Is there a way to change the app launcher's black background? Like, maybe make it show a slightly blurred version of your homescreen wallpaper? Or, really, anything? It's boring with just black.
...Anyone?
ShotSkydiver said:
...Anyone?
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Themes. Use the search (which you definitely didn't do or you would have found the answer ).
AndroidAppCritic said:
Themes. Use the search (which you definitely didn't do or you would have found the answer ).
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I've yet to see a theme that changes the background of the app launcher. Plus, I've only found two themes for the Nexus One. nexTHEME and the unnamed one. I also searched.
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If you are using home++ post here about it, not in the darchdroid thread, lets try to keep that one more on topic
If you don't know what home++ is, it is one of the best home replacement's out there. Check here for more details http://hpp.intuitit.mobi/
This app works with live wallpapers on the 2.1 builds IF you disable workspace looping in the preferences (Home-> menu -> preferences) and you download the beta from the website, not the market place
Yeah I saw all those posts in Darchs thread and wanted to share but did not want to clog up what has been a very productive Dev thread.
I agree Home++ is the best home replacement for 1.6+ devices. I was happy with GDE while on 1.5, but Home++ is in another league. In the market search Home++ Beta.
Here are some screenshots:
@chadillac0000 Whats that widget thats shows all your txt,email, twitter, etc...?
david279 said:
@chadillac0000 Whats that widget thats shows all your txt,email, twitter, etc...?
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pure messenger widget
I like that!!!
darchstar said:
pure messenger widget
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Thats right. It is actually by Koxx, a Dev here on XDA. The widgets are great. Very customizable and lots of skins. Check out his post. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=545097
chadillac0000, What is that weather widget?
rjj1976 said:
chadillac0000, What is that weather widget?
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Its called weather forecast widget. It is also by Koxx, just search his name in the market and you will find all the widgets.
One of the things I really like about Home++ is the ability to use the home screen in landscape mode. Other home replacements I have used also had this feature but did not scale widgets properly. Home++ seems to do a good job with the widgets I have been using.
what did u use to make ur icons all black like that?
jayjay7411 said:
what did u use to make ur icons all black like that?
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Bettercut + Blackxeth icons.
chadillac0000 said:
Here are some screenshots:
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Damn that looks real nice! Might have to test that out!
awesome thanks also what do u use for the huge time?
pseudoremora said:
Damn that looks real nice! Might have to test that out!
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Thanx
jayjay7411 said:
awesome thanks also what do u use for the huge time?
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Digital Clock Widget
I really like the clear theme without the task bar, but miss the task bars functionality. I was able to make a clear task bar in 1.5, but the wallpaper was cropped too short (black task bar). Hopefully that is not a problem with 2.1/Home++ as I am going to try to make a clear task bar for my home screen.
Does anyone know if the task bar is gonna give me hell if I try to change the text white?
Trying out ADW, coming from Launcherpro, how can I find and/or then use icons on the web to customize only my DOCK at the bottom? Where would I save the BIT icon files then put them in my ADW dock?
We all know the stock UI is sluggish. Is anyone using Launcherpro or ADW? I have supported both, all DEVS deserve support. Thanks guys...
Are you asking where to find icons or how to set sortxuta with custom icons?
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I have found hundreds of icons in bmp format. How can I put them to use in the adw dock?
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xxsicpuppyxx said:
I have found hundreds of icons in bmp format. How can I put them to use in the adw dock?
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you need to use bettercut to replace, then you can drag and drop into dock
all you have to do dude, is add a new app to the bar, then pick CUSTOM ICON, and then use the phone to browse to the BMP you downloaded
easy as pie
Dope stuff... Thanks guys.
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I've managed to change the lab and rab to whatever icons I want on ADW. How can I get the ab (app button) change to whatever icon I want?
ADW seems a lot more stable than launcher pro... For me at least...
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grdm said:
all you have to do dude, is add a new app to the bar, then pick CUSTOM ICON, and then use the phone to browse to the BMP you downloaded
easy as pie
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can you elaborate on the "pick CUSTOM ICON" part?
grdm said:
all you have to do dude, is add a new app to the bar, then pick CUSTOM ICON, and then use the phone to browse to the e bar, then pick CUSTOM ICON, and then use the phone to browse to the BMP you downloaded
easy as pie
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can you elaborate on the "pick CUSTOM ICON" part?
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can you elaborate on the "pick CUSTOM ICON" part?
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i was curious myself, the only way i can do it is with better cut and then drag and drop
would you mind posting step by step?
nemesis000000 said:
i was curious myself, the only way i can do it is with better cut and then drag and drop
would you mind posting step by step?
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I think this may be a Launcher Pro function?
I don't think anything like this exists with ADW. At least not that I've seen.
Zaphod-Beeblebrox said:
I think this may be a Launcher Pro function?
I don't think anything like this exists with ADW. At least not that I've seen.
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thats what i thought
just wanted to make sure i wasn't missing a feature/fuction
Yeah just Launcherpro at the time....
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Zaphod-Beeblebrox said:
I think this may be a Launcher Pro function?
I don't think anything like this exists with ADW. At least not that I've seen.
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ON the CM6 Version of ADW, perhaps not the stand-alone, there is the option to create a custom shortcut by doing the following:
Menu @ home screen
Add
Custom Shortcut
Pick Your Activity
Select the image you want as the icon.
Voila.
(LOL Droid X forum! Anyhow, this is on the Evo)
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ON the CM6 Version of ADW, perhaps not the stand-alone, there is the option to create a custom shortcut by doing the following:
Menu @ home screen
Add
Custom Shortcut
Pick Your Activity
Select the image you want as the icon.
Voila.
(LOL Droid X forum! Anyhow, this is on the Evo)
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That's how it works on ADW that comes packaged with BigDXSerenity.
I have to say that while ADW alone without LP+ installed also is VERY snappy. But I miss my LP+ widgets WAAAY too much, esp. the twitter widget.
ADW runs too smoothly for me to go back to LPP. I do miss those icons though.....
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ON the CM6 Version of ADW, perhaps not the stand-alone, there is the option to create a custom shortcut by doing the following:
Menu @ home screen
Add
Custom Shortcut
Pick Your Activity
Select the image you want as the icon.
Voila.
(LOL Droid X forum! Anyhow, this is on the Evo)
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I think this was added in the latest build of ADW (1.5). I don't think it was there at the time of the original discussion.
garekinokami said:
ON the CM6 Version of ADW, perhaps not the stand-alone, there is the option to create a custom shortcut by doing the following:
Menu @ home screen
Add
Custom Shortcut
Pick Your Activity
Select the image you want as the icon.
Voila.
(LOL Droid X forum! Anyhow, this is on the Evo)
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Excellent. However, I can't do the same for the app drawer icon, as it becomes the trash can when you drag your custom shortcut near it.
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Excellent. However, I can't do the same for the app drawer icon, as it becomes the trash can when you drag your custom shortcut near it.
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You'll need to make an ADW theme for that. You can get started here:
http://github.com/AnderWeb/ADW.Theme-Template
Be sure to share your work!
Does an invisible widget / icon exist that can be made to launch a user defined app?
Maybe I'm going about this wrong...
Perhaps I can add an app to my home screen and change its icon to something completely transparent?
Either way, pointers would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Sean
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Does an invisible widget / icon exist that can be made to launch a user defined app?
Maybe I'm going about this wrong...
Perhaps I can add an app to my home screen and change its icon to something completely transparent?
Either way, pointers would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Sean
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So basically you want an app icon on your homescreen that noone can see?
I suppose you could make a transparent app icon of the correct size, or if it wont take transparency just put a pixel in it, and use BetterCut to assign it to the app..
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So basically you want an app icon on your homescreen that noone can see?
I suppose you could make a transparent app icon of the correct size, or if it wont take transparency just put a pixel in it, and use BetterCut to assign it to the app..
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Essentially yes. The effect I'm looking for in the end is to press a certain part of my background image and have a particular app launch.
I'll take a look at BetterCut, thanks
Smac61 said:
Essentially yes. The effect I'm looking for in the end is to press a certain part of my background image and have a particular app launch.
I'll take a look at BetterCut, thanks
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If you go to launcher pro.com and search the forum you can find the transparent icons. I use them and love it
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tmotech88 said:
If you go to launcher pro.com and search the forum you can find the transparent icons. I use them and love it
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Funny you mention Launcher, thats what I run and it occurred to me I can make a shortcut in it to the desired app and assign it a transparent icon.
As soon as I find a completely transparent icon, I'll be able to try it out...
get your sexting on!
Hey,
So if any one you have downloaded the launcher pro icons app you will notice some of them say "inverted" and they are black, I was wondering if someone could mimic there icon list but have them all inverted rather than just the few available in the current app?
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Hey,
So if any one you have downloaded the launcher pro icons app you will notice some of them say "inverted" and they are black, I was wondering if someone could mimic there icon list but have them all inverted rather than just the few available in the current app?
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you should put a [REQ] in the topic title so people know to ignore this. lol jk, but yea you should put it in there.
mezdup said:
you should put a [REQ] in the topic title so people know to ignore this. lol jk, but yea you should put it in there.
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thanks for the idea
however i found out that if you hit the menu button you can change the color of the icons in the launcher pro app and the have one for inverted
I found this mod. You can remove text under icons with it. Nothing new, ADW and Launcher Pro can do that too, but you can also remove text under icons in the app drawer! And that is awesome! I know not many people want it, but I think it's nice to have.
Only problem: it is a mod for rosie. First I didn't know what rosie was, but it is just the HTC Sense launcher. My question: can this easily be ported to another launcher, like Go Launcher EX? Or is there something that does exactly the same: removing text under icons in the app drawer? Would be awesome!
Androyed said:
I found this mod. You can remove text under icons with it. Nothing new, ADW and Launcher Pro can do that too, but you can also remove text under icons in the app drawer! And that is awesome! I know not many people want it, but I think it's nice to have.
Only problem: it is a mod for rosie. First I didn't know what rosie was, but it is just the HTC Sense launcher. My question: can this easily be ported to another launcher, like Go Launcher EX? Or is there something that does exactly the same: removing text under icons in the app drawer? Would be awesome!
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First the obvious question: Have you tried using it?
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First the obvious question: Have you tried using it?
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Well, no, but someone asked it already in that topic (his question was if it would work on Darchdroid with ADW Launcher), and the answer was this:
JsChiSurf said:
I'll post it up shortly, but it definitely won't work on Darchdroid, as it is a mod to Rosie.
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If you don't have Sense, you don't have rosie.apk, and this mod changes something within rosie.apk with metamorph. So how could it work on another launcher?