completely rewritten version of it. This one will look more like how you've changed it, though it also contains animated weather. So if you're interested you can keep an eye out here on XDA, or on my website.
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I ws so glad tht yu made the Flip clock to actually Flip
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Just to set the record straight, it was me that made the clock actually flip. But I can understand it might be confusing who does what when so many different technologies are involved.
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So wats the next update!! including wather too
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I am currently working on weather. But not to hijack this thread, please direct any development queries to this thread and keep any custom styling/theming queries here.
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Rather, how did you set the single digits for the hours?, I did not succeed.
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Animating Flip Clock Widget uses one digit for the hour in AM/PM mode, and uses two digits for 24 hour mode. So if you want to change this, go into your phone settings and select the date/time setting and there you'll find a tickbox for that.
Cheers
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Maybe you can modificate this clock ?
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This clock uses a different technique which would involve replacing not just a few images, but a couple of hundred images. So it might be hard to find someone willing to put an enormous effort in to achieve that.
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As the author of Animating Flip Clock Widget I feel flattered that you've taken it upon yourself to modify my app. Though a link to my original thread would be appreciated.
It's been a while since I've updated this app, but I am working on a completely rewritten version of it. This one will look more like how you've changed it, though it also contains animated weather. So if you're interested you can keep an eye out here on XDA, or on my website.
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I apologize, it was not an intentional thing, just a mistake in composing the message in English, which is not my language, I edited my first post (other thread I opened in Italian, and there I have always mentioned) .. .
Rereading the posts, I saw that at least in the second I mentioned.
Anyway, thanks for your excellent work, on wildfire works beautifully and I removed all other watches that I had.
It would be better if you could increase the size of the watch, but it is good enough.
'll Check your site and your thread Xda
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I apologize, it was not an intentional thing, just a mistake in composing the message in English, which is not my language, I edited my first post (other thread I opened in Italian, and there I have always mentioned) .. .
Rereading the posts, I saw that at least in the second I mentioned.
Anyway, thanks for your excellent work, on wildfire works beautifully and I removed all other watches that I had.
It would be better if you could increase the size of the watch, but it is good enough.
'll Check your site and your thread Xda
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No worries, and thank you very much.
My new version will indeed have a slightly larger clock, but I do try to keep it in proportions.
Cheers
Hello, I've come up with something, because you are the creator of the app.
A friend of mine has one of the latest Samsung and app slows it down a lot.
The directory that is used is the folder drawable-hdpi.
great work.....
if you increase the size of the clock it will be my default clock.
in my 3,7 display it's a bit small
regards
Sense 4 widgets..needs resizing
I came across this Thread and was wondering if any dev could resize for our Wildfire...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1595236
How does a person create a theme and then use it? I'd like to have very specific things on my theme but other than adding to an existing theme, i can't seem to take away from an existing theme, how do I create a new one from scratch?
I know they say watch the vid but if you are like me you need to see it in writing,it makes more sense to me that way.Anyway the easiest way is to grab a theme and change it around/edit,get a feel for the program then create your own by changing wallpapers,icons,weather etc.A lot of themes now won't let you edit them I have found,however download any of mine and edit away they are all editable,as are a few more posted here but names don't spring to mind,none in my opinion are any better or worse than each other they just have their own little attributes that makes them unique in their own way.So go on and play around m8,it will be fun.
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I know they say watch the vid but if you are like me you need to see it in writing,it makes more sense to me that way.Anyway the easiest way is to grab a theme and change it around/edit,get a feel for the program then create your own by changing wallpapers,icons,weather etc.A lot of themes now won't let you edit them I have found,however download any of mine and edit away they are all editable,as are a few more posted here but names don't spring to mind,none in my opinion are any better or worse than each other they just have their own little attributes that makes them unique in their own way.So go on and play around m8,it will be fun.
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Thanks, I cannot stand those youtube videos that "show" you how to do things. I find them tedious and unusable. I'd rather just get some instructions, an application and let me do it. Yet, so many seem to post "youtube instructions" i write this stuff for a living and have never found a video more useful than written instructions. However, that's my bias.
I'll go check out some of yours.
I agree with your assessment that NONE of the themes I've downloaded have been editable. I don't want to ADD more widgets and icons to a theme. I just want to start with a blank canvas and let me do it.
Yet, if all these themes exist, HOW were they created? I'm really not going to watch a youtube video. There has to be a building application somewhere. Not re-engineer something already there.
One question, when you say "download mine" where do I find yours. None of the ones I've seen through the application say who created them.
mine and others are in the screenshots and themes forum beneath the general discussion.I agree fully with the video and much prefer to read it as I find it more followable,but again I suppose that is my bias too.You can start almost fresh,grab a theme as posted earlier,then delete everything,if the theme uses everything widget this is simple to do,just press screen and choose remove,then change the wallpaper by selecting your own then simply add you own widgets etc via the inbuilt everything widget (although this isn't as stable as it could be) or download widgets from playstore etc then add them,hope this helps apologies if I seem to waffle on.
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mine and others are in the screenshots and themes forum beneath the general discussion.I agree fully with the video and much prefer to read it as I find it more followable,but again I suppose that is my bias too.You can start almost fresh,grab a theme as posted earlier,then delete everything,if the theme uses everything widget this is simple to do,just press screen and choose remove,then change the wallpaper by selecting your own then simply add you own widgets etc via the inbuilt everything widget (although this isn't as stable as it could be) or download widgets from playstore etc then add them,hope this helps apologies if I seem to waffle on.
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Got it, will go over there and check them out.
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Got it, will go over there and check them out.
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Hi sanjsrik,
I'm the one who made the YouTube tutorial videos, so I apologize if they weren't that informative. Those were created in the beginning just to give people a basic understanding of what Themer was about.
Alldroid is correct in saying that starting with a fresh blank theme is the best, then just seeing what works and what doesn't. My advice would be learn more about Zooper Widget, as a lot of the newer themes use it, and it's brilliant. That's all Themer is essentially, a wallpaper, some widgets, and maybe some icons if you're feeling brave. We do recommend making the grid size quite large, in order to make the widget resizing easier. you might also notice that the new themes include incredibly detailed icons, these are in fact Zooper fonts, so as mentioned play around with the Zooper widgets found in the new themes.
If you need help/ideas feel free to ask, I'm always here to help!
- Marco
It isn't that the video isn't informative,it probably is but some people including myself prefer to read it via a text file or maybe a pdf file
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It isn't that the video isn't informative,it probably is but some people including myself prefer to read it via a text file or maybe a pdf file
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Would you like us to create in-depth text tutorials on our site?
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Would you like us to create in-depth text tutorials on our site?
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Marco,
I would definitely go for it... though I am more of a "hands on" student and for learning I need to hear the stuff (that's how I learned all the stuff during college - my wife reading the material and me laying down and just listening - damn, she was so furious when I got the same grades as she did... ;o]]]), the text might help you gain more audience among those "give-me-a-manual-and-shut-up" types.
You have created a superb product for the tinkerers so a step further in the direction of a superb customer/user support would be a definitive nod in the right direction.
I personally would like more short video tutorials on specific features, how they work, what is their purpose and the mechanics (Yeah, you guessed it, I am not that familiar with design and graphics;o]) and maybe a tut on the 'codes' for custom formats of zooper widget.
well and maybe few more videos with theme designers like the one you guys did with GeriArts would also be inspiring... ;o]]]
another definate yes here too thanks,would make it a more better product in my opinion.
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Hi sanjsrik,
I'm the one who made the YouTube tutorial videos, so I apologize if they weren't that informative. Those were created in the beginning just to give people a basic understanding of what Themer was about.
Alldroid is correct in saying that starting with a fresh blank theme is the best, then just seeing what works and what doesn't. My advice would be learn more about Zooper Widget, as a lot of the newer themes use it, and it's brilliant. That's all Themer is essentially, a wallpaper, some widgets, and maybe some icons if you're feeling brave. We do recommend making the grid size quite large, in order to make the widget resizing easier. you might also notice that the new themes include incredibly detailed icons, these are in fact Zooper fonts, so as mentioned play around with the Zooper widgets found in the new themes.
If you need help/ideas feel free to ask, I'm always here to help!
- Marco
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I promise I am NOT complaining. I promise I am NOT criticizing. I am just asking the question, WHAT is Themer?
from everything I understand, it's not a true "application", it's a wallpaper that then people can add widgets that "do" things.
if this is the case, HOW are these widgets "locked" where they can't be changed in a lot of the wallpapers I've downloaded.
THAT is my only question.
Oh, and how come there's not a "builder" application for Themer?
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I promise I am NOT complaining. I promise I am NOT criticizing. I am just asking the question, WHAT is Themer?
from everything I understand, it's not a true "application", it's a wallpaper that then people can add widgets that "do" things.
if this is the case, HOW are these widgets "locked" where they can't be changed in a lot of the wallpapers I've downloaded.
THAT is my only question.
Oh, and how come there's not a "builder" application for Themer?
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No worries we weren't offended by your comments, we're just trying to make everyone's theming experience as easy possible.
Themer is a launcher. Just like TouchWiz, Nova, Apex, ssLauncher, etc. It's a link between the hardware and software, you could think of it as the body/shell of a car. The car can have a different shell, and with Themer, it's shell can be customized in seconds.
Calling it a wallpaper with widgets doesn't really do it justice, as a launcher incorporates your app drawer as well, and maybe some more features arriving soon.
One thing to remember is that Themer, once stripped to its core, it a launcher, just like the rest. By that we mean you're able to edit/add/remove widgets, change wallpapers, change the icons (icon pack support arriving soon), etc. To unlock widgets, hold down on the homescreen - Advanced - Unlock Widgets. Repeat the process to lock them, or alternatively you can go into the main Themer settings - Advanced - Desktop - enable Lock Desktop Widgets.
Whenever the widgets/icons are unlocked, this can be called the "builder" mode, as you can add/remove/edit widgets and icons.
Hope this helps!
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I promise I am NOT complaining. I promise I am NOT criticizing. I am just asking the question, WHAT is Themer?
from everything I understand, it's not a true "application", it's a wallpaper that then people can add widgets that "do" things.
if this is the case, HOW are these widgets "locked" where they can't be changed in a lot of the wallpapers I've downloaded.
THAT is my only question.
Oh, and how come there's not a "builder" application for Themer?
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I am always critizising m8 it's what makes it a better program,constructive critisizm always helps,your post didn't seem offensive to me m8
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No worries we weren't offended by your comments, we're just trying to make everyone's theming experience as easy possible.
Themer is a launcher. Just like TouchWiz, Nova, Apex, ssLauncher, etc. It's a link between the hardware and software, you could think of it as the body/shell of a car. The car can have a different shell, and with Themer, it's shell can be customized in seconds.
Calling it a wallpaper with widgets doesn't really do it justice, as a launcher incorporates your app drawer as well, and maybe some more features arriving soon.
One thing to remember is that Themer, once stripped to its core, it a launcher, just like the rest. By that we mean you're able to edit/add/remove widgets, change wallpapers, change the icons (icon pack support arriving soon), etc. To unlock widgets, hold down on the homescreen - Advanced - Unlock Widgets. Repeat the process to lock them, or alternatively you can go into the main Themer settings - Advanced - Desktop - enable Lock Desktop Widgets.
Whenever the widgets/icons are unlocked, this can be called the "builder" mode, as you can add/remove/edit widgets and icons.
Hope this helps!
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Thank you for the constructive email.
I think the biggest confusion anyone has with your "application" is that it doesn't seem like an application. It really does sound like a wallpaper with widgets. For example:
* Is there the ability to add groups for grouping together like kinds of applications?
* Can I add my own icons for applications?
Think GoLauncher or some other such "launcher" application that exists.
sanjsrik said:
Thank you for the constructive email.
I think the biggest confusion anyone has with your "application" is that it doesn't seem like an application. It really does sound like a wallpaper with widgets. For example:
* Is there the ability to add groups for grouping together like kinds of applications?
* Can I add my own icons for applications?
Think GoLauncher or some other such "launcher" application that exists.
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1. With Themer, you can add in Smart Category folders. For example the Games Category, when you install a new game, it will show up in this category and then whichever theme has a games folder, this new game will automatically appear. This saves a lot of time, but you can also manually add in your own categories or manually add in your own apps to a category.
2. Icon pack support is still limited. If you have icons on the homescreen, these can be edited manually. Some icon packs are supported, but you can also set them to other images in your gallery.
ThemerSupport said:
Would you like us to create in-depth text tutorials on our site?
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YES! I watched many of the videos and I'm still very much confused. I have specific ideas for what I want, and although I can figure some things out on my own by trial and error, reinventing the wheel is both time-intensive and tiresome.
Also, I am glad to hear that icon pack support is on the list. Although my plans include heavy use off the app drawer, I'd like to have the icons in there be pleasing to my eye as well as the ones on my home screen.
It's a great product, one that I've already suggested to several friends. I just am more demanding than the "average bear".
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j3nn said:
YES! I watched many of the videos and I'm still very much confused. I have specific ideas for what I want, and although I can figure some things out on my own by trial and error, reinventing the wheel is both time-intensive and tiresome.
Also, I am glad to hear that icon pack support is on the list. Although my plans include heavy use off the app drawer, I'd like to have the icons in there be pleasing to my eye as well as the ones on my home screen.
It's a great product, one that I've already suggested to several friends. I just am more demanding than the "average bear".
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Great to hear! Stay tuned for text-tutorials!
Hi.
I would like to have as well an written tutorial. Seems very interesting. I start now to play around with the themer myself from downloading a theme then deleting all a add my stuff.
Can i use all icon packs ? what format they have to be ?
störte said:
Hi.
I would like to have as well an written tutorial. Seems very interesting. I start now to play around with the themer myself from downloading a theme then deleting all a add my stuff.
Can i use all icon packs ? what format they have to be ?
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most icon packs by default don't work with themer,but there is a way round this although you will need to manually change the icons you want to use.
Download apk extractor from Playstore
download the icon packs you want to your device
using apk extractor extract the apk of the icon pack you downloaded,this file will be stored on your device main storage in the apk extrat folder.
Attach your device to your laptop etc,then drag the extracted apk icon pack to it
rename the icon.apk and change the apk extension to zip
open with your favourite zip program
then simply extract the icon file images
this thread helped a lot
Here is my first attempt at a Themer Theme.
I thought that it was easiest to start with something nerdy rather than cool
The basics are that I use the zooper widget to link to different homescreens, lika an old "frames" website. Ten Forwards is the name of the bar in Next Generation and there i keep all social stuff. Holodeck is for fun and recreation with a simple music widget. Computer is, well everything regarding the phone itself. And the Personal Log is my calendar.
I am so new at this that I'm not sure how to export it if anywone should wwant it som be nice now .
Export it and you got one download already
even though i think you are using second generation look...Live long and prosper
Same here! BTW, what icon pack do you use?
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Icons and .zip
Here is the .zip for the theme. I hope that all the widgets and wallpapet etc. is included.
The icons are all custom made. I also include the .psd I use as a template for the icons.
The .psd was too big, I can give an dropbox-link if you want it, just send me the email in a private message.
Thanks
garou_umbra_warrior said:
Export it and you got one download already
even though i think you are using second generation look...Live long and prosper
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Nice !
Love it, nice.
mmmmm good:good::good::good:
not bad :good:
OMG .. I just jizzed in my pants!
I actually went to college to learn Klingon!
Star Trek ROCKS
Hey, themers!
I've been having an odd problem recently with my ADW. Before I state my question, here are my device/version details:
ADW.Launcher version: 1.3.3.9
Device: Rooted Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight
Android version: 2.1 Eclair
Now, with that out of the way, here's my issue. I like changing my homescreen frequently; using new icons, new wallpaper, new widgets, etc. I've recently been enjoying vanessaem's LipseUI and Lucent Remix icons, as well as King Rollo's 7null icons. Thing is, I've been having to use Deskto VisualizeR (DVR) to get the icons to display correctly, mainly because 1) Android 2.1 doesn't support 97% of icon pack apps, so I have to buy them on one device, install them, copy the .apk out of /data/app, and decompile the .apk so I can use the icon .pngs on my Nook, and 2) When I do [Menu > Add > Custom shortcut > [tap on icon area] > Select and crop picture] in ADW, the transparency in the image I choose, whatever file extension it is, always displays as plain black (which, of course, ruins circular and King Rollo-style icons).
So, my question is: how can I force ADW to display the correct transparency in icons, and not display it as black?
Thanks ahead of time for any input!
Regards,
Nookie
P.S. One thing I've tried is taking one of david1171's Minimalist icon packs (his Minimalist and Minimalist_Black packs are the only icon pack .apks I've ever been able to actually install on my Nook), decompiling it, taking out all of the actual icon pack icons, pasting in all of, for example, the LipseUI icons, recompiling, and attempting to reinstall the .apk, but I always have gotten a parse error, most likely because I don't know how to resign the .apk after recompiling it. Can anyone help me with this option?
P.P.S. Also, please don't recommend I update my Android version - fact is, on my device, 2.1 is the highest Android version to which any devs have ever gotten it.
*cough*
@Ticklefish, perhaps?
Bump.
Anybody got anything on this issue? @rkucheran or @vanessaem, maybe?
ИΘΘK¡€ said:
Bump.
Anybody got anything on this issue? @rkucheran or @vanessaem, maybe?
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Rules are one bump per day max. I would try not to make a habit out of it though IMO. Been a long time since I used 2.1 or adw. Sorry.
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Rules are one bump per day max. I would try not to make a habit out of it though IMO. Been a long time since I used 2.1 or adw. Sorry.
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He's ok. It's one bump per 24hrs. and I think he's done that.
Anyway, I wish I could help. I'm unable to replicate the issue nor have I used ADW Launcher regularly in quite a long time. Have you tried using another launcher?
I know this may not be what you want to hear, or should I say see, but the fact of the matter is, many icon packs and perhaps ADW may not be fully compatible with Android 2.1. Some features like how things are displayed on the screen and general functionality have changed greatly since Android 2.1.
@rkucheran and @vanessaem, thank you both for your input. I am fully aware of all that you stated, Ms. V, but thanks for ensuring that.
I guess I'll have to do some .apk hacking.
ИΘΘK¡€ said:
*cough*
@Ticklefish, perhaps?
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SUMMON ME AND I APPEAR!!
Ahem...
Anyway...
I've never used ADW, so I can't give you any launcher-specific advice. My very first Android was on Eclair (that seems so long ago now) and it could run GO Launcher EX...which does cope with transparent icons. Maybe it's worth trying a different launcher?
Or there's this:
P.S. One thing I've tried is taking one of david1171's Minimalist icon packs (his Minimalist and Minimalist_Black packs are the only icon pack .apks I've ever been able to actually install on my Nook), decompiling it, taking out all of the actual icon pack icons, pasting in all of, for example, the LipseUI icons, recompiling, and attempting to reinstall the .apk, but I always have gotten a parse error, most likely because I don't know how to resign the .apk after recompiling it. Can anyone help me with this option?
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I have a theming tool called Tickle My Android, which is very useful for this sort of thing. Check it out, it might help!
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SUMMON ME AND I APPEAR!!
Ahem...
Anyway...
I've never used ADW, so I can't give you any launcher-specific advice. My very first Android was on Eclair (that seems so long ago now) and it could run GO Launcher EX...which does cope with transparent icons. Maybe it's worth trying a different launcher?
Or there's this:
I have a theming tool called Tickle My Android, which is very useful for this sort of thing. Check it out, it might help!
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Thank you so much for your kind and insightful input - I'm testing GO Launcher EX right now, to see if it lives up to ADW's standards, and then after that I'll give Tickle My Android a go (it looks awesome!).
Thanks again!
EDIT - After running GO for several hours, I've decided to uninstall it. It takes up too much memory, too much RAM, and isn't as customizable as ADW (which I've had for years).
Time to try TMA!
@rkucheran @vanessaem @Ticklefish
I have solved my problem! :highfive:
By installing QuickPic, using ADW's "Select picture" function (versus the "Select and crop picture" function) and selecting QuickPic as the image chooser, I can now set my app icons correctly, with transparency and everything!
Thank you all for your help, and lastly, I'd like to ask Ms. V to close this thread. :good:
Regards,
Nookie
Excellent...I'm glad everything worked out for you.