Hi y'all.
Full Icons for the desktop are much better and should be used when available as opposed to the "lapel" style that android does natively.
Problem:
Today I got a google wave invite and brought up the mobile version. Then I added an icon to my desktop for easy access. Here is what it looked like (the bookmark text was edited)
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
As you can tell, it looks like a regular bookmark link but has the little google wave lapel. A bunch of sites do this.
However, when the same bookmark is make on the iphone it looks like this (bottom row, next to the poop icon) (not my phone had buddy ss it for me)
Here is the apple documentation for retrieving this icon:
How do I create a Home screen icon for my website or web application?
Safari on iPhone OS allows users to save a bookmark to your website or web application on the Home screen, alongside icons for native applications. For this bookmark, you can specify a single icon for your entire site or application by placing a 57 x 57 pixel .png image named apple-touch-icon.png in the root directory of your website. Or, to provide a specific icon for a section or page, use a link tag that defines the relationship as apple-touch-icon and includes a link to the icon image, as shown in Listing 3.
Listing 3: Specifying a per-page Home screen icon
<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/my_custom_icon.png"/>
Guidelines for creating Home screen icons are available in the "Create an Icon for Your Web Application or Webpage" section of the iPhone Human Interface Guidelines for Web Applications], and detailed information about linking your icon to your web content can be found in the "Specifying a Webpage Icon for Web Clip" section of the Safari Web Content Guide for iPhone OS.
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http://www.devworld.apple.com/safari/library/codinghowtos/Mobile/UserExperience/index.html#GENERAL-CREATE_A_HOME_SCREEN_ICON_FOR_MY_WEBSITE_OR_WEB_APPLICATION
some more implementation details on the sites side
An article about today about the mobile google wave site and this logo
I am not a coder but am a product manager for software dev, so i can't code this up myself effectively.
Initial Proposal / Method
My guess would be that we need to edit the way a bookmark is stored and create an additional parameter which would be pulled from here
<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/my_custom_icon.png"/>
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and then the core would need to be editing to display that additional parameter if not null when the bookmark shortcut is made.
Anyone interested?
I agree about the icons: it makes a lot of sense to give web shortcuts "full citizenship".
Where did you get that cool wood wallpaper?
Thanks
The background (the document with the earth on) is determined by the the image ic_launcher_shortcut_browser_bookmark.png in the drawables folder of Browser.apk and is easily changed if you know how (any themer does). The additional icon (the Wave logo) is added (by Launcher(?)) to the general bookmark icon if the site has a favicon.
/Mats
I know this isn't a resolve, but I just use Better Cut to change the icon to a custom icon I made or found. That's why my browser looks like Chrome, etc..
i love sweet icons like that
(big and cool)
ZilverZurfarn said:
The background (the document with the earth on) is determined by the the image ic_launcher_shortcut_browser_bookmark.png in the drawables folder of Browser.apk and is easily changed if you know how (any themer does). The additional icon (the Wave logo) is added (by Launcher(?)) to the general bookmark icon if the site has a favicon.
/Mats
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Great!
However a themer is just swapping out png's correct? Not actually writing code to pull the png from different places depending on certain properties of the target?
Is it possible to not only save the favicon but also to store the custom_icon if available and then have the launcher display that instead?
PCTechNerd said:
I know this isn't a resolve, but I just use Better Cut to change the icon to a custom icon I made or found. That's why my browser looks like Chrome, etc..
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Yea I did this little trick for a facebook shortcut. Its okay, but would work better/faster if it did it on its own.
Maybe initially, we could have the launcher display just the favicon and not the overlaid deal?
DownloaderZ said:
Great!
However a themer is just swapping out png's correct? Not actually writing code to pull the png from different places depending on certain properties of the target?
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Correct.
DownloaderZ said:
Is it possible to not only save the favicon but also to store the custom_icon if available and then have the launcher display that instead?
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I guess the Launcher could be persuaded to behave like that. But that's an issue for Launcher hackers, like irrenhaus: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=540880
I'm afraid the favicon only would look terrible, as it's just a 16x16 image that would be resized to 48x48:
However, by changing the std shortcut png in Browser, things can be improved:
/Mats
Are there any devs interested in helping out? (man, this sounds like a desperate plea)
Wow this is a really good idea. So basically you just want to do away with the png provided by the launcher all together and have it take the iphone icon from the website and make that the shortcut image? Sounds like a fairly simple task. I can't do it, unfortunately. But it sounds like it can be done quite easily. Someone will surely pick this up eventually
BetterBookmarks
BetterBookmarks in the Market does this already. I'm not sure if the functionality is exactly what the original poster is asking for, but I think it's pretty close. Check it out- http://www.cyrket.com/package/com.android.BetterBookmarks
It's been out for quite a while, and I'm not sure how accurate the app is at finding the icons for iPhone OS anymore. From my experience, the output of the shortcuts aren't as pretty as they would be in iPhone OS, but they're a lot more functional than the default website shortcuts.
Many favicons have multiple sizes embedded for this very reason. Would be nice if the launchers could just use the bext quality one.
I had a problem with BetterCut whenever I changed the icons for bookmarks, they'd stop working.
I just make my bookmarks into programs. Not recommended for the everyday user but it looks nicer to me and I have more control.
Intent myIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW,
Uri.parse("http://r3nrut.com"));
startActivity(myIntent);
This is all the code required to click on the icon and start the browser. Easy as pie. You can drop whatever .png icon file you have into the /res folder and name it icon.png. That's all there is to it.
R3nrut said:
I just make my bookmarks into programs. Not recommended for the everyday user but it looks nicer to me and I have more control.
Intent myIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW,
Uri.parse("http://r3nrut.com"));
startActivity(myIntent);
This is all the code required to click on the icon and start the browser. Easy as pie. You can drop whatever .png icon file you have into the /res folder and name it icon.png. That's all there is to it.
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What the geeze.. gimme a sample? plz?
...how to hide from appdrawer..?
R3nrut said:
I just make my bookmarks into programs. Not recommended for the everyday user but it looks nicer to me and I have more control.
Intent myIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW,
Uri.parse("http://r3nrut.com"));
startActivity(myIntent);
This is all the code required to click on the icon and start the browser. Easy as pie. You can drop whatever .png icon file you have into the /res folder and name it icon.png. That's all there is to it.
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How about a complete sample source code? =)
maxisma said:
How about a complete sample source code? =)
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Sure, its way simple though.
Code:
package com.bookmark.r3nrut;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.os.Bundle;
public class bookmark_r3nrut extends Activity {
/** Called when the activity is first created. */
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
Intent myIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW,
Uri.parse("http://r3nrut.com"));
startActivity(myIntent);
}
}
Anyone interested in helping me tackle this?
Related
Forgive me if this is the wrong forum but I wouldn't mind a dev's insight...
How does one go about setting the option to remove the launcher icon when developing an app and what is changed at runtime to add/remove the icon?
For example, Pure Music Widget has an option to remove its own icon from the launcher (and obviously the app still works). You can add it or remove it at will.
I would like to design an app that performs this function (add/remove) for any app launcher icon and imagine that it must be possible. 15 font pack icons in my launcher are redundant as are many other entries... I anticipate this might be a useful function for many people.
But I don't know where to start looking... any pointers? Then I can disappear into a hole and start reading.
TIA
I believe it's a string/setting in the manifest.xml. This is where it is determined if your application is a regular app, or a service, input, &c. That would be the first place to look (especially since that is where the name and icon assigned to your application in the Launcher are referenced).
djmcnz said:
Forgive me if this is the wrong forum but I wouldn't mind a dev's insight...
How does one go about setting the option to remove the launcher icon when developing an app and what is changed at runtime to add/remove the icon?
For example, Pure Music Widget has an option to remove its own icon from the launcher (and obviously the app still works). You can add it or remove it at will.
I would like to design an app that performs this function (add/remove) for any app launcher icon and imagine that it must be possible. 15 font pack icons in my launcher are redundant as are many other entries... I anticipate this might be a useful function for many people.
But I don't know where to start looking... any pointers? Then I can disappear into a hole and start reading.
TIA
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Try taking out the line in the manifest that is highlighted in the sample below.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
from Beginning Android 2 by Mark Murphy (c) 2010 Apress
Thanks guys for the info.
As I understood it manifest was used for establishing the app, or at least the label in the launcher but I'm not sure that launcher parses each manifest file for the info after an app is installed.
Wouldn't the launcher use its own database (that was populated during an apps installation) to determine what to display? If my thinking is correct it's this database I want to edit. If it exists it must already be r/w.
Or does the launcher really read each manifest file each time it needs to? Ergo one would have to manipulate these to manipulate the launcher?
djmcnz said:
Thanks guys for the info.
As I understood it manifest was used for establishing the app, or at least the label in the launcher but I'm not sure that launcher parses each manifest file for the info after an app is installed.
Wouldn't the launcher use its own database (that was populated during an apps installation) to determine what to display? If my thinking is correct it's this database I want to edit. If it exists it must already be r/w.
Or does the launcher really read each manifest file each time it needs to? Ergo one would have to manipulate these to manipulate the launcher?
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Actually, the Launcher does indeed parse the apps to determine what to display. If you've ever installed a third-party ROM and ran A2SD, and opened the app drawer right after reboot (especially on a G1 or slower device), then you probably saw the drawer populating itself in real-time as Launcher parsed each apk in /[system|data]/app[-s].
However, I am curious why this was moved to themes and apps. This was clearly a development question, and was asked in the development forum. Or is development now only used to indicate kernels, ROM-cooking (which is barely development at all), and hardware hacking?
Regarding the move; it's pretty much arbitrary when it comes to application development questions. Some stay, some go.
As far as directly modifying the Launcher db--that would be a no-go. Your application can't access it as it would not have the correct permission (running as a different user than the Launcher). Plus it wouldn't do what you want for reasons already explained.
olearyp said:
As far as directly modifying the Launcher db--that would be a no-go. Your application can't access it as it would not have the correct permission (running as a different user than the Launcher). Plus it wouldn't do what you want for reasons already explained.
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Okay then... can I run an app in a context that allows me to modify other apps or is my idea dead in the water...?
djmcnz said:
Okay then... can I run an app in a context that allows me to modify other apps or is my idea dead in the water...?
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Not unless the Launcher DB allows global read/write. Read up on the app security model. I'm pretty sure that Pure Music Widget is doing the dynamic launcher icon another way, unless it requires root, which I do not believe it does.
honestly, even i am wondering how those apps does it. if you managed to develop this, then i wouldnt need to develop a hide icon method in my launcher because that seems to be a dirty hack. :/
Didnt advanced launcher on donut had the ability to hide apps..one my favorite missed features :/
have a look on setComponent method, it will allow you to hide launcher icon...
So here it goes. My first Android app.
I would like to peresent a first Beta release of Minimalistic Text.
This app is heavily inspired by Clockr and BattStatt but adds some additional benefits.
Why?
While searching for a reason to dig into Android app development I came across Clockr and BattStatt. So I decided to rebuild them.
As the first version of a text-clock was ready, I wanted to push this widget one abstraction layer up to some kind of meta-widget that brings the different approaches of displaying information in a textual, minimalistic way in one line so that it gets possible to make all this text widgets look the same way.
But the main driver for me to spend evenings at my PC developing this app has been just the fun of it
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
What is Minimalistic Text for?
In the first case Minimalistic Text is a widget app that displays information in a minimalistic way.
„Yet another Text Clock?“ one may ask.
The answer is „Yes“, but more than that.
Flexibility
Minimalistic Text tries to give you much more control about what information to show and how this information should be presented. The architecture of the widget allows (the developer) to add easily new sources of information and let the user integrate them in a widget.
Today Minmalistic Text knows 4 sources of information:
Time
Date
Battery
Weather
These information sources provide a set of variables that can be used in the widget configuration to build up your very own widget.
Resource Management
Minimalistic Text tries to update the widgets only when necessary. Each widget analyzes the information (variables) it uses and knows when it has to be updated. So the update service updates only the widgets that have to be updated.
When the screen of the device goes off, Minimalistic Text stops updating any widgets immediately and restarts the update process when the screen goes on again.
For example: If a widget only has time variables and the voltage of the battery changes, the time widgets doesn't get updated. Sounds naturally? I don't want to know how many widgets out there don't take care about their update frequency .
Still under development
Minimalistic Text is still under heavy development. So many ideas are on my todo-list that haven't been implemented yet.
This can lead to breaking changes (that would force you to re-add your widgets to the home screen). Of course I will take care to avoid this, but it could happen.
How you can help
I am open to criticism and suggestions. One reason for throwing the app in the public at this stage of development is to get early feedback in order to direct the development in the right direction.
Please tell me if an error occurs. Either here in this thread, via PM or e-mail.
For a little guide see this link.
Download
Minimalistic Text supports devices running Android 1.6 and up.
To download Minimalistic Text you can scan the barcode, tap the barcode or the Market link from your android phone or type "de.devmil.minimaltext" into your market search.
>Market link<
>AppBrain link<
EDIT: Added the sheet for the translation to this post
11.12.2010
Updated the translation file. Better description for the number rules, new values
13.12.2010
Updated the translation file. New values
17.12.2010
Updated the translation file. New values
Uploaded all translation files I already have.
23.12.2010
Translation state updated, new translation master file.
31.12.2010
New translation master file.
15.01.2010
Translation state updated, new translation master file.
06.02.2010
Translation state updated, new translation master file will follow tomorrow.
08.02.2010
New translation master file.
Translation state
The currently used translation files are in my Google docs folder:Klick
To edit a translation or to add new ones please use the Google docs mechanism to get access to this folder.
Minimalistic Text Wiki
Will try.
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Just installed..wooow, lots of settings ..now I need some time to adjust it.
APK?
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It is only available over the market so that I can see more information about crashs.
If you don't want to scan the barcode you can simply type "de.devmil.minimaltext" into the market search box.
I don't have a home computer so I use the XDA app. Can't scan it. Can't find it in Market.
-Z
Scratch that, found it. Sorry dude.
-Z
Please klick >here< on your phone.
I like it already. Any chance for weather options? I like the options! Thanks for putting that Market link up, for us who have no internet at home, only on the phone!
-Z
zzelinka said:
I like it already. Any chance for weather options? I like the options! Thanks for putting that Market link up, for us who have no internet at home, only on the phone!
-Z
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I thought about a weather information provider and it is on my todo-list. But not on top right now
Thanks, great widget! Really good
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Looks realy nice
I like the Style.
Any change for to translate the days in our Language ?
Sethx said:
Looks realy nice
I like the Style.
Any change for to translate the days in our Language ?
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yes, also on the todo list. A language selection per widget.
Mind adding something so we can separate our info?
Month is showing november when I am in december
Request for all caps for weekday text
Nice app
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d0nald01 said:
Mind adding something so we can separate our info?
Month is showing november when I am in december
Request for all caps for weekday text
Nice app
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Do you mean a Text like "|" to separate the text blocks?
What month variable are you using? Or are you using a predefined layout?
You can define the case of the text in the preferences already.
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Both with symbols and spaces
Using digits for months
thanks I missed it
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Fix for the month-bug is published.
On my todo-list is the following idea: The ability to place a text-variable anywhere you want and set the text it should display. This would solve your problem partially (text only).
Thank you for the input.
thanks for update, working well, waiting for separators
Is there a way to re-add the widgets you made already, say for a different launcher etc?
It´s a pity, under MIUI-ROM 0.11.26 the settings screen is grey all over. Just the preview bar at the bottom is visible and works.
mynicksucks said:
It´s a pity, under MIUI-ROM 0.11.26 the settings screen is grey all over. Just the preview bar at the bottom is visible and works.
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Wow. Do you have a screenshot?
Everywhere Clipboard extends Android clipboard function and brings real desktop clipboard experience to you on mobile phone. Everywhere Clipboard is a Windows Office style clipboard panel which records copied items into a history stack. In addition to that, the clipboard panel can be opened anywhere in any application without the need to leave your current window or switch to different windows. To bring up the panel, just click on a tiny trigger icon located at the edge of your screen and the panel will expand. Brought to you by the same Dev who made Smart Taskbar and Button Savior.
If you are a serious email or note taking user like me, you might find it improve your overall productivity a lot because there is no more app switching back and forth for simple text copy and paste action.
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Features
☆ Instant on, always available clipboard panel
☆ Manage content to copy from files/folders
☆ Built in note editor for quick file creation
☆ Quick copy from any .txt files
☆ Supports both clipboard history based or file based copy
☆ More to come.............
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
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Comment and suggestion welcomed!
Is there any way I can invoke this from Smart Taskbar? I'm a Pro user and like the idea but would prefer to have a way to pop up Smart Taskbar and quickly select Everywhere Clipboard so it overlays the original app (the one that was active when I activated STB). Does that make sense?
tks
great
another kiumiu style app. i'd like to have the pro version.
~
Great idea, didn't know it could be done
Makes getting to your clipboard very easy. I have never seen something done that way, honestly would not of though it was possible (floating the icon off to the side everywhere?!). As a dev I am trying to wrap my brain around how you accomplished that. That is pretty damn cool. If you have a blog I would love to read about it.
On a side note, the xda article Enjoy Copy and Paste The Way it was Meant to be... states this: "With this new app, you can copy text from any app in your device". You didn't really say that in the market description and I wasn't able to copy and paste from apps like Facebook or Twitter unless they already allow it. I think some people might think find what xda has said a little confusing. Then again I could be wrong about all of this and it's just not working on my device DroidX 2.3. Let me know.
Thanks!
I just bought thee app. I don't have much time to test right now.
Please add an option to disable the message in the notification area.
I've been using andclip as my clipboard manager.
I like Everywhere Clipboard better for the always available "trigger" popup...But andclip has an option to allow you to manually enter entries, whereas I don't see such an option with EC.
I could just open some text editor and type in entries and select->copy as a workaround, but if EC could be updated to include this feature native...I'd definitely make the switch from the other app and buy EC.
Thanks!
Some more feedback:
- Can you please make the settings accessible via the popup? Having to go to the apps list and find 'clipboard' everytime I need to make changes is annoying
- Have a 'Permanent' items tab (or maybe integrate into the 'notes' tab?) so I can freely clear out any "junk" in the 'clipboard' tab, but still have all my important items available without having to re-add them.
- Move the enable/disable message into 'Ongoing' notifications...This way it's not taking up space on the notification bar, but it's still available via notifications pulldown
Sorry if it seems I'm pestering, but I'm very much liking EC's popup clipboard and want to make the switch...Just needs a little tweaking and I'm there.
QR code please
Will this work within the native email program on a Droid X?
short/y said:
Is there any way I can invoke this from Smart Taskbar? I'm a Pro user and like the idea but would prefer to have a way to pop up Smart Taskbar and quickly select Everywhere Clipboard so it overlays the original app (the one that was active when I activated STB). Does that make sense?
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Sounds like a good idea. I will find out a way to do it.
thedoginthewok said:
I just bought thee app. I don't have much time to test right now.
Please add an option to disable the message in the notification area.
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Oh, I forgot to add this preference. It was actually on my feature list. Sorry, will put it back in next release.
ricky babalu said:
Will this work within the native email program on a Droid X?
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Yes. Everywhere Clipboard's quick panel can be opened anywhere in any app.
Namuna said:
I've been using andclip as my clipboard manager.
I like Everywhere Clipboard better for the always available "trigger" popup...But andclip has an option to allow you to manually enter entries, whereas I don't see such an option with EC.
I could just open some text editor and type in entries and select->copy as a workaround, but if EC could be updated to include this feature native...I'd definitely make the switch from the other app and buy EC.
Thanks!
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I am not sure if i understand this clearly but I think EC has this feature also (manually delete clipboard entries) in current version. But you have to do that in EC's main window, not in the quick panel. So you have to switch to the main app window to do all kind of micro management jobs. I will also try my best to make quick panel able to do some item/file management features.
O!M!F!G! How could I live without this wonderful app?!
Thank you VERY much!
j.13.leach said:
Makes getting to your clipboard very easy. I have never seen something done that way, honestly would not of though it was possible (floating the icon off to the side everywhere?!). As a dev I am trying to wrap my brain around how you accomplished that. That is pretty damn cool. If you have a blog I would love to read about it.
On a side note, the xda article Enjoy Copy and Paste The Way it was Meant to be... states this: "With this new app, you can copy text from any app in your device". You didn't really say that in the market description and I wasn't able to copy and paste from apps like Facebook or Twitter unless they already allow it. I think some people might think find what xda has said a little confusing. Then again I could be wrong about all of this and it's just not working on my device DroidX 2.3. Let me know.
Thanks!
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Hi,
There are many windowParams in Android. With propery param combination, you can make popup like the one in my app.
Very nice app! Just bought the Pro version.
Would it be possible to add an option to clear clipboard automatically after a certain time?
I am using KeePassDroid and it has option to clear copied data from clipboard after specified time, but it appears that this data would not clear itself from Everywhere Clipboard.
If it's not possible to integrate this functionality between apps, adding own clear timer to Everywhere Clipboard would be nice.
Thanks!
yes the 'anywhere' is misleading.
you cant copy text from anywhere, infact i cant find a place that will copy text any differently than the normal select/copy text.
so for me, this is kinda pointless at this moment because 99% of the time i need to copy text from someplace that doesnt normally allow text to be copied.
i mean any place with text that is not embedded, like an image.
V1.1 updated on July 20, 2011
Fixed:
(1) Incorrect popup location when trigger side is set to left
(2) Removed a trailing linefeed when copy from txt
(3) Fixed Pause button trigger area wider than displayed.
Sorry guys. I forgot to add the toast notification once again !
Will do it few days later
hi jerryfan I was not able to paste the copied text with this app i tried everything is it possible or not
or it is just a history recorder of copied text
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★ Create widgets from almost any website element
★ Parse graphs and images
★ Extract statistics and information from authorized sites
★ Configure widgets (background, alignment, etc.)
★ Automatic updates
★ User defined click actions
★ Lots of other cool stuff
Status
The app is currently quite stable, but we still prefer to call it a beta. So please, do write to us with suggestions or bug reports!
Play Store
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fahrbot.apps.metawidget
The free app has everything but automatic updates. Please buy the Key - that would help us a lot
Screens
Widget Maker
We also make a companion app called Widget Maker. It allows you to staple together many widgets, including Meta Widgets:
XDA: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1688088
Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fahrbot.apps.widgets
Screens:
Reserved for to dos.
Hi! Just maked clean XDA theme for my tablet
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Any issues with this first build?
Come come guys - feedback please!
I've just installed it and I'm trying to use it with a forum, I can't seem to invoke the keyboard so that I can log in. I'm using a Sensation XL running Gingerbread.
UKseagull said:
I've just installed it and I'm trying to use it with a forum, I can't seem to invoke the keyboard so that I can log in. I'm using a Sensation XL running Gingerbread.
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Someone else said this was a problem... though we havent been able to replicate it. Does this happen on all sites? Also, which site are you referring to?
I've only tried the one so far http://www.eos-magazine-forum.com/index.php
UKseagull said:
I've only tried the one so far http://www.eos-magazine-forum.com/index.php
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Hmm... i just tried on three devices (hc, ics, cm9) and the keyboard pops up fine when clicking the login field.
Can you please try another site? Or maybe a reboot? We use the webkit browser and its not flawless so the keyboard hiding we do at first run may be screwing with it.
Lets see if we can fix this for you.
1.0.2.1
Fixed keyboard issue present on some phones
Fixed image cache optimization (much faster now)
Fixed a rendering issue that occurs if data connection is lost
Fixed a few device-specific issues from user feedback
Nice idea, like it. But how do i prevent making a list view from content?
herrsch0rdev said:
Nice idea, like it. But how do i prevent making a list view from content?
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Do you mean the list separators?
This is awesome. Tried to make some widgets, but i don't have so much ideas. Anyway the keyboard sometimes don't work, i must exit and start again, and sometimes back button doesn't go to previous page but exit the widget config. A possible overall preview would be nice(maybe full screen preview) since i make some changes and don't know how the widget will look. Another thing that i noticed is that when i select an element, in selection section it shows on center and nice aligned on every row, but when i put it on homescreen it's just one row after another. Here it's an e.g:
Selection:
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Homescreen:
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Also would be possible to take whole div, not only an element from that? I tried to take a div that contains some text and an image, but only the text was selected. This is a nice piece of work, keep up the good work.
AlkaDragos said:
This is awesome. Tried to make some widgets, but i don't have so much ideas. Anyway the keyboard sometimes don't work, i must exit and start again, and sometimes back button doesn't go to previous page but exit the widget config. A possible overall preview would be nice(maybe full screen preview) since i make some changes and don't know how the widget will look. Another thing that i noticed is that when i select an element, in selection section it shows on center and nice aligned on every row, but when i put it on homescreen it's just one row after another. Here it's an e.g:
Selection:
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Homescreen:
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Also would be possible to take whole div, not only an element from that? I tried to take a div that contains some text and an image, but only the text was selected. This is a nice piece of work, keep up the good work.
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Hi. Thanks. If you like it, please leave a comment on the play store - at this early junction good reviews will help us spend more time making things better
Regarding the preview - its in the works, though it is pretty complex to do. We will use our Prepaid Widget as a template, so you can have a look at that if you want a a preview of how thew preview will look...
Re many elements. ATM its only possible to select one at a time. We are working on an internal launcher which will allow you to move all the elements around. Its slated for release this month.
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Hi. Thanks. If you like it, please leave a comment on the play store - at this early junction good reviews will help us spend more time making things better
Regarding the preview - its in the works, though it is pretty complex to do. We will use our Prepaid Widget as a template, so you can have a look at that if you want a a preview of how thew preview will look...
Re many elements. ATM its only possible to select one at a time. We are working on an internal launcher which will allow you to move all the elements around. Its slated for release this month.
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Review added on market. This would be huge, if you can implement multiple elements. Select one, two ore w/e elements and move them around, awesome!
Just something that i forgot to ask, sometimes it takes up to 150MB RAM, usually 50~60MB isn't a bit much?
Pretty awesome app. I can't for the kufe of me figure out how to set the widget on my desktop. I assume I need the paid app. Most likely user error I'm just dumb lol.
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swiftinmotion said:
Pretty awesome app. I can't for the kufe of me figure out how to set the widget on my desktop. I assume I need the paid app. Most likely user error I'm just dumb lol.
Sent from my HTC Sensation using Tapatalk 2
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It's a widget. Long press on homescreen, search for MetaWidget and start configure it:
- Enter a website, select an element(click on it then use the arrows from bottom to select between multiple elements)
!!! make sure you have the checkbox from bottom-left ticked !!!
- Click on the plus sign near the ticked box to select that element and go to widget preference screen.
- Configure the text alignment, size, background color, w/e...
- Click OK , select widget size then select OK again, and you'r done.
AlkaDragos said:
It's a widget. Long press on homescreen, search for MetaWidget and configure.
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Yeah I've done that.. Once I find a Site and stuff can't figure out how to get back to my desktop
Sent from my HTC Sensation using Tapatalk 2
AlkaDragos said:
Review added on market. This would be huge, if you can implement multiple elements. Select one, two ore w/e elements and move them around, awesome!
Just something that i forgot to ask, sometimes it takes up to 150MB RAM, usually 50~60MB isn't a bit much?
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We will implement multiple elements soon when our widget constructor comes out. Within two weeks the beta will be up.
Re ram - this is because of images. And of course the cache of the webkit browser, which once closed is shunted out of ram.
On modern devices this isnt a problem though...
ftgg99 said:
We will implement multiple elements soon when our widget constructor comes out. Within two weeks the beta will be up.
Re ram - this is because of images. And of course the cache of the webkit browser, which once closed is shunted out of ram.
On modern devices this isnt a problem though...
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Nice. About the RAM you are right, when the next version will be out, that won't be a problem
@swiftinmotion - Check out my previous post, i've rewrite it and added some pics.
Hello Muzei users! Do you like Muzei for your android phone and wish that it was available for your laptop/desktop? Wait no more because a program like that already exists.
Description
MuzeiClient - This simple windows application that will automatically set your computer's wallpaper to the Muzei art of the day. This brings a synchronous feel with your android devices.
Features
Fetch the wallpaper-of-the-day from Muzei and set it as your own Windows wallpaper
Ability to choose to keep downloaded wallpapers
Custom folder
Automatic task setup right from the preferences tab
Requirements
Internet Connection
.NET Framework 4.5
Screenshots
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
How To Use
Extract the MuzeiClient Release.zip archive and inside you will see a folder with the executable and DLLs. The source is also available for download. Launch MuzeiClient.exe to open it. You can automate the process by simply selecting the hour interval and checking the "Run automatically every:" checkbox. To use command-line, launch the executable with arguments. The arguments are:
Code:
-keep
-folder [Directory]
-style [6|10]
The -keep argument will save each image with a unique name.
The -folder argument specifies the save location of the images.
The -style can be set to either 6 for "Fit" or 10 for "Zoom"
Download
https://sourceforge.net/projects/muzeiclient/
Support
If you like this project, feel free to support me and donate! All donations are appreciated!
Version History
Code:
v2.0.0.1
Fixed bugs with command-line arguments
v2.0.0.0
Completely redesigned the interface. Many new features and simpler to use.
v1.0.0.1
Skip downloading if file already exists
v1.0.0.0
Initial release
Awesome!
Any chance of porting the extra features such as source selection and blurring etc?
iaTa said:
Awesome!
Any chance of porting the extra features such as source selection and blurring etc?
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Hmm, I have not thought about adding dimming/blurring, but perhaps it's a feature that I can add in the future because I don't think it's that hard to implement. As for the source selection, do you mean choosing a folder with images on the computer that the program will cycle through? Windows already has an option to select a picture location and shuffle through them every so minutes, but without the extras like dimming and blurring. It is something to think about and I could try to implement that, but it's more likely the dimming and blurring will come to muzei images first. Thanks for the feedback!
amazing!
this is exactly what I wanted!!!
But - for instance today, the painting is portrait of a young man by boticelli (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...celli_070.jpg/250px-Sandro_Botticelli_070.jpg)
but on my desktop screen it's sort of cropped(i know the asepct ratio should change - that nakes sense). I can't see anything above the eyes. ss is attached.
Could the program somehow adjust for screen size/resolution, kinda like "fit images to desktop" of IrfanView? better to have some black margins than half a painting
ok, turns out all i had to do was change the desktop wallpaper setting to "fit" and now it's just perfect. thanks, this is amazing
karar2012 said:
ok, turns out all i had to do was change the desktop wallpaper setting to "fit" and now it's just perfect. thanks, this is amazing
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yeah I have noticed the same inconvenience, but once you change that setting in Windows, it sticks with all the wallpaper I could add a line of code that checks if the setting is not already set to "Fit", the program will automatically set it for the user.
I can't seem to be able to automate the program to change wallpapers though... here's my task scheduler entry - what am I doing wrong?
karar2012 said:
I can't seem to be able to automate the program to change wallpapers though... here's my task scheduler entry - what am I doing wrong?
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They changed something, i will have to check what's up
EDIT: There was just an issue with just that one image. I have tried to open it with windows paint and simply re-save it. The program was able to now set the image as the background. Interestingly enough, when the image was freshly downloaded, the user could manually set it as the background while the program could not. Interesting, indeed, for that single image (20150411-sunset-in-the-rockies-albert-bierstadt.jpg)
still, all the scheduled task does is to open the "images" folder where they're kept - how can I automate the wallpaper change?
karar2012 said:
still, all the scheduled task does is to open the "images" folder where they're kept - how can I automate the wallpaper change?
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So, first off, the "Open Images Folder.bat" file does what it says. It is there for the user as a shortcut to browse the images folder without having to navigate there manually. What you need to be targeting is the executable. Now, there are two executables provided. One is GUI which has buttons in a graphical interface and one that is "Command Line" which is the executable that you want to automate into which you can pass arguments like "-keep".
So, looking at your screenshot, you would need to change the path to "\MuzeiClient\command-line\MuzeiClient.exe"
Also, make sure you have the latest version from sourceforge.
awsm! it works flawlessly!
karar2012 said:
awsm! it works flawlessly!
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I'm glad you got it to work!
C ould you add an option to choose the folder where to download the images?
GreenChris said:
C ould you add an option to choose the folder where to download the images?
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Yes, I'm working on a completely new and redesigned GUI which already has support for custom folders!
meanhacker said:
Yes, I'm working on a completely new and redesigned GUI which already has support for custom folders!
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thank you very much. worked flawlessly.
can you allow that blur option in windows??? i kind of like it since i use on phone.
ravijani said:
thank you very much. worked flawlessly.
can you allow that blur option in windows??? i kind of like it since i use on phone.
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yes, blur is something i will be adding soon!
Thanks!
A very nice program! It works really well.
I have one question/suggestions. Would it be possible to create some kind of installer? Just a simple one that puts the files in the Program Files folder, so that I don't have to keep them around.
Anyway, thanks again!
niknetniko said:
A very nice program! It works really well.
I have one question/suggestions. Would it be possible to create some kind of installer? Just a simple one that puts the files in the Program Files folder, so that I don't have to keep them around.
Anyway, thanks again!
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Yeah I have considered that and tried to make it into an installer, back when I was still figuring things out, but I have not gotten it to work. Now that it's pretty stable and has a more straightforward way of accomplishing the task, I can try and implement it in the near future. Thanks for the feedback, keep it coming :good:
This is awesome. Subscribed for when you add blurring. I currently use DisplayFusion, so hope MuzeiClient will get along with it. And my double-click desktop action is already to show/hide Fences, but I would change that for a blur effect.
It is possible to add an option to change only the Windows 10 Login Background?
This were very cool!
Thanks for your work!
Mo