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Hey all
This is not meant to be offensive at all to any of the developers. I am just flat out wondering what people think of the TouchFLO option and the Cube option.
Myself, I dont like either "addon". I mean they are nice...but for me I have no need for them...but of course thats just me
Keep up the good work developers...my Prophet has gone from frustrating to fricken amazing...all thanks to you people
The Cube is a piece of garbage for all I care... It looks cool, but that's it. not functional at all...
TouchFLO is quirky but pretty functional allowing me to scroll without having to grab onto the scroll bars. handy for me since I don't have long nails and it improves one-handed operation.
yes to touchflo, no to cube
personally, I like touchflo, but just the scrolling part. it is handy for PIE or contact manager.
for the cube, I think it is too much for my prophet.
I do not use fast dialing in the cube, I access them from htc homeplug today plugin. I do not listen to music, watch videos or surf in the pictures folder on my phone neither. I prefer the plain old functionality for comm button.
gullum's new approach for activating the cube is somewhat better in my opinion (swiping nail at the bottom of the screen to activate it). but again, I never use it as I don't need it.
I feel like it is meant just for showing the effects to friends and say "look, my phone can do this and that" and that lasts for just couple of days.
CUBE is pretty useless if you can't edit the launch.
but I like the QuickDail in CUBE. I would wait for V6 to come out. The CUBE activation is nothing you tried before. It's every effective & hidden if you don't use it.
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CUBE is pretty useless if you can't edit the launch.
but I like the QuickDail in CUBE. I would wait for V6 to come out. The CUBE activation is nothing you tried before. It's every effective & hidden if you don't use it.
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there is a app to edit launcher comin in V6
Cube and Touchflo are very useful when they're in HTC Touch.
But with Prophet soft screen , I think I need just only HTC Home and as "Original" as WM6 Rom.
The CUBE
The cube has the same app. launcher as the home plugin. The picture contacts, sms, email, internet, wireless manager, video, pictures, etc. The cool thing about it is that it is hidden away, but at the TOUCH.....of a finger it will appear to access whatever app. you want. This leaves room on the today screen for other applications, or better applications like marsware weatherpanel chameleon version for the weather. You cannot go wrong trying to get your local weather with this app., but everyone is having problems with the htc touch weather app.. I'm glad you brung this topic up because I would like to just use the cube and I think I gave a pretty good opinion, and if anybody can get just the cube to work p m me or make a new thread so everyone can see it. Can't wait.
cube
IMHO the cube looks nice but after 2 days you have seen the cool effects and don't use it anymore. the fingerscrolling is cool !
Cube
The Cube , the cube. Can anyone make a cab file for just the cube and finger scrolling. Leave the touch home plugin out ?
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The Cube , the cube. Can anyone make a cab file for just the cube and finger scrolling. Leave the touch home plugin out ?
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You can just disable it from TODAY
i flashed the pdaviet touch rom, looked at the cube and disabled any hardware button assigned to it
i my opinion it is useless. it is slow and accessing my favorite programs is even without it every easy. so there is no need for it.
but touchflo is a bit different: it is usable in almost every application. scrolling around through the windows folder makes fun now - with resco explorer
it is a usefull addition, which works with 3rd party apps: very good!
but i have a question about touchflo, the cube and this htc today plugin: do we need to cook extra roms for them? isn't it possible to create a .cab for every single of these features? storage memory on the devices is limited, and storing some apps which have been disabled since the beginning by the user is just a waste of memory.
Cube has become verry intresting
As most of my beta testers will agree on... the cube coan be usefull finaly and does not have to take the place of any button hard or soft and having the option to asign which programs are activated by the cube is now not a problem any more... and the TouchFlo I can see how anyone can not like it... with touchflo the use of stylus is minimized to writing text and if one uses a good phone pad you could almost trow away the stylus...
just my toughts
gullum said:
As most of my beta testers will agree on... the cube coan be usefull finaly and does not have to take the place of any button hard or soft and having the option to asign which programs are activated by the cube is now not a problem any more... and the TouchFlo I can see how anyone can not like it... with touchflo the use of stylus is minimized to writing text and if one uses a good phone pad you could almost trow away the stylus...
just my toughts
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sounds great Gullum!
I'm looking forward to using your V6 ROM.
Just touchFlo for me(very handy for scrolling in one had operation mode).
Since I use SPB Mobile Shell,and PhonePad the using of the stylus is reduced to writing some text and SR.
Cube is just the beginning
TouchFlo is great, makes it much easier to control the device with one hand.
The Cube right now looks great, but is not that functional yet.
The cube could somehow become the new today screen, making it even easier to control the device. So the idea behind the cube should be used in other aspects of WM.
I do not like Touch Flo very much because of several reasons...
I have a question for an alternative:
Would it be possible to change the touch flo function so it is possible to scroll like in Opera mini4? Somehow like "hold and move"
Today I tried the Ipod touch which has nearly the same software as the iPhone will have. Apple also included scrolling in that way....I find it much more comfortable than TouchFlo....
SO anyone an idea?
Greetz
i like both since both could be provided ,so why not use both,it would be more better if cube could have launcher window too inside it.
Touchflo
I like the scrolling and I like the look of the cube but just having 6 apps to launch makes it a poor launcher.
Ideally I'd like to see more sides to the cube or 9 icons per page or something. Everyone launches more than 6 apps!
It's good to show off with though!
I like the cube, and with customisation it's pretty near perfect. One thing that would be really useful (it it's possible) would be the addition of a comm manager screen on top of the current three to increase it's functionality and allow me to change what my Comm manager button does hardware wise...
The touch scrolling is very very useful because I use an on screen finger friendly phone pad. I now never have to use my stylus (except for resetting).
I don't use the cube for the fact that customizing the damn launcher stuff is too damn complicated. I think ultimately if someone could develop a cube to be a today screen that would be beyond awesome. So you can create different pages and select different plugins to show on the pages. That way you can use stuff like SPB pocket plus and just do unlimited things with it. It doesn't even have to scroll or anything special like that.
I posted this within a ROM thread a couple days ago but it has had little traffic. I am reposting it here for visibility.
I am using NFSFANs 6.5.x 28004 ROM and am loving it! Everything works great but I have a cosmetic/functionality preference and am not sure how to change it.
My question: I prefer HTC 2.x over the Titanium/Windows default home screen. However, I prefer using the default WinMo menus and SMS apps over the HTC ones. Is there any way I can use the Manilla front end for the home screen but not its menus? When I click a txt in the manilla SMS window, I would prefer it to open the WinMo SMS window instead of using the HTC one. I just find it more stable and easier to use. I also like the look and setup of the WinMo menus over the ones that are now system wide since I have manilla enabled.
Am I missing a setting?
maybe try going to the messages tab and tapping on all messages
I have been doing that as an alternative but it adds a few clicks.
Hi guys,
As stated, I dislike HTC ever since I bought the Touch Cruise 2009, not because they make inferior device, but because they butchered up an excellent operating system, and put ugly crap on it like the Sense UI.
I absolutely abhor Sense UI because it is LARGELY inconsistent with the entire WM6.5 feel, and its ugly black colored theme, and it confuses and annoys me, especially the HTC Messaging and Comm Manager and the entire Settings page.
I'd rather have something else like SPB Mobile shell or Wisbar on it. I can flash to ROMs without the SenseUI, but I can't get rid of the other HTC crap like the "Notification" and "Settings" and especially the QWERTY input. I have an Acer S200 which doesn't have the same eyesore as the HD2.
What I would like is to find a rom which has *none* of the HTC stuffs but has the same functionaly. Certain exceptions are completely acceptable like the FM Radio and the Digital Compass. I've tried the Lite ROMs and CleanEX ROMs but there are still remnants of how HTC had butchered WM6.5
Thanks, and excuse me if I sound like I'm griping.
Check out this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=631449
Thanks, bbobeckyj. That is EXACTLY what I'm looking for. I really dislike the HTC Touch Input, it drives me nuts. I take the default MS Keyboard over it any day.
try Swype. the ms keyboard is a little hard to use without a s ylus
google: lordyuz & swype
Yup, that's what I've been using on my S200, just figured I'd want to turn off the annoying TouchInput menu. That link works great! thanks.
UranusHertz said:
Hi guys,
As stated, I dislike HTC ever since I bought the Touch Cruise 2009, not because they make inferior device, but because they butchered up an excellent operating system, and put ugly crap on it like the Sense UI.
I absolutely abhor Sense UI because it is LARGELY inconsistent with the entire WM6.5 feel, and its ugly black colored theme, and it confuses and annoys me, especially the HTC Messaging and Comm Manager and the entire Settings page.
I'd rather have something else like SPB Mobile shell or Wisbar on it. I can flash to ROMs without the SenseUI, but I can't get rid of the other HTC crap like the "Notification" and "Settings" and especially the QWERTY input. I have an Acer S200 which doesn't have the same eyesore as the HD2.
What I would like is to find a rom which has *none* of the HTC stuffs but has the same functionaly. Certain exceptions are completely acceptable like the FM Radio and the Digital Compass. I've tried the Lite ROMs and CleanEX ROMs but there are still remnants of how HTC had butchered WM6.5
Thanks, and excuse me if I sound like I'm griping.
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I totally disagree with that. WTF!
I feel that SenseUI is overcrowded and the one thing that I don't look at often is the thing that takes up half the screen (i.e the weather and the clock). And unless you're familiar with the Manila tabs, you'll have to keep scrolling through the tabs to find what you want. What I DO use often is the text messages, which only requires 1 tap with the default Today screen.
Actually, you can pretty much configure anything to run with 1-2 taps on the default Today screen, all that scrolling makes me dizzy
SPB mobile shell 3d! It is finally here; I've given it a try, and I must say I like it. However, the $15 (£~10) price tag is a little steep.
http://spb.com/android-software/shell
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SPB mobile shell 3d! It is finally here; I've given it a try, and I must say I like it. However, the $15 (£~10) price tag is a little steep.
http://spb.com/android-software/shell
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Does it run fine, no lag?
Maybe I'll say it, I guess I will: This thing looks like it struts its stuff more hardcore than Sense.
Yeah, how does it run? $15 is pretty steep..but it looks pretty intense compared to the other home replacements.
I was playing with it a bit on my CM7 legend, and it ran super smooth. Not sure what's it's battery impact or anything was since I was running what shall be considered a trial version, that wouldn't stay as the default home screen so only had it going for a few minutes. But like usual SPB makes a nice program and runs it at way above average cost for what it is. Might still get it later not sold on it yet though. Oh not sure if it says it anywhere but it seems to kill live wallpapers.
It doesn't support live wallpapers for 'performance issues'. It runs very smoothly though, but I've noticed that when you open the app drawer it sometimes freezes for a few seconds. Generally, it seems very good; just as eye-pleasing as sense, but smoother, and I especially like the 3d carousel and the folders. Android folders where always a bit rubbish, but the folders on this thing are as good as in iOS, only you can have an unlimited number of apps in each one!
$10 would probably be a better price for it - that's still quite a bit compared to other Android apps, but the developers have clearly put a lot of effort into this.
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Android folders where always a bit rubbish, but the folders on this thing are as good as in iOS, only you can have an unlimited number of apps in each one!
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I'm utterly confused by this statement...what makes iOS folders so special? Other than it looking pretty when you open it.
I was almost sold on it until I figured out icon and widget placement is just like iOS, ie you can't put them anywhere. That totally kills my layout scheme.
Well, I had a go. $15 is way too much for this. It's not what I'd call a "phone changing" app. I'll stick to LPP
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I'm utterly confused by this statement...what makes iOS folders so special? Other than it looking pretty when you open it.
I was almost sold on it until I figured out icon and widget placement is just like iOS, ie you can't put them anywhere. That totally kills my layout scheme.
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That's all I meant - the Android folders are quite ugly. I've always wanted a cross between iOS and Android, like MIUI, and this just about achieves that.
And yes, that is slightly annoying!
15 is way too much.. i would pay 15 for sth mindblowing, but Not for this ^^
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I've made the "mistake"...and have paid. The shell lasted on my phone 1 hour. Maybe it's just me, but when returning from each application launched or other screen besides the home screen, I got a BLACK one instead of the homescreen. I had to touch the screen (or press back button) once again to get the proper screen. I wrote to support, they asked me to reinstall it. I did and it's the same. So getting a black screen each time I'm supposing to be back at homescreen does not convince me at all.
That was the biggest drawback for me. There was no lag though when scroling through carousel or when playing with the menus. Other things I didn't like were the lack of widget resizing support or some other stuff I got used to from ADW Launcher/EX. The switch widgets (for WiFi/BT, etc) were not so customisable, same goes for the widgets on the screens. I was not able to set the alarm appl to be launched when pressing the clock (I use Alarm Clock+ by default), or the SMS application, or the dialer. These are things I didn't like at all, especialy from a 10 EUR/15 USD launcher. I've expected too much I guess. Back on Launcher 7 or ADW Launcher EX. Oh...I almost forgot to mention that the "auto arrange" setting for icons, widgets and so on, pissed me off alot. Could be that I didin't find where to deactivate it, but usualy I want to arrange things on my screen myself.
Good job guys...Marketing deserves it all. They convinced me to buy it...the application itself didn't.
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I've made the "mistake"...and have paid. The shell lasted on my phone 1 hour. Maybe it's just me, but when returning from each application launched or other screen besides the home screen, I got a BLACK one instead of the homescreen. I had to touch the screen (or press back button) once again to get the proper screen. I wrote to support, they asked me to reinstall it. I did and it's the same. So getting a black screen each time I'm supposing to be back at homescreen does not convince me at all.
That was the biggest drawback for me. There was no lag though when scroling through carousel or when playing with the menus. Other things I didn't like were the lack of widget resizing support or some other stuff I got used to from ADW Launcher/EX. The switch widgets (for WiFi/BT, etc) were not so customisable, same goes for the widgets on the screens. I was not able to set the alarm appl to be launched when pressing the clock (I use Alarm Clock+ by default), or the SMS application, or the dialer. These are things I didn't like at all, especialy from a 10 EUR/15 USD launcher. I've expected too much I guess. Back on Launcher 7 or ADW Launcher EX. Oh...I almost forgot to mention that the "auto arrange" setting for icons, widgets and so on, pissed me off alot. Could be that I didin't find where to deactivate it, but usualy I want to arrange things on my screen myself.
Good job guys...Marketing deserves it all. They convinced me to buy it...the application itself didn't.
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This is a cyanogen issue, no problems for other roms.
@Rapier. As the guy above me pointed out, this seems to be a issue with CM. The same thing happened to be, but flashing Blayos Rom solved it.
I'm actually very happy with it, I think it looks great and the speed is awesome. The only thing I don't like is the shortcut auto arrange.
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Too bad then. And to understand better, you're talking about the "black screen issue" right?
Still there are some other things that I don't like (I've pointed them out in my post) and I don't think they're CM related. I'm not sorry about the money, but I will not change CM ROM for this. If SPB will work on CM ROM, great, I'll give it another try...till then, I'll stick with Launcher 7 or ADW Launcher EX.
Don't missunderstood me...SPB IS GREAT. Really. I had it on my HTC Diamond (an older version) and it was the best launcher I've ever used on that phone. But after switching to Android and playing with ADW, Launcher Pro and others, I just feel it more "restricted" and offering fewer options, especially when talking about a much higher price. The interface is neat, has a lot of things, but going deep under it's hood is not allowing you to customize it as much as other launchers. Most of the widgets are limited in functionality and do not allow many customizations. But it may be a perfect match for someone looking for basic functionality and usage of standard apps.
Hi
I just purchased a legend having stock 2.2 Sense on it (Vodafone). When I try to goto SPB Shell Home, it shows that SPB Shell is loading, but then nothing happens
Any suggestions?
Yes I'm talking about the black screen issue. I agree with you, it's not worth changing roms over. I actually use Blayos Rom regularly, just happened to test it with CM. So its not a big deal for me. I also think the lack of customization is a bummer, but I'm happy with it for now. In a month I don't know. Also for me 15 dollars ain't that much, that's barely one dinner in Norway
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TheGrammarFreak said:
Well, I had a go. $15 is way too much for this. It's not what I'd call a "phone changing" app. I'll stick to LPP
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Agreed. It was cool for a day then I missed ADW.
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I have HTC Legend with Blayo's B0.8 and I installed SPB but then when I hit home button it asks wich launcher to use, I select SPB and then it asks if I want to activate, I click "yes" but the get error: The device is not supported.
What should I do? I don't think it not supported since you guys managed to run it on your Legends.
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I have HTC Legend with Blayo's B0.8 and I installed SPB but then when I hit home button it asks wich launcher to use, I select SPB and then it asks if I want to activate, I click "yes" but the get error: The device is not supported.
What should I do? I don't think it not supported since you guys managed to run it on your Legends.
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I was not able to use it either on my Legend with stock ROmM
MaBlo said:
... Also for me 15 dollars ain't that much, that's barely one dinner in Norway
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Neither for me I said "much" compared with the price for other launchers (and which are also better in my opinion)
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Neither for me I said "much" compared with the price for other launchers (and which are also better in my opinion)
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To be honest I'm not using it anymore, got tired of it fast
On a side note, do anyone else find Launcher Pro laggy with CM7? I switched to ADW EX, and it's much smoother.
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While looking at my screen previews in launcherpro, I was struck wwith a thought; is there a homescreen replacement that allows you to scroll up and down as well as the standard side to side? Is that even possible on the current 2.3 platform?
I would be very interested to try such a launcher.
Try dxtop lite from the market, or launcher7(if you like wp7)
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I think what you are looking for is a homescreen like the Huawei U8220 (t-mobile Pulse in the UK). It's launcher is a standard style homescreen but with the ability to navigate up and down as well as left to right, going to see if I can put the apk on a standard device to use as a homescreen replacement, I'll report back on this soon.