I would like to achieve the following:
I start an app from the app-drawer;
Use it for a while;
When I exit the app (via back button), I get back to the app-drawer and not the homescreen.
Is it possible? Maybe one of the many fine homescreen replacements?
It's not possible. Launchers are made to close their drawers when apps are launched. That's the reason why it's closed when you return to your homescreen.
How to recover CM7 launcher buttons? I meant the three buttons (call, app, web) at the center bottom of the screen. they mysteriously disappeared today. Don't really know how to get them back. Help please. Thanks!
wlynnw said:
How to recover CM7 launcher buttons? I meant the three buttons (call, app, web) at the center bottom of the screen. they mysteriously disappeared today. Don't really know how to get them back. Help please. Thanks!
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On the bottom of the screen swipe DOWN where the dock should be. (May be up, can't remember offhand) I had that happen with my Atrix. I am not running CM7 right now, but that should bring back the dock.
It's an adw launcher feature. If you swipe up from the bottom if the dock, the dock disappears. You can add other apps in this alternate dock type place. To get your actual dock back swype down from the top of the empty region below your app icons.
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I have the ICS AKOP which has the nova launcher
I wanted to change the shortcuts on the dock. So, i clicked remove after long press.
Now i am not able to add shortcuts and i removed all of the existing ones.
Anyone know how to add new? Long press does nothing.
Like the other launchers, long press an item in the menu and you can drop it on the home screen. Then you can drag to the dock.
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thanks.. that did the trick. i am used to launcherpro in which one had to long press on the dock itself to change shortcuts
I installed yesterday the AOKP m6 and i saw for the first time this Launcher. I must say it's really fast and the scroll is pretty flowing. Till now i haven't some fc.
i really hate pressing home key in the s3, i havent been able to find something like n9 swype UX.
i found this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1831254
but looks complex, i trying to do a 4 finger pinch that show the "Recent APPS" windows.
maybe swype from corner with hand to pass to next app
think anyone here could help me do this? i can buy u a beer
I'm not sure if it is possible but I have an idea of a widget:
It's a widget that contains another widget that will auto after a specific condition (perhaps with llama/tasker?)
Examples:
hide music widget of choice if there's no music playing or headset plugged in.
Hide (school) timetable if you're not at that location.
Show GPS/traffic widget if not at home/school/work.
You might think of another great use yourself.
This is just an idea, and since I'm no app developer myself, (at least not yet) I hope one of the great android developers that are on these fora will take an interest in this project.
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But why hide the widget? That space where the widget that hid the other widget is still unusable because the widget can become transparent, but it can not remove itself from the home screen and then put itself back, since adding widgets is a system level command. And if it could do what I just said it can't, what if you put apps/shortcuts/widgets in its place, where would they go? I might be over thinking this whole idea a little but that's just my two cents. I do have a similar idea now that I read this, though. Use Tasker to restore backed up Nova/Holo/Adw/Apex/Etc, settings and home screen layouts based on what you said in your first post. That is probably going to take way longer to do, but it get the same effect and could probably save battery that way too. I mean, if I make a Tasker profile set up so that whenever I connect to my schools wifi, that it restores a previous backed home screen and settings layout. My phone always dies at school, so my home screen would become blank, with no dock or status bar, and just have gestures set up so that I can still get to my apps (swipe up for drawer, down for notifications, two fingers up for phone app, and two fingers down for messaging). With nothing on my home screen, I save battery because the Launcher does not have to load any thing. Android itself might be a limitation for what we're saying here, but maybe Key Lime Pie could bring us closer to that.
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Thanks for the reply!
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But why hide the widget? That space where the widget that hid the other widget is still unusable because the widget can become transparent, but it can not remove itself from the home screen and then put itself back, since adding widgets is a system level command. And if it could do what I just said it can't, what if you put apps/shortcuts/widgets in its place, where would they go? I might be over thinking this whole idea a little but that's just my two cents.
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Thank you for the reply, PenguinxEnjoi
I can see now that my idea can be a bit confusing.
I just had the idea to hide the widget when I don't need it so it doesn't clog up my lock/home screen.
If it means turning it invisible I'd like that just as much as removing it. I just don't want to see it.
PenguinxEnjoi said:
I do have a similar idea now that I read this, though. Use Tasker to restore backed up Nova/Holo/Adw/Apex/Etc, settings and home screen layouts based on what you said in your first post. That is probably going to take way longer to do, but it get the same effect and could probably save battery that way too. I mean, if I make a Tasker profile set up so that whenever I connect to my schools wifi, that it restores a previous backed home screen and settings layout. My phone always dies at school, so my home screen would become blank, with no dock or status bar, and just have gestures set up so that I can still get to my apps (swipe up for drawer, down for notifications, two fingers up for phone app, and two fingers down for messaging). With nothing on my home screen, I save battery because the Launcher does not have to load any thing. Android itself might be a limitation for what we're saying here, but maybe Key Lime Pie could bring us closer to that.
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If this is possible it would totally be an option. Especially since I'm using widgetlocker and nova launcher.
This will probably be done using intents (if it's supported) but I've only begun using tasker (after llama) so I'm still not sure how they work.
Have you found the way to auto hide widgets for example with Tasker?
extension!?
I have been trying to find a way to recreate a menu pop down resembling the app drawer menu on my desktop and yes...there are many hurdles to be made through an auto hide feature. Why there cant be an app writin that works along with zooper pro or uccw (or done internaly themselves) that can acknowlege a widget name and link it to a static bitmap/icon within another widget as in a"press on" action is beyond me. I know that is probably the last thing those two companies wanna do but it would really make it fun for the average joe just trying to create something fresh and different for their own pride and joy. I havent had much luck getting any reaponse on this. Lol obviously due to a lack reason. And no im not talking about the chocolate covered carmel candy. Bit if any of you developers out there want to take a stab at it. Looks like there is a code writtin in a somewhat similar context that i believe could work. In the end. Its us vs. Them. Hope to see something more happen with this.
And of course..i am mot allowed to copy and paste outside links yet. Thanks XDA. but if you type in."auto hide widget" in google it should be the second link you see. Hope someone makes this a reality. Will be watching for developments.:silly:
Pop up widgets from the developer of the sslauncher. Does the trick nicely. Also you can use swipepad with the widgetpad addon. Works nice for me. Widget here, widget gone
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tie7 said:
Have you found the way to auto hide widgets for example with Tasker?
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you could use overlays (paid version) which integrates in tasker (free version does not)