I am having no luck in figuring out how to put a short cut to web page on my G-Tab home screen. The process is very simple on my Mytouch 4G. What am I missing?
ivanh3 said:
I am having no luck in figuring out how to put a short cut to web page on my G-Tab home screen. The process is very simple on my Mytouch 4G. What am I missing?
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Long press on any home screen until you get the popup with Shortcuts, Widgets, Folders, Wallpapers. Select Shortcuts and then Select Bookmark and select the webpage you want a shortcut to. Obviously you'll have to save the webpage as a Bookmark (Favourite) first to be able to do this.
Hope this helped.
That is the problem. I don't get the option for bookmark.
ivanh3 said:
I am having no luck in figuring out how to put a short cut to web page on my G-Tab home screen. The process is very simple on my Mytouch 4G. What am I missing?
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I don't know if it's necessary or there's just an extra process to go through but I notice "bookmark" is missing from mine as well where on my MT4G it's there, but if you get Dolphin Browser it will put a context link there for a bookmark for sure on the tablet and Dolphin is pretty nice.
Hope this helps, GL.
ivanh3 said:
That is the problem. I don't get the option for bookmark.
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You don't get the option for Bookmark when you long press on an open area of a home screen?
What ROM are you running? I'm running VEGAn beta 5.1 and LOVING it.
Stock TnT 3389 with enhacement pack 3.1.4b.
Well I found one way to do this. If I bookmark a page from within the browser it gives the option of adding a shortcut to the home screen.
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Is there any app that allows you to open the Home Long Press via a single tap on the home button? (i.e. not a long press)
Why would you want that?? then you'd have to long press home to goto your homescreen and that would be annoying this kind of app would also require root to
(i think)
Edit: Congrats for being 3 posts away from 2000
MacaronyMax said:
Why would you want that?? then you'd have to long press home to goto your homescreen and that would be annoying this kind of app would also require root to
(i think)
Edit: Congrats for being 3 posts away from 2000
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Because I want it.
And who said a long press was the only method of getting back home?
And yes, I'm rooted and running CM6.
I guess nothing like this exists?
I use a program called MoreRecent, which shows the last 15 opened apps, it's accessed with a long press on search, or you can place a shortcut to it on the home screen.
Not exactly what you want, but maybe helpful for you.
I can't post links, so search here on XDA for MoreRecent
jason600 said:
I use a program called MoreRecent, which shows the last 15 opened apps, it's accessed with a long press on search, or you can place a shortcut to it on the home screen.
Not exactly what you want, but maybe helpful for you.
I can't post links, so search here on XDA for MoreRecent
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Yep, I've seen that. If you check out the MoreRecent thread, you'll notice I've posted many times in that thread. It was actually my idea
But anyway, looking for a way to specifically do this with tapping the home button a single time.
Paul22000 said:
Yep, I've seen that. If you check out the MoreRecent thread, you'll notice I've posted many times in that thread. It was actually my idea
But anyway, looking for a way to specifically do this with tapping the home button a single time.
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If you have programming experience (or know someone who has) you could write a very simple home replacement app that would for a single tap launch whatever program you want, then on a double tap, launch your home screen, a bit like the app Quickdesk. That way you'll be able to intercept a single tap on the home button and still use the launcher of your choice with double tap.
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multitasking and multitasking pro can do this
So I'm using the stock browser on my stock captivate, I changed the home page, but where is the Home button? On my wife's Aria she has a button to take you back to the homepage, I cannot find it anywhere on the Captivate.
Also, in the marketplace I cannot find the new Firefox beta, it's listed in the marketplace on my wife's Aria, but not my Captivate.
Ayn ideas?
Thanks in advance!
There isn't a home button, but you.could always just set a bookmark for your homepage and go that route.
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I've done that, but that really has to be the dumbest thing I have ever seen. A browser without a home button? Really?
I'd be happy to figure out how to make it "open" to the homepage.
There are many browsers available on the market that will do what you desire and much more...xscope, skyfire, dolphin, opera, miren, among others.
I find the stock browser to be superior to Opera Mobile though...
Seanbest said:
So I'm using the stock browser on my stock captivate, I changed the home page, but where is the Home button? On my wife's Aria she has a button to take you back to the homepage, I cannot find it anywhere on the Captivate.
Also, in the marketplace I cannot find the new Firefox beta, it's listed in the marketplace on my wife's Aria, but not my Captivate.
Ayn ideas?
Thanks in advance!
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I would make a shortcut of your home page and put it on your home screen. launch the browser from the shortcut
Tankmetal said:
I would make a shortcut of your home page and put it on your home screen. launch the browser from the shortcut
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How would that help to get him back to the Home page once he's already been browsing?
Miami_Son said:
How would that help to get him back to the Home page once he's already been browsing?
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Tap the home key and use the shortcut again?
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This is gonna sound dumb but is there a "home" button that I don't see on the stock browser???
How do i get "home" after surfing a bunch of pages?
The only one I know of is on the top right of the Bookmarks screen
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Can't you open a new tab, and that is your homepage? Thats what I do.
thank you both for those suggestions, they will work for me.
alternatively, from from the quick menu via the sides, hit the bookmark and it'll be on the upper right of the bookmark screen
lacrossev said:
alternatively, from from the quick menu via the sides, hit the bookmark and it'll be on the upper right of the bookmark screen
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yes, enable the quick access menu from the Settings of the stock browser. That will give you buttons like: forward&back&reload, bookmarks, new tab, etc. Basically if you open a new tab that will have your home page.
rio
I thought the first thing everbody did when they got their transformer was to install another browser
checkbox111 said:
I thought the first thing everbody did when they got their transformer was to install another browser
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Why? The stock browser is as good as (as bad as?) any other browser.
checkbox111 said:
I thought the first thing everbody did when they got their transformer was to install another browser
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That is true enough, but I have found that no matter what browser I try, I always go back to the stock one.
Just my 2 cents,
rio
I just wish there was an ad-blockling plug-in for it.
For all firefox mobile's problems with flash support and appalling image quality the ability to surf without annoying ads everywhere is tempting...
Matchstick said:
I just wish there was an ad-blockling plug-in for it.
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Install an ad-blocking hosts file!
Matchstick said:
I just wish there was an ad-blockling plug-in for it.
For all firefox mobile's problems with flash support and appalling image quality the ability to surf without annoying ads everywhere is tempting...
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Yea, especially from this site, I guess that is what the xda premium app is for. I have a hell of a time trying to close the ads that pop up on my transformer when browsing this site through the browser.
not to hijack this thread, but i find i cant use the search box in this forum. I click it, but i cant type on it.
A while ago I had a widget that created a short cut to the hidden menu (*#*#4636#*#*). Anyone know what I can use to do this again?
Pretty much I had a icon a page where is took me directly to *#*#4636#*#* once I pressed it.
try anycut
maciek82 said:
A while ago I had a widget that created a short cut to the hidden menu (*#*#4636#*#*). Anyone know what I can use to do this again?
Pretty much I had a icon a page where is took me directly to *#*#4636#*#* once I pressed it.
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if you use one of the better launchers you can create a shortcut on your desktop and get to it that way with one click. I forget exactly how but if search how to get to hidden menu you will find detailed inst.
Thanks guys. I'm pretty sure the program i use to use is anycut.
Hello,
I've recently installed Cataclysm 4.4.2 on my N5. It seems great, the only thing I am missing at the moment is that I'm unable to add a chrome bookmark to my Homescreen.
I've searched the forums and I can't seem to find any other thread that has been raised for this.
Does anyone know if it is possible on Cataclysm? When you hold your finger on the bookmark the options pop up, but there is no "Add To Homescreen" like in the stock ROM.
Thanks a lot.
Craig
craigfoot said:
Hello,
I've recently installed Cataclysm 4.4.2 on my N5. It seems great, the only thing I am missing at the moment is that I'm unable to add a chrome bookmark to my Homescreen.
I've searched the forums and I can't seem to find any other thread that has been raised for this.
Does anyone know if it is possible on Cataclysm? When you hold your finger on the bookmark the options pop up, but there is no "Add To Homescreen" like in the stock ROM.
Thanks a lot.
Craig
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Try it this way; Go to your Widgets screen and find "Bookmark". Drag it to your homescreen and then it will prompt you to select a bookmark that you have saved already. Voila! :good:
sledge3n8 said:
Try it this way; Go to your Widgets screen and find "Bookmark". Drag it to your homescreen and then it will prompt you to select a bookmark that you have saved already. Voila! :good:
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Ahh that was doing my head in. So simple.
Thanks so much for your quick reply!!! Legend!!!