The important bit - get it here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=551119
Note - this is a link to the corresponding thread on the Dream forum. All new versions and change log info can be found there (because I'm getting fed up with maintaining two threads )
What is this?
This is a new build of the stock browser, that incorporates the multitouch code from Cyan's build, along with some additional code of my own, primarily intended to make zooming less painful, and looking to gradually move towards an experience as rich as the Hero browser.
What does it do that's new, then?
* option in settings to disable the obnoxious on-screen zoom buttons that usually appear whenever you so much as breathe on the screen (turn off "Visual Zoom Controls" in the menu to get rid of them - off by default).
* when Visual Zoom Controls is disabled, option in settings to add zoom in and zoom out to the menu (although this will bump over options that are normally on the main menu to the "More..." list)
* NEW! Double tap to zoom! Double-tap the screen to zoom in. When it gets too ginormous (about four zooms) a subsequent double-tap will zoom all the way out. (Feedback request: I'm interested in what people think of the double-tap to zoom. Does it go one zoom too far before zooming all the way out?)
* As requested by fastludeh22, there is now an option for "Mobile Web View". Enabled by default. Turn it off and you'll get the full desktop version of website such as YouTube etc that autodetect mobile devices.
What do I need to run it?
It was written to run on Cyanogen builds, originally. Others have tried it on JACxROM and other ROMs with multitouch in the kernel. I personally see no reason why it wouldn't run on pretty much any Cupcake ROM, although I haven't tried it, and obviously Cyan's multitouch stuff wouldn't work without the kernel mods.
Is this the same browser that's been doing the rounds on this board lately? What's with the version 1 stuff
Yes. I've reset the version numbering and given it a name (i.e. BetterBrowser). So this is BetterBrowser v1 (which comes after Loccy's Browser v5 ). Next versions will be 1.1, 1.2, etc. It was getting a bit silly going up a version number every time I added a single menu option!
Future improvements I'm hoping to do:
* Full screen option
* Hero-style lairy Mac-type bookmarks
* Maintain zoom level across pages on same site (so it doesn't suddenly zoom back to 1:1 level when you browse to the next page).
* tidy up what behind the scenes is, unfortunately, some really kludgey code!
Thanks go to:
* Cyan, obviously, without whom none of this would have been possible, and whose ROMs continue to break new levels of awesomeness
* makethetick, who pointed me in the right direction for the code in the first places
Raspberries go to certain individuals in this thread.
*sigh* if only we had multitouch on 32A. I dream of the day
PS for asking a stupid question =x.. but how do i push this browser into the rom? i love cm roms and having an additional feature like tis 1 is always superb!
Something like this from your PC should do the trick:
adb remount
adb shell
cd /system/app
mv Browser.apk Browser.original
exit
adb push Browser-cyan-pn-mod2.apk /system/sd/app_s/Browser.apk
okay thnx! will get back to you once i try it out
OKay so I've try it out.. the zoom is gone! Nice and Thank you.. So this browser doesn't have zoom functions?
it does have the zoom function but you zoom by pinching the screen verticly, like the iphone.
btw works ok so far just flashed it.
Oh, but mine can't seem to zoom tho, even with the pinching method did you follow the steps given by Loccy also?
alabasta10 said:
Oh, but mine can't seem to zoom tho, even with the pinching method did you follow the steps given by Loccy also?
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which phone are nyou on? it will not work on 32A devices. that is why you might not have the multitouch.
well im 32A htc magic but still i dunno where i went rong.. i tried 3 times oredy no hope and m using cm 4.01 wif gbo kernel tingy.. lol
edit: oh Ps never see u say it wont work on 32A . But thanx for telling me.. if not hu noes for how long m going to try n try.. so wheeree.. can i get d original browser back XD..
alabasta10 said:
well im 32A htc magic but still i dunno where i went rong.. i tried 3 times oredy no hope and m using cm 4.01 wif gbo kernel tingy.. lol
edit: oh Ps never see u say it wont work on 32A . But thanx for telling me.. if not hu noes for how long m going to try n try.. so wheeree.. can i get d original browser back XD..
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if you did not make a backup, just go and reflash the rom and you will get it back.
OKay Thanx! Everything's working fine now . Thank you.
Wow this is great, thanx..now can you make it stop refreashing on reopen and im desparate for a setting to lock it in landscape (somewhere i read that there used to be a setting like this in earlier version, maybe someone could copy code# from there)
fit333 said:
Wow this is great, thanx..now can you make it stop refreashing on reopen
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Afraid not - that's an Android thing not a browser. When it refreshes, it's because Android has let the browser drop out of memory to use it for another app. So when you go back to the browser it's as if you're loading it from scratch all over again. At that point if it didn't refresh all you'd have would be a blank page.
fit333 said:
and im desparate for a setting to lock it in landscape (somewhere i read that there used to be a setting like this in earlier version, maybe someone could copy code# from there)
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That, I could probably do.
Is there no way this browser can be used on 32A? Even with the new kernel and all? Really LOVE the functions listed down
Loccy said:
I've built a new version from Cyan's source that adds a menu item so that you can turn off the (in my opinion) obnoxious zoom controls that jump up in your face whenever you so much as breathe on the screen. Obviously, if you're running a Cyan ROM, you'll still have his multitouch zoom in and out. If you're not running a Cyan ROM, you zoom in and out from the menu options.
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Thanks - it's a nice improvement
does this have the double tap to zoom like on hero as well?
tazz9690 said:
does this have the double tap to zoom like on hero as well?
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Nope. Not yet. That's the next thing I'm planning, though, although if I get time today I might quickly add another settings option so you can enable/disable the zoom buttons in the menu (some people in the Dream forums like them, others not, so it makes sense to make it a user config option). Multitap to zoom is a bit less trivial though and will have to wait until later on in the week when I'm not doing my day job!
Bounce for new version (see edited first post for details).
Loccy said:
Something like this from your PC should do the trick:
adb remount
adb shell
cd /system/app
mv Browser.apk Browser.original
exit
adb push Browser-cyan-pn-mod2.apk /system/sd/app_s/Browser.apk
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i followed the above commands (replacing "Browser-cyan-pn-mod2.apk" with "Browser-pn-v5.apk") and now i have no browser whatsoever.
any ideas?
Related
Due to the many request:
wizard reTOUCHed FINAL
[size=+2]FINAL[/size]
There will be no more updates on this 5.2.1413 ROM, My goal is achieved: packages are ready to use in other kitchens.
-HTC Camera
-Pocket MSN
-esmertec Java
-battery status
-pocket RAR/ZIP
-registry editor, taskmanager
-Total Commander
And of course all the TOUCH files
The Cube is invoked by the voicedial button.
-Slide Finger UP the first time to invoke
-Slide finger up in order to hide
-slide finger from side to side, the next time you want to invoke.
The known bug(s):
-OK/X button
FIX: use the re-alignment settings as shown in this post)
Or you could try the reg file in touch.zip attached in this post
-No mms
FIX: use the Asukal mms cab from here to install MMS features. (don't install the pocket MSN, it's already integrated)
-No icon for zip-file
FIX: install the reg in the zipicon.zip archive.
-while editing today screen, it could freeze up.
FIX: install the reg in today-set-freeze-fix.zip
-`Maybe a bug': Bluetooth headsets fail with some users, they do pair, but don't function! Others report it being fully functional.
Not a bug, but a feature: there are only Dutch and Belgium city's available in the today-weather app.
Replace the HH_0409_WeatherCities.xml with your own..
[size=+2]NEWER OEM Packages used for the Build of Beta V2b[/size]
Here are the OEM Packages For Touchflo.
Note:
---> in order to use the packages, you will need to delete some files and modules from the Kitchen <---
--->So this is NOT plug and play<---
Use duplicate file finder (freeware) and add some extra filters for mui, lnk and dat.
Then you still have to remove the modules.
The OEMAPPS package still contain files not belonging there, so some could be moved to a new package, however, it's sanitized the best I could (regarding the time I've had)
I have tested these packages only as a complete unit, not the separate packages!
-So the problem could occur that a stand-alone package would not work.
DOWNLOAD THE NEW V2B PACKAGES HERE
[size=+2]FIX YOUR BUTTONS WITH THE FOLLOWING SCREEN ALIGNMENT:[/size]
Alling your touchscreen as shown in attached image.
This will fix all of the button problems.
Or you could try the touch.reg in the touch.zip (these are my alignment settings, could work, could fail, if it fails retry aligning according my instructions)
wow, i almost fell outta my chair when i saw this!
downloading now, will flash later
thanks
awesome, just downloaded it..... going to flash it now. wewt!
This is why XDA pwns...
why can't i invoke the cube?
davefan242 said:
why can't i invoke the cube?
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verify under settings/buttons that button 4 is set for the cube function.
Once you press button 4, release it, then slide your finger from left to right.
Once it starts rotating screens, to exit back to the "home" page, go from bottom to top.
I haven't tried the rom directly, but this was the function in the French rom.
would this work for hermes too?
leoiden said:
would this work for hermes too?
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It's a wizard rom...
mattk_r said:
verify under settings/buttons that button 4 is set for the cube function.
Once you press button 4, release it, then slide your finger from left to right.
Once it starts rotating screens, to exit back to the "home" page, go from bottom to top.
I haven't tried the rom directly, but this was the function in the French rom.
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the splash screen's nice, but after i flashed the first time, button 4 was empty and it wasn't in the button settings' drop down menu.
after second flash, it works and it's SOOOO COOOL! i didn't go to the button settings thing at all for fear of it being empty again and then me pressing ok and then losing it forever like the first time i flashed.
lots of fun to try, thanks!
edit:
i went to button settings again and lost it once again. i clicked buttons (in settings), saw that button 4 was empty (after cube had just worked) and had to press ok to get out of it and now i can't find it (nor use it). other than that, it's cool.
Hi Dave,
what does that rom include? only the cube part what about the flicker browsing?. . .hehehe that's what i wanna have in my wizard.
hope the community can work on this . . . no doubt in that!
davefan242 said:
the splash screen's nice, but after i flashed the first time, button 4 was empty and it wasn't in the button settings' drop down menu.
after second flash, it works and it's SOOOO COOOL! i didn't go to the button settings thing at all for fear of it being empty again and then me pressing ok and then losing it forever like the first time i flashed.
lots of fun to try, thanks!
edit:
i went to button settings again and lost it once again. i can't find it. other than that, it's cool.
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so the action of going to settings-buttons removes the entry? Hmmm... I wonder, even though the registry is specifying the application for the button when it's opened, when the button control is invoked - it doesn't match to a predefined list and thus removes it. Once it's open, it has overwritten the registry... just thinking out loud...
yep, you got it. meanwhile (after flash #3 in the past hour), i'm going to have fun with this and not even think about touching the "buttons" icon in settings until someone who knows how to deal with it can fix it.
i haven't been looking but the only french of the today screen is the htc audio plugin when it displays the "tap here to play songs.." or something.
davefan242 said:
yep, you got it. meanwhile (after flash #3 in the past hour), i'm going to have fun with this and not even think about touching the "buttons" icon in settings until someone who knows how to deal with it can fix it.
i haven't been looking but the only french of the today screen is the htc audio plugin when it displays the "tap here to play songs.." or something.
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if you see any others, can you post them? It'd help narrow down where the last of the "translation" is needed. (sarcastic jokes ommitted )
ok, the keyboard is not qwerty. i must flash to something else for now. that cube rocks though.
edit: whatever, i can handle azerty for a day if i can mess with the cube...
i love it but the only prob is that my keyboard imput is kinda messed ie if i hit the "w" key it makes a z and vice verca lol can anyone tell me how to fix this?
or is there a keyborad cab file??
no start menu clicks
can't set any homepage in pie (after i say, use current and then click ok, it's still blank; when i click "home" it goes to nothing).
edge works
wifi works
orb works
ok, i'm going to flash to something else now. thanks.
Hi guys and galls,
Have been working on OEM packages, in order to use these things in other kitchens/ROM's.
So a touchflo rom will be possible from a kitchen of your choice.
Thanks for the feedback. Much appreciated.
The azerty keyboard is a pain, I know.
But I will be able to import my packages to a clean, WWE kitchen, so a lot of junk will be lost.
@ davefan, only 3 times?
Must be a fluke, I didn't have that problem.
I have flashed so often this weekend I lost count, have switched batteries a lot of times (thank god for the desktop turbo charger). Also glad I had a sd backup, because at a given time the phone was protesting a lot, didn't even wanted to be flashed in bootloader..
man, you don't sleep to much, don't you
needless to say how much your work is appreciated...
rgs,
pirlone
thanks for great efforts
testing just to have a look
about the cleartype enabling:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\GDI\CLEARTYPE]
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my windows live wont let me sign on because i "dont have an internet connection" but my wifi is connected. and i dont have data just wifi can anyone help me here? or tell me how to un-install it??
Can anyone work ok getting a multi touch browser to work on 5.0.2h?????
you would be my hero forever!!!!!!!
afaik the browser in the Haykuro builts is newer and much faster than the old one. You would have to compile the multitouch patches not only into the browser but also in the dalvik vm.
btw, i always found the multitouch browser function to be choppy and not as nice as on the iphone. Never used it really. and I dont get why somebody wants to do that.
To me... the newer builds seem slower as far as the browser goes. I have to agree about multitouch... completely useless in Android. They will never be able to fully implement it anyways (legally).
I also liked the multitouch browser. On a page with a few lines of smaller text, I could just zoom those words, and zoom back out really easily.
I was also always hopeful that someone would get it working with maps, and make that gallery demo into a real app. I found that demo really impressive!
The main reason that i was hoping to get the multitouch browser is it seemed faster and i liked the ability to zoom with multitouch it worked great for me!
Just wait for the next jf update, the cupcake update will be out soon and will be just as good. Im sure jf will incorporate multi touch into cupcake.
sino8r said:
To me... the newer builds seem slower as far as the browser goes. I have to agree about multitouch... completely useless in Android. They will never be able to fully implement it anyways (legally).
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the browser seems slower to me also. and it always jumps to the top of the old page before moving to the new page, and when you presss back it has to reload the entire page again...
joeydsmith said:
the browser seems slower to me also. and it always jumps to the top of the old page before moving to the new page, and when you presss back it has to reload the entire page again...
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I'ed rather have double tap zoom anyways... lol
The browser in Hayruko seems much faster to me, especially when switching to landscape mode and back and when minimizing it and going back to the homescreen it doesn't take any time to refresh like it used to.
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-I Asked For It To Be Closed On Top Of All The Off Topic Posts.
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-To Reach A Population I Don't Reach On My Website.
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-Stay On Topic.. No Drama.
-This Thread Will Be Closely Monitored.
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What Do I Do?
Before Each ROM Or "Edit" I Make About When I Flash To My G1 Here Is What I Do..
-Wipe..
-Clear EXT3..
-Wipe..
-Flash..
-"Look Mommy It Runs, It Runs!"
Other Note:
I Run 96MB Swap On Class 4/6 SD Cards..
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LOG:
MLIGN-HeroV2.5.5
-My Edited APKs
-Faster Than All My Previous Ones I Think..
-Changed Swappiness To 45..
-Don't Know Who Made The Rosie I Just Edited It..
-A Few Other Changes..
MLIGN-HeroV2.5.7
-User Conf. Changed Thanks To Tito..
-Newer Phone.APK..
-My Speed Is The Same Since I Flashed At 2:45AM On 10-18-09
NEW WORK:
CHANGE LOG:
MLIGN-MagicV0.1
-Based Off The Magic Sense UI Dump I Was Sent.
-BFS 304 Kernel That Akirah Put Together For Me!
-VERY BETA Don't Complain I Know All The Errors!
-Boot Still Is Hero But It's The MAGIC!
-Didn't Change Alot Just Very Very BETA!
MLIGN-MagicV1.0 (Final Build)
-Fully Stock Magic Sense No Edits By Me.. To Give You The Full Feel..
-Added IME.APK..
-Added More Magic Sense Things..
-The Official Magic Sense Boot Animation..
-Fixed Camera..
-Went Back To Old Kernel..
-Not MT3G Supported.. Flash Deport 1.0..
-Removed The Audio Because The Boot Animation A Tad Laggy Sound Don't Match Up..
-Fixed Root..
-Let EVERYTHING SYNC BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING OR YOU WILL GET A LOADING SCREEN!
-No Multiple Ringtones!..
-Flash Works..
-Multi-Touch Too..
-Runs Smooth and Good (Rosie)..
MLIGN-HeroV2.8 "I'm Back"
-Lots of Little Things..
MLIGN-HeroV3.0
-Fixed People Search..
-A Few Speed Tweeks..
-New Base For The Fastness..
-Revert Back To The Regular Browser Icon..
MLIGN-HeroV3.1.1
-Based Off My 2.5.7..
-New AP2SD Script From Sense Hero..
-Magic Boot Up..
-Sound Hack..
-A Little More Theming..
-A Few Little Things..
-I Decided To Do A ROM Since I Can't Sleep After That Car Wreck I Think It's A Keeper..
-If You Had My 3.1 I Fixed Root/SU..
-Get It From My Website Link Below..
MLIGN-HeroV3.2A/B
-Updated ROMs
-3.2B Is My Personal Best One.
V3.3
-Few minor changes..
-I really don't remember what I did..
-REQUIRES A FULL WIPE.. Please READ THIS!
**Known Issues From G1**
-No BT
Downloads:
MLIGN-HeroV3.3
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OK MLIGN, did you made a video of the next version?
I'm excited!
m3s_4ev3r said:
OK MLIGN, did you made a video of the next version?
I'm excited!
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I don't know why everyone keeps asking for videos because unless there is a huge graphical difference (ie themes or change in the likescreen, statusbar, rosie, etc) then it's going to be the same as any other Hero rom out there.
In regards to speed and stability, that's mostly up to you the user. You configure the user.conf to your liking and use whatever apps you want. The more apps you have installed and more widgets you have on your screen the slower and more unstable your phone is. Also the speed of your sdcard could have a factor in it as well. Other factors could be included as well but the bottom line is that most Hero roms are identical to eachother and pretty much work the same way. Any obvious differences that are easily noticed visually is mostly themed.
I say backup what you have with nandroid/bart/switchrom/whatever and try it. Coming from JacHeroSki2.2, I'm noticing that this hasn't given me a single reboot and seems much more stable. But it's pointless to make a video of it because it looks the same. But... if someone would like to indulge us in a video of an MLIGN rom (which will be obsolete after every update by the way) than go for it! It's just my opinion that it's a waste of time.
Binary100100 said:
I don't know why everyone keeps asking for videos because unless there is a huge graphical difference (ie themes or change in the likescreen, statusbar, rosie, etc) then it's going to be the same as any other Hero rom out there.
In regards to speed and stability, that's mostly up to you the user. You configure the user.conf to your liking and use whatever apps you want. The more apps you have installed and more widgets you have on your screen the slower and more unstable your phone is. Also the speed of your sdcard could have a factor in it as well. Other factors could be included as well but the bottom line is that most Hero roms are identical to eachother and pretty much work the same way. Any obvious differences that are easily noticed visually is mostly themed.
I say backup what you have with nandroid/bart/switchrom/whatever and try it. Coming from JacHeroSki2.2, I'm noticing that this hasn't given me a single reboot and seems much more stable. But it's pointless to make a video of it because it looks the same. But... if someone would like to indulge us in a video of an MLIGN rom (which will be obsolete after every update by the way) than go for it! It's just my opinion that it's a waste of time.
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The reason why i do videos is to show the improvements from the previous ROM.. Other people can then compare then if one of my ROMs suck and its BC of APK editing then i know to not use them.. I'm just trying to show them what is in store for them when i release it.
Note to all
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liamhere said:
we are just a PM away.....be nice and show respect when talking to other members while using this forum
thank you
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You Got It Boss.
My new video is out! Tell me if it's decent enough to post this new ROM!
MLIGN-HEROV2.5.7 looks preety fast bro, cant wait to test it out. oh and i love the video it actually shows you the rom before you try to it out, sure beats some screen shots lol. well keep up the good work bro
Glad you started a new thread. the other turned into a kindergarten fight on muscle relaxers
Didnt go to 2.5.5, but Im updating to this now because ive had trouble with gps.
Keep it up man. About now, your one of the only ones left here I have any respect for..... no matter what it is you do with your roms.
Looks like 2.5.7 is gonna be the fastest build ever
MLIGN said:
My new video is out! Tell me if it's decent enough to post this new ROM!
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great!!! Love to have it on my G1 right now.
Does it have a ram hack?
Booker-T said:
great!!! Love to have it on my G1 right now.
Does it have a ram hack?
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I hope not. Ive seen nothing good come of the ram hack on G1's. The phone is only meant to use a set amount of ram, and all it does it become extremely unstable when added. My experience with the ram hack i get nothing but reoots from phone going to sleep and even just sitting the home button.
crypysmoker said:
I hope not. Ive seen nothing good come of the ram hack on G1's. The phone is only meant to use a set amount of ram, and all it does it become extremely unstable when added. My experience with the ram hack i get nothing but reoots from phone going to sleep and even just sitting the home button.
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Right on... I've noticed this as well.
Btw, can anyone post the default wallpaper (green leaves), or tell me what file the wallpapers are located in? I didn't see a Launcher.apk...
Edit: Also @MLIGN, will v2.5.7 have LED support? Not sure if you were planning on integrating the build.prop from Maxisma or not... AFAIK, there're no LEDs on v2.5.5, right?
crypysmoker said:
I hope not. Ive seen nothing good come of the ram hack on G1's. The phone is only meant to use a set amount of ram, and all it does it become extremely unstable when added. My experience with the ram hack i get nothing but reoots from phone going to sleep and even just sitting the home button.
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well i think he was talking abt recording a video abt his new rom that has the 10mb ram hack in his last thread but idk if this one has it. we have to wait till he releases it n the changelog to see.......
hmmm i got a problem.. i dont get missed call notification on 2.5.5
...Never mind it works now.. it wasnt last night.
And to whoever was askin about the LED's they do work just download the missed call app.
Request/Suggestion
On the next and upcoming versions, could you change the gmail icon? It would be easier for those of us who use two email addresses. In my case, I like to glance at the notification bar to see if I have gmail email aka my business email, but now I can't tell because the HTC mail and gmail notification icons are the same. Thanks bud.
P.S Correct me if I'm wrong, but it was you who posted the twitpic with the purple/jester rosie, right?
EDIT: ON 2.55 I noticed, the browser can get very laggy
uansari1 said:
Right on... I've noticed this as well.
Btw, can anyone post the default wallpaper (green leaves), or tell me what file the wallpapers are located in? I didn't see a Launcher.apk...
Edit: Also @MLIGN, will v2.5.7 have LED support? Not sure if you were planning on integrating the build.prop from Maxisma or not... AFAIK, there're no LEDs on v2.5.5, right?
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Wrong 2.5.5 has fully working LED notifications and no more heroLED.
Any1 else get fc with touch input I get it way too often and track ball is kinda weird jumps around way too much.
isikh said:
On the next and upcoming versions, could you change the gmail icon? It would be easier for those of us who use two email addresses. In my case, I like to glance at the notification bar to see if I have gmail email aka my business email, but now I can't tell because the HTC mail and gmail notification icons are the same. Thanks bud.
P.S Correct me if I'm wrong, but it was you who posted the twitpic with the purple/jester rosie, right?
EDIT: ON 2.55 I noticed, the browser can get very laggy
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Reset ur settings in th browser and format swapper if u useing u should feel a big difference.
Update 27/11/2009:
I have now made a multi-device version here. It adds landscape support and the text is slightly larger to accommodate devices with smaller screens which I think looks better on the hd2 too.
Old version:
Hi All,
I wasnt very impressed with other 4-wide and 5-wide options, so I just modified the .cpr from my hd2 myself.
This doesnt touch the registry, so wont be much use for non-stock ROMs and other devices unless you edit it yourself:
HKLM\Security\Shell\StartMenu\CustomGridForm = "StartMenuCust"
You will need to soft reset after installing.
Enjoy!
Could you please post some screenshots?
No problem, screenshots added to post 1.
My CustomGridForm is already =StartMenuCust. Should your cabs work on my case (original rom)?
Other question: Did you get your start menu to work on landscape? I've seen some threads about this but I would like to know where to change this on the reg myself. Some apps might have unstable behavior when adding apps to the white list.
Thanks!
If you are already StartMenuCust it should work - I think its only when custom roms start coming out that will change.
I should have mentioned - This is just for portrait. You could change the landscape yourself as it is fairly trivial. Look in \Windows for:
StartMenuCust_480x800.cpr = Portrait
StartMenuCust_800x480.cpr = Landscape
Edit these in notepad (it is just xml). You have to change the row count to 4 and change the relative size of the images, text etc.
Just tried this out .... very effective thanks!!
just a little point, after the install, the black screen offers a Restart button or cancel; on my stock HD2 neither worked, it had frozen. A soft reset got it going again, with a 5-column display
any chance of gettin them in a straght line instead of honeycomb?>
Editing seems to be simple enough. The problem is that my start menu doesn't rotate automatically. I could use gyrator to make it work but I would prefer to use the whitelist or any other reg edit. I avoid using programs that have to be running in the background or tweak my Leo for me, as much as possible. If I reg edit and it doesn't work, I know what I did and can always change it back.
Any idea on how to do this?
Thanks!
pdgpereira:
This thread seems to cover the reg changes you need to make. I havent tried it though!
vinokirk:
Not a clue, sorry!
Armes:
I dont know why it crashed for you. It asks you to restart itself (presumably because it changed a system file) so its installers fault!
Thanks for the link. I had been there but with no previous success. I finally did it. I isolated the reg tweaks made by gsen cab, I think, and added some others. A soup of reg tweaks... The problem with cabs is that you never know what exactly they do. I'll be doing some reg cleaning in the next hour.
Now I will try out these 4/5 columns in landscape.
Thanks guys!
Cab for QVGA
Can you please release a QVGA version?
vinokirk said:
any chance of gettin them in a straght line instead of honeycomb?>
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I was also wondering this... Maybe setting HexagonGrid="FALSE" in the .cpr files does the trick? Will try it out and let you know.
vdws: I wouldnt recommend touching the HexagonGrid option. Im not really sure what it is for, but if you set it FALSE your start menu wont work anymore. Well, it will, but after a long pause while it changes back to the default WM6.5 grid. You would then need to change the registry value mentioned in post 1.
plvigo said:
Can you please release a QVGA version?
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I am happy to convert mine to qvga - and tried but its quite hard to judge in the emulator what it looks like. I dont have a qvga device and I cant seem to use the htc fonts in the emulator.
Have you seen:
[Tweak - QVGA] [3-Sept] | 4/5 Portrait | 4/5/6/7 Landscape | Start Menu 6.5
by chris10234?
That looks like it will suit your needs fine. Let me know if you really want my version but i would need you to test it a few times for me!
Looks amazing cant believe i spent the last 4 days without this tweak thanks for doing it before i had to as it was my plan!
Just wish that landscape would auto-rotate on it...
isangelous said:
I am happy to convert mine to qvga - and tried but its quite hard to judge in the emulator what it looks like. I dont have a qvga device and I cant seem to use the htc fonts in the emulator.
Have you seen:
[Tweak - QVGA] [3-Sept] | 4/5 Portrait | 4/5/6/7 Landscape | Start Menu 6.5
by chris10234?
That looks like it will suit your needs fine. Let me know if you really want my version but i would need you to test it a few times for me!
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Thank you very much for you kind help!
If I want to change it back to original setting, is it just simply uninstall it ?
-----Note------ I had tried it, eveythings back to original by simply uninstall the cab file. Now I am using the 5 items wide, it looks smaller but more tidy than 4 items wide.
Very good and thanks.
Any chance you are going to make some landascape ones?
As i added auto-rotate with bsb-tweaks and now have 5 in portrait and landscape but landscape could much much better...
EDIT: Saw the other thread and if i go for the 5 cab there it will give me 9-wide in landscape, right?
adab: Thats right, uninstalling the .cab should restore the rom default.
chris10230: Yup, I have an updated one here which supports landscape too. For the HD2 WVGA thats 5 portrait and 9 landscape.
Cheers once again!
UPDATED INFORMATION
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Is anyone still interested in this mod? If so, please post below! (will have a user-selected delay between photos if so+cyanogen's current mods)
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I will release a new version that has a more reasonable delay between photos, hopefully before the end of the year.
More features will come AFTER the 1st of January 2010 AND Cyanogen releases his new experimental branch (4.3), based off Eclair or Flan.
To Do (after Eclair appears on the G1):
- Sensitivity options
- Gesture-based photo navigation (Cyanogen beat me to it)
- Probably one or two surprises, who knows?
ORIGINAL THREAD
Hey all,
I modified the Camera app in order to navigate through photos by tilting your phone. This works in both LANDSCAPE and PORTRAIT modes.
Requirements:
Tested on Cyanogen's 4.2.9.1 ROM but I believe any 1.6 ROM will work also.
Installation:
Download the apk, install it and enjoy!
http://www.mediafire.com/file/uz1tn2wiowi/Camera.apk
Feel free to submit bug reports or new feature ideas.
Ellsolan said:
Hey all,
I modified the Camera app in order to navigate through photos by tilting your phone. This works in both LANDSCAPE and PORTRAIT modes.
Requirements:
Tested on Cyanogen's 2.4.9.1 ROM but I believe any 1.6 ROM will work also.
Installation:
Download the apk, install it and enjoy!
http://www.mediafire.com/file/uz1tn2wiowi/Camera.apk
Feel free to submit bug reports or new feature ideas.
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Sounds nice. Wonder if it'll go in a hero rom. Edit your post to 4.2.9.1
Hey this is a good idea! I've just tested it with cm 4.2.9.1 and it works well, maybe it's too much sensitive, most of the time when I tilt the phone it passes through 2 or 3 img at a time.
I also have an idea if you like:zoom-in with double tap and zoom-out with tripletap like in cyanogen's browser
If I think of something else I'll let you know
Nice. Thanks
kool
eug89 said:
Hey this is a good idea! I've just tested it with cm 4.2.9.1 and it works well, maybe it's too much sensitive, most of the time when I tilt the phone it passes through 2 or 3 img at a time.
I also have an idea if you like:zoom-in with double tap and zoom-out with tripletap like in cyanogen's browser
If I think of something else I'll let you know
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going to try it sounds nice and i also agree w/ him ^^^ nice idea
Works on Dwang 1.15
Just confirming it does. Don't really care for it myself. Now how to revert?...
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Just confirming it does. Don't really care for it myself. Now how to revert?...
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reflashing the original rom should revert you back i think..if not try and find the original APK from your nandroid to restore.
im lost i see the apk in astro but it says uninstall i never installed it lol
To uninstall, go in Settings, Applications, Manage Applications, select Camera and click Uninstall Updates
how to install the application? the download is in the zip format and when i extract it it gives some files and folders ... where the .apk file??
The download is .apk format.
eug89 said:
Hey this is a good idea! I've just tested it with cm 4.2.9.1 and it works well, maybe it's too much sensitive, most of the time when I tilt the phone it passes through 2 or 3 img at a time.
I also have an idea if you like:zoom-in with double tap and zoom-out with tripletap like in cyanogen's browser
If I think of something else I'll let you know
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I agree. Slides too many photos at once. Great idea though.
I would like to see multi-touch zoom, same as the Hero ROMS.
settings
Can you set it to not scroll when tilting? my wifes memoir does this and it's a cool feature but can get annoying at times. May give it a try. Thanks for your work
Its too sensitive..
Can you upload the source for this?
Firstly, I am aware that the scrolling is a bit too fast, and I'll try to roll out another version before 2010 but NO PROMISES, because I am extremely busy right now.
And with that new version I'll include a tarball with the source of the modified app.
More features to come when Cyan rolls out his experimental branch of eclair (or flan, who knows?!), because I believe I'll have to port my code to the new version included in that rom.
I wish you all a Merry Christmas and, if I don't get to post soon, a Happy New Year as well. Stay tuned or follow me on twitter/ellsolan to see when new updates appear.
Could someone maybe make a little video of this?
It'd be good if you could upload the source somewhere, or put it on GitHub. Nice idea, really ! Also, make it a preference/setting for us to enable/disable this setting, as well as the sensitivity of it?
Thanks!
I'd also prefer to see it as a configurable option and it released as a patch against the source (and perhaps also submitted to AOSP).
Bump! Anyone still interested in this? If so, post here, will release a new version based off Cyanogen's latest Camera.apk which has all the features + user-selectable rotation speed.
Cheers,
Ellsolan