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How Do I Get Full Screen Weather Animation With Launcher Pro?

I like the full screen animation that displays when I unlock on the stock Sense. I'm running Virtuous and using Launcher Pro. I have tried some nice widget apps but I have not found that kind of animation for Launcher Pro. Anyone know how to get this (preferably free .

There is but it won't play wenu open phone u havta open app. Think it's. Animated weather or something like tht. I wanted same thing udo but couldn't find anything close.
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Yes, that one is pretty good. It might be the one I stick with. either that or get a nicer looking widget and give up the animation. Thanks

Yea i did option 2. Kinda miss the cool animation
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Beautiful Widgets can be set up to display weather animations on phone unlock.
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RMarkwald said:
Beautiful Widgets can be set up to display weather animations on phone unlock.
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I was wondering if it did that. Downloaded some gorgeous custom Beautiful click widgets from this forum today. If I can install the app and get screen animation it will be worth the few bucks. Thanks.

marcmarshall said:
I was wondering if it did that. Downloaded some gorgeous custom Beautiful click widgets from this forum today. If I can install the app and get screen animation it will be worth the few bucks. Thanks.
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Also "Weather & Toggle Widgets" does the unlock animations, I think it's $1.99 in the market. You do have to download the "Forecast Addon" but it's free. There're some nice skins for it in the market as well.

setexascustoms said:
Also "Weather & Toggle Widgets" does the unlock animations, I think it's $1.99 in the market. You do have to download the "Forecast Addon" but it's free. There're some nice skins for it in the market as well.
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Yes I saw a youtube on that. A comment said it was a bit out of date and recommended Beautiful. Any idea which is best?
I just now put on beautiful super widget. Very nice. The custom clock I put on from xda is nicer though. It's a "Fancy" widget but not animated. Named HTCclockwidget-redrum. I'd love that clock with animated weather.
Anyway I'm happy now. Thanks guys. Maybe I'll even try Weather and Toggle to check the skins.
Gotta love XDA

You can give fancy Widgets a try too.

marcmarshall said:
I was wondering if it did that. Downloaded some gorgeous custom Beautiful click widgets from this forum today. If I can install the app and get screen animation it will be worth the few bucks. Thanks.
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X2
Well worth the money
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Fancy Widgets Pro does full screen weather on unlock (in any app. Not just when u are on the home screen). Well worth it
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][REQ][ Launchers, Launchers, Launchers!

I haven't looked because really I don't know where to start.
I'm looking for launchers that might catch my eye. Currently I'm using Go Launcher because its pretty unique. Beautiful transitions, drawer transitions. Not enough that I want to keep it, but I am using it. I've used probably ever market launcher possible, I believe I remember seeing certain people make there own and am curious if some of this fellows who make them or find them would like to post them?
I've used SPB shell more then half of my android life I've had the phone, that being said. It is a great launcher but I just need something less power hungry and not huge in size.
I'm looking for unique and simple but yet beautiful launcher.
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Launcher pro plus and adw ex are my favorites
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also have regina 3d,gde,@home,panda,dxtop,various others in the market. android seven is a neat one for a desktop look based on win7

Launcher Pro Plus is one of the most popular choices and it's what I use.
Along side with WidgetLocker you can create some pretty great looking stuff.
Attached is my lockscreen and homescreen.

I've tried every one of those ----
This is my setup.
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Looks amazing! Can you detail what all you're running?
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Go Launcher Ex
Minimalistic Text
LCD Density
Fancy Widget (Update its not in a new screen shot)
MIUI, Corzeth Theme?
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I'm just so damn proud of my setup I need to post my updated screenshots

I used to run launcher pro, but development kind of stalled and the widgets were lacking.
Currently I am running go launcher ex, and it's probably the closest thing to sense in third party launchers. The calendar widget is great and the recent and running app tabs are great. Their weather widget is the closest thing to sense I've found but unfortunately it destroys your battery life.
Another thing to try is their dialer. It has the quick dial search like sense. You don't have to use the launcher with this one.
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wow thats a nice setup!

I wouldn't call it beautiful, but I use zeam launcher. It's simple and useful.

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I've tried every one of those ----
This is my setup.
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that globe thingy, is that part of the miui theme? i want that!

cpkfolief2 said:
that globe thingy, is that part of the miui theme? i want that!
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Thank you and its apart of Go Launcher Ex.
If you install it, go under preference - then effects ---> Icon Drawer? Sphere.
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[Q] Recommended Launchers and or ROMs

Hello, I was just making this new post for anyone that has been playing around with the I727 or I727R
I have used ADW launcher but it does not seem to have ALL the features of TWlauncher
Anyone have any recommendations on launcher or rom? have a post

I used ADW in the past but after a lot of freezing and other problem, I switched to Go! launcher and love it.

unibombz said:
Hello, I was just making this new post for anyone that has been playing around with the I727 or I727R
I have used ADW launcher but it does not seem to have ALL the features of TWlauncher
Anyone have any recommendations on launcher or rom? have a post
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Go Launcher ex and skyrocketerrrrr rom and kernel from Da_G its good!

I see, yes I am using ADW, seems ok.
Is there any way to change or add fonts, the phone ships with 3 fonts. I have tried some apps and have installed some fonts but i can not access them from settings>display>screen display>font style

I can not use Da_G rom and kernal on my I727R

unibombz said:
I see, yes I am using ADW, seems ok.
Is there any way to change or add fonts, the phone ships with 3 fonts. I have tried some apps and have installed some fonts but i can not access them from settings>display>screen display>font style
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I use Rom Toolbox for my fonts. Great app! you can download a free or paid version. after installing the font from Rom Toolbox, select Default in settings/display/screen display/font style.

I'm using GO launcher. I used to use Launcher Pro but I didn't want to pay for all the cool widgets that this seems to come with for FREE.

I've been using are but everyone seems to love go launcher
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+1 for Go Launcher.
This is my 1st Android phone (er.. 2nd if you count the SGS2 I exchanged), and this is my first 3rd party launcher. So far, very happy w/ it.

QQlauncher
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I use LauncherPro with Alien #2 on Da_G's kernel.

Alien #2w/touchwiz...like buttah
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kornklown69 said:
QQlauncher
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Thanks for that reference, hadn't found that one yet. Going to give it a try. Regina home works great on this phone, tried it once on my captivate = lots of lag. With the dual processor it flies though. Its a resource killer but great for showing off. I use adw for everyday purposes and LCD resolution app, set to 200. This let's you take advantage of the 4.5" screen IMO.
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bacheezy said:
Alien #2w/touchwiz...like buttah
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what do you mean like buttah??? its SUPER CHOPPY.
the only smooth launcher is launcher pro.

I'm using Go Launcher and love it.
But it does crash sometimes in the sense that the launch icons all turn into "+" symbols. Also sometimes I'll have to press more than once to launch something.

TW is not choppy for me. I don't know man...I have also flipped Willy nilly between different roms (stock root, all alien builds, s-stocketeer (1.0 & 1.5), back too nandroid, & once odin»to stock (almost forgot i flashed CRT off zip as soon as it was posted as well). All without a hitch, not sure if its dumb luck or what. I got my I727
on launch day & have followed forum ocd stylee. I have read several more experienced users @ least temporarily flame out with fc's. My device has been a rock.........so far
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I've been using the ICS Launcher now on mine and have been enjoying it. Very fast scrolling and I love the looks.
I've used Launcher Pro, ADW EX, and SPB Shell in the past. All good launchers. For customizing, ADW Ex is one of my favorites.
You may just have to try them all.

You can use ROM Toolbox for fonts, they have a ton on there. I have tried a few of the other tweaks but they have not worked and I end up restoring.

The Best and most supported Launcher
I have tried ADW EX and all the launchers out there. I am now using and loving " GO LAUNCHER" it constanly has updates, widgets, SMS app and themes for everything- VERY VERY customizable- Alot of themes and wigets are absolutely free !!! Runs fast also- Try it out- you will now be disappointed....

CZ Eddie said:
I'm using Go Launcher and love it.
But it does crash sometimes in the sense that the launch icons all turn into "+" symbols. Also sometimes I'll have to press more than once to launch something.
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those symbols are not a crash.....lol thats just you scrolling through the dock.
it allows for 15 icons in the bottom dock and you scroll though them. or hope thats what it is.
i use Go Launcher as well. will try QQlauncher.

Go Launcher EX VS ADW EX

Alright, here's a short, crappy head to head review of the two launchers.
I'm on Valhalla-Final ROM, which has a UI based off of ADW. I started out using Go Launcher, which over the past two months, has seen major updates with new features and improvements. It's probably the most customizable launcher I've used until now. It's definately no slouch, and the coolest thing, to me, would be that you can take bits and peices of each theme you download, to piece together your own. For example, I wanted a green and black theme, but none of the ones I could find met my needs completely. So, I downloaded a girly theme that had a green dock background, and another theme with nice icons, and another theme that had great backgrounds, and pieced them together. GREAT! It's smooth, and the launcher has many plug-ins available to enhance your ability to truly customize your phone, such as Go Locker, and Go Weather.
Anyways, a couple of days ago, I decided to check out ADW Launcher EX, to see if it molded to my ROM better. I was so surprised! ADW Launcher, in my opinion, blows Go Launcher out of the water! It doesn't have as many screen transition effects as Go, however, the in-depth customization is far deeper. Hidden dockbar is great, as well as the NUMEROUS icon custom options. As far as I know, ADW doesn't have any plug-ins to enhance the experience. However, I've found Widget Locker to be far more superior to Go Locker, and I use it in it's place. Themes for ADW are just as plenty as Go, but themes in ADW seem to blend better, and provide more eye and finger candy. A person can get lost inside the settings menu of ADW, and that's a good thing for folks like us.
Verdict:
Go Launcher - Great launcher! Perfect for those looking for freebies. Great customization. Plug-ins.
ADW - For a couple of bucks, you get a highly customizable experience, Definately worth it!
I deleted GO after messing with ADW for 10 minutes. The only thing I miss about GO is the triple dockbar. ADW is still cool, with the 'hidden dockbar.'
BONUS!:
A few apps to add for more customization:
Simi Folder
UltimateFavs Pro
Widget Locker
Clockr
Beautiful Widgets
If you haven't heard of any of those apps, YOU MUST CHECK THEM OUT!
If this helped you decide on your launcher, hit thanks!

Yea I bought adw ex 2 yrs ago and never looked back.
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I've been using GO EX since ever and I think it's taking a lot of RAM and I don't like all the latest updates, however I didn't find any other launcher that allows you to:
1. Rename every home shortcut to any name, any language.
2. Set up any icon you want - by theme or even jpg image.
If you find such, please let me know.
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itzik2sh said:
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1. Rename every home shortcut to any name, any language.
2. Set up any icon you want - by theme or even jpg image.
If you find such, please let me know.
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Been using adw ex since I caught it on sale during the 10 sale...
As for the renaming home key, I'm not sure exactly what that means, if you clarify for me I'll try. But it does allow you to change icons (theme pack or otherwise) and rename them as you please
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itzik2sh said:
I've been using GO EX since ever and I think it's taking a lot of RAM and I don't like all the latest updates, however I didn't find any other launcher that allows you to:
1. Rename every home shortcut to any name, any language.
2. Set up any icon you want - by theme or even jpg image.
If you find such, please let me know.
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The poster above me is correct. ADW is just as customizable as GO, maybe even more so. Try it.

itzik2sh said:
If you find such, please let me know.
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Itz did you use the paid version of adw? Because the version used in most custom Rom is an stripped down version.
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I prefer Go- Launcher....It just seems smoother on my SGS4G. I've also seen a few threads on XDA suggesting that the developer has abandoned ADW Launcher EX....not sure if its true though.

htaak said:
I prefer Go- Launcher....It just seems smoother on my SGS4G. I've also seen a few threads on XDA suggesting that the developer has abandoned ADW Launcher EX....not sure if its true though.
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That is because Anderweb doesnt post updates every three days. He believes in if its not broke dont fix it.

eollie said:
That is because Anderweb doesnt post updates every three days. He believes in if its not broke dont fix it.
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I stand by that creed as well!
Seriously, skeptics...Try the paid version of ADW! You won't regret it! When on your home screen, press the menu button, then press 'More', the 'ADW Settings', then 'General Behavior', then go to App Drawar, select type, and choose 'Vertical 4D'. It's wicked!

They're both great launchers, I wouldn't say adw is more customizable though. Something I always liked about go vs adw was the ability to change your icon to any custom image, such as a downloaded picture. The hidden dockbar of adw is nice, but does nothing other launchers scrollable dockbars don't.
I actually use zeam though. Its not as customizable as adw or go, but it still has more customization than alot of people realize. And I like the minimal size compared to others.

95Z28 said:
They're both great launchers, I wouldn't say adw is more customizable though. Something I always liked about go vs adw was the ability to change your icon to any custom image, such as a downloaded picture. The hidden dockbar of adw is nice, but does nothing other launchers scrollable dockbars don't.
I actually use zeam though. Its not as customizable as adw or go, but it still has more customization than alot of people realize. And I like the minimal size compared to others.
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I'm pretty sure you can change your icons in ADW now. I'll double check. I'll have to check out Zeam.
Anyone have anything similar to the few apps I mentioned, yet cooler?

Yeah your right, you can use any image for icon now. I just downloaded the updated (Dec 11) version.
Now the only option its missing that I like is the option to have app drawer automatically reset to top of page every time you open it. I hate opening my app drawer and starting anywhere besides the top.
Give 360 launcher a try, its kind of cool.
Then of course there's the famous 15 dollar launcher, spb shell. Looks cool, but not 15 bucks worth for a launcher.
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I have to agree with you on spb. Looks nice, but there isn't that much customization in it. Like you said, definately not 15 dollars worth. I think it would lag like crazy on our device, anyways.

I tried a pirated copy of spb just becuz I wanted to make sure I'd like it before I paid that much for it and I'm glad I did becuz it definitely is not worth $15.00
In my opinion its not worth more than a couple bucks.
Its not very customizable ....I didn't notice any lag.
My opinion is adw ex is top knotch .
Only thing I'd like to see is the option to have a transparent background in the app drawer or an option to change the background with a pic
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Shortbus-Driver said:
... a transparent background in the app drawer...
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That is a option available on adw ex
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QUIETLYloud said:
That is a option available on adw ex
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Hmm I had never seen it....guess ill look harder.
Edit.....damn LOL never thought to slide the color bar to 0 LOL.
Thanks for the heads up
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Shortbus-Driver said:
Hmm I had never seen it....guess ill look harder.
Edit.....damn LOL never thought to slide the color bar to 0 LOL.
Thanks for the heads up
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adw settings>ui settings> drawer settings> then scroll to background color the slider is transparency.

Shortbus-Driver said:
Hmm I had never seen it....guess ill look harder.
Edit.....damn LOL never thought to slide the color bar to 0 LOL.
Thanks for the heads up
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Same way I felt when I happened upon it
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[How To]Widgets in the dockbar

If anyone didn't know, you can put widgets in the dockbar. For example, Music controls(Tested on stock music app, Tunein and somewhat on Pandora).
This is how I've done it, not sure if other launchers can do it too or not.(Apex Launcher seems to work too)
-Install Nova launcher(I'm using the free version). It's a pretty decent launcher anyways
-Under Nova Settings>Desktops tick the 'Resize All Widgets' option
-Place whichever widget you want on your homescreen, resize it to the smallest possible option
-Drag it and place it on an empty dockbar(Dockbars are like homescreens in this launcher, you can have multiple and just swipe side to side)
EDIT: It seems the fallback to this is that you can only have one icon available on the dock. Under Nova Settings>Dock>Dock Icons set it to 1. This does limit the other dock screens that you might actually have more than one icon on. Also set all the margins to none.
Couple pictures of widgets I've placed(Tunein, Stock Music App, and System Tuner widget)
This has been tested on Synergy r64 and CWM10 8/31 nightlies...

Definitely going to have to experiment with this!
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tried with apex launcher didn't work.
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fr8cture said:
tried with apex launcher didn't work.
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Try Nova launcher, it grows on ya I'll update the OP too so people know Apex doesn't work.

Didn't work with powerAmp, oh well.

Tazer2death said:
Didn't work with powerAmp, oh well.
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I just downloaded it and tried it... it worked for me... Were you actually running Nova Launcher???
This is a fluke that I found so help me trouble shoot it... I may have settings changed that you don't... etc...

Good find. Didn't even think of trying that. I've used nova since I first went onto ICS leaks on the bionic. Love the launcher. I just haven't installed it onto this get cause for some reason, and i hate to say it, I'm enjoying touch wiz. I probably will install Nova and try this at some point though. My touch wiz love can't last forever.
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Worked for me with mostly stock settings. No idea what I changed honestly. Lol. I used the Google ears widget. Also, how did you get them to fill the whole dock and not just one space?
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fr8cture said:
tried with apex launcher didn't work.
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this does work with apex. ive been doing it since july. i didnt follow your method, though.
on synergy r60, ive only used the google search widget though. dont want to mess around wiht my settings cause i have it perfect for my setup at the moment.
screenshot for evidence.

Pretty excited about this! never really thought of it but I think I'll give it a go!

Brian Gove said:
I just downloaded it and tried it... it worked for me... Were you actually running Nova Launcher???
This is a fluke that I found so help me trouble shoot it... I may have settings changed that you don't... etc...
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Which widget did you use? I tried the 4x2 shrunk down and 4x1. the only way I could get it to work was 1x1 and all it did was open power launcher which i wouldn't really call widget functionality.
You had music controls or just a button that opens poweramp?

Haro912 said:
Worked for me with mostly stock settings. No idea what I changed honestly. Lol. I used the Google ears widget. Also, how did you get them to fill the whole dock and not just one space?
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Tazer2death said:
Which widget did you use? I tried the 4x2 shrunk down and 4x1. the only way I could get it to work was 1x1 and all it did was open power launcher which i wouldn't really call widget functionality.
You had music controls or just a button that opens poweramp?
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I've updated the OP but it seems that you have to set the dock icons to 1 instead of multiple for the widget to go "full size" like that. It restricts other dock screens you might have something on.

Tazer2death said:
Didn't work with powerAmp, oh well.
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Isnt this a nova launcher feature and they have to be 1x1 widgets

piiman said:
Isnt this a nova launcher feature and they have to be 1x1 widgets
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lol it is I guess. Never noticed it on their description page. Well, this is how to do it anyways lol

ddurandSGS3 said:
this does work with apex. ive been doing it since july. i didnt follow your method, though.
on synergy r60, ive only used the google search widget though. dont want to mess around wiht my settings cause i have it perfect for my setup at the moment.
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It works with paid version not free one
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fr8cture said:
It works with paid version not free one
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i have the free version. still havent tried other widgets,but i have had the searchbar there for over a month now.

ddurandSGS3 said:
i have the free version. still havent tried other widgets,but i have had the searchbar there for over a month now.
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Hmm it wouldnt let me do it. I switched to Nova Launcher which i like better.

Brian Gove said:
I've updated the OP but it seems that you have to set the dock icons to 1 instead of multiple for the widget to go "full size" like that. It restricts other dock screens you might have something on.
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Thanks for the reply. I rely on my dock to much to do that. ^_^
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