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[APP] Launcher Pro Beta (super fast)

I just came across LauncherPro Beta in the market. Man it's fast. Smoothest scrolling I have seen on any launcher.
http://www.launcherpro.com/
I'm very impressed with it

Wow! you're right, the scrolling is so much smoother than stock. I don't like the icons at the bottom though. I'm gonna try switching them with NinjaMorph

wow yeh...once the docks are customisable then this is the best launcher out there...easy

How do you activate the home screen previews?

Part Four said:
How do you activate the home screen previews?
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Press home when you are on the home screen

I'm loving it. It's super fast and like the new screen selection overview

not bad, in fact, it's very good and responsive; couple of things that i'd like
1. most of you have already mentioned customizable docks (the only one i'd actually like to remove is the contact and replace it with market)
2. remove the text on the homescreens (like helixlauncher) for shortcuts/widgets

Holy crap this IS fast. Hope they make the dock a little bit like Helix2, and it'll be perfect.

Wow amazing!! A few things still need to be implemented (love walls, custom dock) but the Dev has already stated he is working on it. A few other things, there is no home icon once you're in the app drawer, you have to press the back button to access the home screens again. Also, there is no '3D effect' with the drawer scrolling.
Will be my default wall for sure after those issues are resolved. GREAT start though!

Noob question....How do you switch between launchers? I had Launcher pro activated then went to settings, manage applications and force stopped it to go back to the original I had running but now want to turn back on LauncherPro to compare and not quite sure how to do that, thanks for any help

Kman Gymrat said:
Noob question....How do you switch between launchers? I had Launcher pro activated then went to settings, manage applications and force stopped it to go back to the original I had running but now want to turn back on LauncherPro to compare and not quite sure how to do that, thanks for any help
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clear defaults for the launcher, press home, and then it should ask what launcher you want to use.

Kman Gymrat said:
Noob question....How do you switch between launchers? I had Launcher pro activated then went to settings, manage applications and force stopped it to go back to the original I had running but now want to turn back on LauncherPro to compare and not quite sure how to do that, thanks for any help
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On the same screen, press the 'Clear Defaults' button. Then press the home button on your phone and it should prompt you to select the launcher of your choice

Kman Gymrat said:
Noob question....How do you switch between launchers? I had Launcher pro activated then went to settings, manage applications and force stopped it to go back to the original I had running but now want to turn back on LauncherPro to compare and not quite sure how to do that, thanks for any help
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Go into Settings> Applications> Manage applications> scroll to whichever launcher you have set to default, select it, then select "clear defaults." After that, when you press the Home button you'll have the choice of which launcher to use and can set your option as default.

Kman Gymrat said:
Noob question....How do you switch between launchers? I had Launcher pro activated then went to settings, manage applications and force stopped it to go back to the original I had running but now want to turn back on LauncherPro to compare and not quite sure how to do that, thanks for any help
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an easier solution is to use the free app on the market called Home Switcher
i just installed it and it's very simple and easy to use; one click and you can switch default to whatever launcher you have installed

It would be great if we could get a system app version.

I think I got it, thanks!

jblazea50 said:
an easier solution is to use the free app on the market called Home Switcher
i just installed it and it's very simple and easy to use; one click and you can switch default to whatever launcher you have installed
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This works a hell of alot easier! Thanks! And Awesome Launcher! Tho I haven't tried any other than what comes with CM Roms, now that I've tried this I may have to try others

Kman Gymrat said:
This works a hell of alot easier! Thanks! And Awesome Launcher! Tho I haven't tried any other than what comes with CM Roms, now that I've tried this I may have to try others
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you may want to try ADW launcher and HelixLauncher (1 or 2)

Damn. After about 30 mins of use, I've decided that Helix has some serious competition here. I've been asking arctu/Faruq to add the Sense UI style home screen previews for months now, and he just couldn't do it. This is kick ass. If only it allowed pinch gesturing to trigger the previews.

Awesome Launcher, thanks for sharing!

How switch: Launcher Pro/TouchWiz?

I installed Launcher Pro. I read that you can switch between launchers with a selection. I thought you could do it by press on screen, like when adding a widget, and it would be there. But it isn't.
I have searched through the settings, and can't seem to find it.
Any thoughts?

ewingr said:
I installed Launcher Pro. I read that you can switch between launchers with a selection. I thought you could do it by press on screen, like when adding a widget, and it would be there. But it isn't.
I have searched through the settings, and can't seem to find it.
Any thoughts?
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download home switcher from the market or go here
settings/applications/manage applications/select your home screen program
I dont have an android phone yet so someone correct me if i'm wrong ^^

You can download HomeSwitcher from the Market
Without a switcher, you can go into Settings/Applications/Manage Applications/LauncherPro/Reset Defaults. Then next time you hit the Home button, it'll ask you again which one you want and if you want to set one as default again.

Croak said:
You can download HomeSwitcher from the Market
Without a switcher, you can go into Settings/Applications/Manage Applications/LauncherPro/Reset Defaults. Then next time you hit the Home button, it'll ask you again which one you want and if you want to set one as default again.
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lol beat ya to it

Croak said:
You can download HomeSwitcher from the Market
Without a switcher, you can go into Settings/Applications/Manage Applications/LauncherPro/Reset Defaults. Then next time you hit the Home button, it'll ask you again which one you want and if you want to set one as default again.
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Cool, Thanks.
Uh, now how do you use it? So then I guess I just need to have an icon for it on the desktop.
I did think I saw somethign that brought up a list just by pressing on the screen. Maybe a different app, or settings. I'll continue to investigate that...but thanks again. I can do what I need!
What a great site this is. I hope to return the favor of helpful answers as time goes on.

I installed launcher pro but the contact button says the application is not installed (little head icon on launcher pro)...
What contact application do I need to isntall for that functionality?

centex99 said:
I installed launcher pro but the contact button says the application is not installed (little head icon on launcher pro)...
What contact application do I need to isntall for that functionality?
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Long press on the icon and you can change the shortcut options (which app to use, which icon to use, etc)

Whats the app need to be for the phone...
If I select "Phone" application... it doesnt' quite operate like the stock launcher...
When on a phone, the stock launcher when you click on the phone icon, goes to the dialer/call information... when you launch the phone application, it goes to the keypad but not the current call window...
you can get to the current call window by going to the status screen adn clicking on the little green phone during an active call though...
any ideas?

I installed launcher pro beta, but I can't figure out how to add a clock widget!

madjsp said:
I installed launcher pro beta, but I can't figure out how to add a clock widget!
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You can't use the "Samsung Widgets" outside of TouchWiz. Go to the market and search for clock widgets. There are dozens, free and otherwise.

Thanks! This is my first android phone so this is all new to me!!!
Drachen said:
You can't use the "Samsung Widgets" outside of TouchWiz. Go to the market and search for clock widgets. There are dozens, free and otherwise.
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Samsung, this is pathetic!
Wasted 2 hours of my life dealing with your stupidity.
heres the solution (problem was launcher pro):
1. grab the homeswitcher from market
2. set touchwiz crap as default.
3. reboot phone.
from then on, kies acts normally, phone gets detected normally etc etc etc.
thanks for wasting my time samsung.
edit: even after this i had probs, seems i need to reboot phone everytime i need to connect it. on first connect after fresh reboot it seems to work. goodluck. (very very very poor software as expected from samsung)
edit2: this is a bug fest! who coded this samsung? some student? jesus this soft is so bad it kills all the experience. what a piece of junk. barely works. flaky. buggy. samsung, fire your software team asap. they suck. only a true amateur can output this kind of garbage. this is below badly coded visualbasic garbage.

moonrock said:
Long press on the icon and you can change the shortcut options (which app to use, which icon to use, etc)
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What's the action to execute TWlauncher ? (I mean the TouchWiz app-drawer)
I would mixup LauncherPro homes with TW horizontally scrolling apps

I wonder if there's a way to strip out the touchjizz widgets and use them in launcher pro or something, or make them available for any launcher replacement. I actually like the calendar clock widget.
I'll try picking touchjizz apart tomorrow at work if I get some extra time.

kodea said:
Samsung, this is pathetic!
Wasted 2 hours of my life dealing with your stupidity.
heres the solution (problem was launcher pro):
1. grab the homeswitcher from market
2. set touchwiz crap as default.
3. reboot phone.
from then on, kies acts normally, phone gets detected normally etc etc etc.
thanks for wasting my time samsung.
edit: even after this i had probs, seems i need to reboot phone everytime i need to connect it. on first connect after fresh reboot it seems to work. goodluck. (very very very poor software as expected from samsung)
edit2: this is a bug fest! who coded this samsung? some student? jesus this soft is so bad it kills all the experience. what a piece of junk. barely works. flaky. buggy. samsung, fire your software team asap. they suck. only a true amateur can output this kind of garbage. this is below badly coded visualbasic garbage.
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Sounds like you are on jf6. Updates have become available. Try a froyo Rom. Also there is a nicely modded touchwiz launcher in the themes and apps section.
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ADW EX

This works fantastic, disabled the dock and currently running 10 rows 7 columns
Asus weather widget looks standard size.
The bookmarks widget looks fantastic the larger use make it, you just get more on the screen.
Totally awesome IMO well worth the money.

checkbox111 said:
This works fantastic, disabled the dock and currently running 10 rows 7 columns
Asus weather widget looks standard size.
The bookmarks widget looks fantastic the larger use make it, you just get more on the screen.
Totally awesome IMO well worth the money.
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Is there a specific version that you are using for TF? Or any version of ADW EX work?

mikewong27 said:
Is there a specific version that you are using for TF? Or any version of ADW EX work?
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1.3 and above is what you're looking for. Previous versions doesn't have support for high density screens so the 5 icon dock will be squished in the center, 1.3 addresses this.

I've tryed all the transition animations and *curve* is the best non lag one out of the bunch. No matter how many widgets it just wont slow the butter smooth scrolling.

lacrossev said:
1.3 and above is what you're looking for. Previous versions doesn't have support for high density screens so the 5 icon dock will be squished in the center, 1.3 addresses this.
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Thanks a lot for this info.
Mike

How do you get rid of the as icon on the top left corner. It's driving me nuts.
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Can you post a screen shot? I'm just currious as to what the pros are for using this over stock?

IIJBII said:
Can you post a screen shot? I'm just currious as to what the pros are for using this over stock?
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Big pro's for me:
supports scrollable widgets
supports resizable widgets
Adjustable collumns and rows, currently running 9 x 7
more screens currently have 6
It scrolls fantastic, 100 times better than stock
3D transition affects
If the icon at the top left is bugging you? ask the developer! contacted them about various issues over the months and they always reply.

i installed adw ex 1.3.2 but cannot set it as default launcher. After installation when i hit the home icon there is no popup to let me choose launcher seems like it is not registered as a launcher..... i am not rooted......firmware is .13..... do i need to root to replace the stock launcher?
Experts please advise.

fteocs said:
i installed adw ex 1.3.2 but cannot set it as default launcher. After installation when i hit the home icon there is no popup to let me choose launcher seems like it is not registered as a launcher..... i am not rooted......firmware is .13..... do i need to root to replace the stock launcher?
Experts please advise.
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I assume you just go to settings > manage applications, then find launcher and press clear defaults, then press home and it should ask you.

well done....thanks....what a **** i have been, hahahahaha

Android-hotness said:
How do you get rid of the as icon on the top left corner. It's driving me nuts.
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Don't think its possible to just get rid of it. It looks like honeycomb places the app icon on the corner for some apps. The only way I can think of is to unpack the apk, put in a transparent icon, or change how it looks. Either way you do it though will reflect in the drawer also. Since this is a launcher though and it auto launches it might not matter that it will be an invisible icon. If it bothered me enough then I could just hide the app i guess.
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[Q] ADW EX - Wallpaper shifting
Does anyone know how to stop the wallpaper from shifting? It seems to happen after turning off the screen or coming out of an app. It's driving me up the wall. I even downloaded some 2560x1600 wallpapers that people suggested to use and it still happens.
And on a side note selecting the option for the wallpaper to scroll doesn't do anything (in ADWsettings).
I love the ability to resize widgets but this wallpaper problem is making me go crazy

twirtle2 said:
Does anyone know how to stop the wallpaper from shifting? It seems to happen after turning off the screen or coming out of an app. It's driving me up the wall. I even downloaded some 2560x1600 wallpapers that people suggested to use and it still happens.
And on a side note selecting the option for the wallpaper to scroll doesn't do anything (in ADWsettings).
I love the ability to resize widgets but this wallpaper problem is making me go crazy
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Not sure if that's related but when I installed GoLauncher my wallpaper also shifted. Even after uninstall and reboot it was still messed up. I had to select a different wallpaper and then select the old one again; then it was fixed. It seems that the 3rd party launcher don't work well with HC yet.

i found that if i turn off locking the screen orientation (i rarely ever use portrait mode) and changing the orientation the background resets itself. but it is still rather annoying having to tilt it portrait and tilt it back.
no one else has this problem?

The same thing happened to me when I tried to use "Wallpaper Wizardrii"...until I uninstalled, then switched wallpaper...I'd get the weird shift after every reorientation....like the wp was resizing each time.

I was having major issues with wallpapers in adw ex, ended up using multi wallpaper live wallpaper to solve this, it can show a single image or a slide show.
I think the adw dev just got a honeycomb tablet so hopefully it will be fixed.
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twirtle2 said:
Does anyone know how to stop the wallpaper from shifting? It seems to happen after turning off the screen or coming out of an app. It's driving me up the wall. I even downloaded some 2560x1600 wallpapers that people suggested to use and it still happens.
And on a side note selecting the option for the wallpaper to scroll doesn't do anything (in ADWsettings).
I love the ability to resize widgets but this wallpaper problem is making me go crazy
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That not the right size dimensions so it won't work if you want something that big try 2560x2035 or smaller 1610x1280
All my installed wallpapers are the latter and i never have any issues.

I just started using ADW EX, and whenever I try to resize any widgets, the screen seems to freeze. That is, I can still resize the widge, but I can't deselect it, or select anything else on the screen -- including app icons, which stop functioning. I have to kill the app and relaunch to get it to respond again.
Does anyone know what the problem might be?
ADW is certainly feature-rich, but it is crying for some documentation, which I can't seem to find.

Underwater Mike said:
I just started using ADW EX, and whenever I try to resize any widgets, the screen seems to freeze. That is, I can still resize the widge, but I can't deselect it, or select anything else on the screen -- including app icons, which stop functioning. I have to kill the app and relaunch to get it to respond again.
Does anyone know what the problem might be?
ADW is certainly feature-rich, but it is crying for some documentation, which I can't seem to find.
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After you resize it, just hit the back button.

ADW not creating folders

Guys, I don't know if that also has happened with your kindles, but there's no way to create a folder on my ADW.
No way at all!
When I was using Go launcher EX I could create folders easily, but with ADW it just doesn't work.
Someone is having the same problem? any workarounds?

No, it doesn't work (and ADW Launcher hasn't been updated in a while so I'm not sure if there is a new version in development or not). It's the same with shortcuts and custom shortcuts too. It's a pain, as I quite like folders, but I'm just sitting patiently for CM7, and then at that point, I probably won't care!

lol I just posted a similar problem with apps that use folders. Did you have this problem before the update?
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SikYou said:
lol I just posted a similar problem with apps that use folders. Did you have this problem before the update?
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Yeah, this has been a problem since day 1. Doesn't seem to be just ADW either, Go Launcher Ex has the same problem. Clearly something in the KF stock ROM that disables these things.

I also started a post about the creation of shortcuts ("Car Home") and the lack of the OS recognizing that when I click "Add shortcut" it should give me a list of applications.
I suppose this is related to the lack of being able to create folders. There has to be a way to fix this without resorting to going to CM7. I'd like to be able to keep the Amazon functionality with the vanilla OS feel.

MinionOfEckerd said:
I also started a post about the creation of shortcuts ("Car Home") and the lack of the OS recognizing that when I click "Add shortcut" it should give me a list of applications.
I suppose this is related to the lack of being able to create folders. There has to be a way to fix this without resorting to going to CM7. I'd like to be able to keep the Amazon functionality with the vanilla OS feel.
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I'm suspect it's buried deep in the kernel somewhere, and I'm not sure it would be any easy fix. I could be wrong, but bearing it mind it doesn't provide any errors, Amazon must have disabled it as part of providing their custom UI.
I'm with you though, I quite like the overall feel and coloring of the Amazon interface, and it's pretty damn functional with a Launcher enabled despite the minor issues such as this.

For some reason, when I was using Go launcher I was able to create the folders, but not shortcuts. Its really strange...

I side-loaded the ADW apk 1.3.6 but it doesn't seem to work on my Kindle. I know this is off-topic but I was hoping someone could tell me which version is best on the Kindle. Every time I go to install it and open it says the ADW.Launcher stopped unexpectedly :/

ADW 1.3.3.1 is the one I'm using

JvictorSS said:
ADW 1.3.3.1 is the one I'm using
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Thanks! I d/l it and this version works great. Thank you!

_https://market.android.com/details?id=com.th.android.widget.SiMiFolder&hl=en
Simi Folder Widget has got you covered

true, and it works even though the market says its incompatible.

I was able to create folders in Go Launcher, but only by putting icons on top of each other. You have to be really precise though or the icons just move out of the way. Huge pain, took me a couple minutes for EACH folder I made. Haven't found a way to do this in ADW yet...

Hey Guys,
the new update for ADW solved the issue, besides ADW feels a little bit faster on my kindle.
BTW, folders can only be created by putting icons on top of each other, just like we do using Go Launcher.

[Q] ADW EX Reverting Custom Icons to Generic

Anyone else using ADW EX launcher's custom shortcuts? I'd been using them successfully until recently. This is what I do: I create a Custom Shortcut, assign a Launcher Action to it (assigning each app drawer category to a custom shortcut), and then assigning an icon from the BigDX Serenity theme. Then I drag the custom shortcut to my dock, and I have all of my apps sorted in categories, easily accessible from my dock. And because I've used an icon for each, that represents that particular app category, I quickly know which dock icon contains which apps.
But now, the custom icons won't stick. They keep reverting to a generic icon after a reboot or after I use Titanium Backup or just about anything. I suspect this has something to do with being rooted, as my husband's Note doesn't do this. He's not rooted.
Needless to say, this is annoying, as I can't remember which icon contains which apps. They all look the same! And I have 11 of them.
Anyone else experience this? I emailed the developer, but have received no response.
EDIT: This seems to only happen when the Custom Shortcut is for a Launcher Action. The icons don't revert to generic if my Custom Shortcut is for an Application.

So, 108 views and no one's experienced this issue? Anyone know of a better way to contact the developer? I've emailed twice, with no reponse.
This problem, while not critical, is extremely annoying.

loribuono said:
So, 108 views and no one's experienced this issue? Anyone know of a better way to contact the developer? I've emailed twice, with no reponse.
This problem, while not critical, is extremely annoying.
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i don't think it has anything to do with being rooted... i think the problem is on adw launcher..
why don't you try clearing adw launcher's data and and see what happens.... adw has backup
feature right?.. back your preferences then clear data on settings/app manager/adw launcher
let's start on that.....
and i saw on playstore that this bigdx theme is a separate download and not from adw...
so you might wanna clear data on bigdx too.. i think that'll solve your problem..
it's not a system issue anyways... so it's either adw or bigdx theme...
or maybe you are using some kind of task manager that kills your bigdx theme on background......
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nadmaj said:
i don't think it has anything to do with being rooted... i think the problem is on adw launcher..
why don't you try clearing adw launcher's data and and see what happens.... adw has backup
feature right?.. back your preferences then clear data on settings/app manager/adw launcher
let's start on that.....
and i saw on playstore that this bigdx theme is a separate download and not from adw...
so you might wanna clear data on bigdx too.. i think that'll solve your problem..
it's not a system issue anyways... so it's either adw or bigdx theme...
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Okay, so I did this:
1. Backed up ADW.
2. Cleared data.
3. Restored ADW.
4. Assigned a custom icon to one of my dock shortcuts.
5. Restart ADW (this typically wipes out my custom icons, as does a reboot)
6. Custom icon is back to generic.
Can't clear date or cache on theme, as those options are greyed out.
Thanks for your suggestions, but still no luck.

loribuono said:
Okay, so I did this:
1. Backed up ADW.
2. Cleared data.
3. Restored ADW.
4. Assigned a custom icon to one of my dock shortcuts.
5. Restart ADW (this typically wipes out my custom icons, as does a reboot)
6. Custom icon is back to generic.
Can't clear date or cache on theme, as those options are greyed out.
Thanks for your suggestions, but still no luck.
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hhmm.. try clearing your data again but don't restore your preferences.. set them all over again.. if it still ends up the same try using a different theme (free ones so you dont have to spend) ..
and if it works then the problem is in your bigdx theme... i hope it helps i don't use adw but most app problems are fixed by clearing data..
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Ugh, I'd really like to not have to switch themes. I really like this one and have been using it successfully for almost two years, until recently. I'll try your additional suggestions and see what happens. Thanks!
EDIT: Crap, it's the theme. I did all of that and then assigned a picture to a shortcut and a BigDX icon to a shortcut. Restarted ADW. The picture remained, and the BigDX icon reverted to generic. Guess I'll try contacting the theme developer and see if I get anywhere. This is a bummer. It was working perfectly until a week or two ago.
Thanks for your help!

loribuono said:
Ugh, I'd really like to not have to switch themes. I really like this one and have been using it successfully for almost two years, until recently. I'll try your additional suggestions and see what happens. Thanks!
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you don't have to switch.... i'm just saying you try a different theme and see if it is working.. coz if it's working., then the problem is in bigdx theme and you should contact it's developer and not the adw team.. :angel:
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loribuono said:
Ugh, I'd really like to not have to switch themes. I really like this one and have been using it successfully for almost two years, until recently. I'll try your additional suggestions and see what happens. Thanks!
EDIT: Crap, it's the theme. I did all of that and then assigned a picture to a shortcut and a BigDX icon to a shortcut. Restarted ADW. The picture remained, and the BigDX icon reverted to generic. Guess I'll try contacting the theme developer and see if I get anywhere. This is a bummer. It was working perfectly until a week or two ago.
Thanks for your help!
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at least we now know the problem!.. :good:
yeah that's odd to suddenly stop working... maybe an update on adw or bigdx caused it....

I tried another theme, and it worked fine. Emailed the BigDX developer, but I've not had any luck emailing app developers lately.
Thanks again!

Okay, I keep reading that this developer and that developer is really responsive. But I've emailed the ADW developer twice and the BigDX developer, and neither has ever gotten back to me. I've been very cordial and complimentary, and included my issues/question. Nothing.
How do you folks get people to answer you?

late to the party but also very annoyed with this situation....
I like to remove the dock and the action bar, so having a way to launch the app drawer is something I need on my home screens... but now I can't do that when im using theme icons
Havent sent any emails but may do so soon if I can't find a solution to this issue....