Hey guys, im needing some advice on aosp for the thunderbolt. first off i love aosp the only problem i have is mainly some of the sizing on the screen. for example, i use smart keyboard because it just works best for me but when i go to use voice to text feature and it gives me the list of 3-6 things i said, It usually only shows a few words because its so big. ive tried changing font size which eventually creates problems elsewhere. Ive tried using different keyboards but i just cant find one I like other than smart keyboard. I never seems to have this problem on any of my other phones using an AOSP rom. any advice or help? Thanks everyone!
Try changing your DPI setting.
This belong in the Q&A section, not Development.
I've tried it. Just make display offset. The screen resolution itself looks fine. It just basically the size that text/menu items are that to big to show everything needed just like it does in a sense rom.
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Hey guys,
I was playing around with the phone last week, downloading some icons for launcher pro and such, trying to get rid of the HTC lockscreen which I hate.. for some reason launcher Pro would not launch anymore and doesn't show in the app drawer. When I use home switcher, it activates it, but setting it to defaults results in crashes.
I got annoyed looking to see if cyanogen is already working with the 3d evo, and while I see their site says they do, I can't see the files...? I rooted my HTC Hero in the past, and even though I don't remember the full process, I was very happy at the end. I want to do that the same for this phone.
Ok, so here comes my general questions:
* cyanogen - is there a stable one for the 3D evo, or not yet?
* Launcher Pro - is anyone familiar with this issue, and will rooting the phone help?
* Minimalism - I want to change the looks of icons on my phone (not just the launcher shortcuts, but the actual icon in the drawer). I saw some app for that somewhere but I can't remember what it is.. anyone? Also, if possible, I would like to change the looks of the widgets.. again, read somewhere it's possible, but how complicated / time consuming is it?
* lockscreen - don't want it, I hate that freakin' ring, I just want a lock pattern or code. What can I do about it, and if I root my phone, does it go away?
Roms - besides cyanogen, which I liked a lot on my old phone, are there new Roms (especially ones with a minimal feel to them) that are stable and good? I really don't need anything car related (I live in the city) or sports related. I know this is getting very specific, but assuming there are others like me out there, what do you use? I'm just looking for a direction with these last remarks.
Ok, as always, thanks a lot!
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CM7 is still in alpha for the Evo 3D, 4G and 3D don't work, but development is still ongoing...
personally, even though I was a CM7 user when I had the Evo 4G, I gave MIUI a chance on the 3D, and I'm extremely happy, and the ROM is incredibly customizable (themes, lockscreens, fonts and icons are all easily switchable, and you can mix and match elements from different themes from within the ROM).
granted, there's no 4G or 3D on MIUI either, so if you want to use these features, your only option right now is a Sense ROM.
Hi all,
I am using cm 7.2 the latest kang build out for our phone. I am among the minority who uses the LCD density changer application because I find the normal 240 setting to be big and bulky. I noticed that the dialer and the recent apps screens don't adjust very well.. the numbers get tiny and the recent apps and black background are tiny as well. However, recently the dialer issue was fixed in one of the nightlies and now it resides properly. I am wondering if it would be easy to make the same adjustment for the recent apps drawer?
I would like to stress that this is very much a want and NOT a need.
If it never gets implemented, there's no issue, cm is still a kick-ass rom
Also if there is something that I can do on my end to fix it myself, please let me know.
hope this is in the right place, was gonna put it in the development section but I'm not a dev so here it is
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Sorry, I am a newbie. I am using Power Rom Evergreen with density set at 220. The default density set for this rom was too small for me. I like everything except my phone keypad is not lining up right and goes off screen. Does any body know how fix this problem? I've search around and haven't found any topic about this yet for dell 5. I must be doing something wrong. Please help .
PS Density at 220 is what I can afford right now. Anything lower than that is too small for me.
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I keep my density at the default so I've not encountered this myself, but you need to change your dialer. Floating around the forums should be a modified version of the dialer that can handle the various resolutions. At worst, said dialer should be in one of the ROMs on the forum.
One thing to keep in mind regarding the density however. You may find that a lot of apps in the Market will either be marked incompatible with your device, or completely missing from the Market because of the density change.
You're right on the money with the compatibility issue with market apps that I was facing. I've gone down to 180 on the lcd setting. The main reason I wanted to go to higher lcd screen was to make typing keyboard(I am using ICS keyboard) bigger, because I use my thumbs to type mostly. Gingerbread has very small default keyboard as compared to the original Dell Froyo keyboard and this frustrates me a lot when typing. However, I've found a keyboard on the market that's bigger(Ultra Keyboard) and easier for me to type. The only problem is that it has some bug problem. There are quite a few complaints about that keyboard at the moment due to the new software update.
The phone dialer keypad, on the other hand, is way to big and is the same for both Gingerbread and Froyo version(size wise). I will just have to search around for the modified dialer version. Anybody knows where it is please let me know. Ths.
Why are you not using the Swype keyboard that Dell includes? The keys are larger than the Gingerbread default.
Wow, didn't know that existed either. The rom I flashed didn't have it as default. Just downloaded touchpal keyboard after typing " swype keyboard" in market search. This one is a freebie and works fine for me. I didn't many searches before using "keyboard" as a key search, but it didn't come up. Can't be any more happy. thy
Swype is never set as default on custom ROMs, and some ROMs may not include the Dell version at all since a more current version is available at the Swype website. However, as I'm sure you guessed, a long press on a text area such as the quick reply box on the site here will call up the available keyboards. From there you can use the keyboard you want.
Thanks for the info!
Hello, I have a little problem there. I'm a neewbie Hydrogen ROM and TouchPal swype app user and I can't change SMS alphabet to GSM one. It's probably possible in default rom but I can't find the option in this one. Any help? TIA
i have a similar problem.
i found this thread and hopefully it will help us
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1290466
i used go sms long time ago, but got used to miui stock. but i'll give it a try one more time as i really like using dictionary, but i hate the limitations of characters in unicode.
Yeah, I've found this one a while ago, but then it would require me to change the theme since I'd have to install the core of GO apps, wouldn't it?
what do you mean by the core of GO apps? if the Go launcher - then no,
if you meant their app itself, probably yes. but the good news is, there is a miui theme, which looks really nice.
on the other hand i wasn't able to make this work, but i guess i'm doing something wrong.
god. all i want is to use the dictionary, and then have in somehow converted to ascii (so no silly characters) ;p there must be a way...
Seems you're right, apparently installation of Go launcher is not required.
I wonder whether it's possible to replace Go sms pro icon with the theme's default one?
To begin with, I'm far from new to Android, just new to Samsung and the Note.
Also - I know I'm not the only one with this problem but I haven't run across a solution yet. I can take and image I want to use as a wallpaper and, on the lock screen and the Touch whiz home screen and it looks exactly like I want it to. But, since I'm one of those folks who dislikes the fact that I can't swap out apps on the TW launcher bar, I slap my own launcher on the Note to make it mine again. Unfortunately, then comes the annoying part.......
Whatever photo I put up as wallpaper looses resolution and seems to explode in size so that only about 1/4 of the original wallpaper/ photo is visible and what's left is very blurry. I know this isn't limited to just one launcher - I've tried ADW, Launcher Pro, Nemus, Go Launcher, Holo, and a few more I can't remember the names of right now. And they all give me the same problem.
So far I've changed the format of the wallpaper photo to .png or .jpeg and back again, tweaked the size and resolution of the picture, dug through XDA and a few other forums fort wisdom, and used harsh language on my Note - all to no avail. So, can anyone tell me what I'm missing or if there's any hope for me at all? I'm rooted stock 2.3.6 and would prefer, for various reasons, to stay that way for now. But, at this point I'm willing to consider options if all else fails since I'm getting quite annoyed by this.
Thanks for any help/ insight!
Use the Quickpic app to set the wallpaper.
Thanks! I'll give that a shot.
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