hi im not a noob to android had loads of phone but i am to sense. i dont like htc's sense for some reason such as the pagnated app drawer i want a continous ''fling'' if you get me, but anytime i change launcher i cant us the PERSONILIZE settings in the setting or htc widgets.. so my question is , is there anyway to get just a app drawer without a complete launcher or have a launcher that will allow the personilize setting to work thanks
not that i'm aware of, until rooted and roms can be pieced together. but some of the launchers are very impressive (like launcher pro myself) instead of a dedicated customize button you'l rarely use you can choose your buttons and hit menu to customize. btw, not a good idea to give out your email address to everyone in the world
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Hi
Just moved from WM to Android and it's a bit of a learning curve
i am using Launcher Pro at the moment
I wanted to use a launcher that ran alongside the standard HTC Launcher so i could use it for apps only
So i have all of the widgets on the HTC Desire launcher and all of my Apps on Launcher Pro.
So i have a couple of questions if you dont mind
I have tried Helix Launcher and a couple of others and i cant seem to run them seperate to the standard launcher i can only select them from the homescreen Selector App.
But Launcher Pro runs as a separate app which is what i want
So my questions are
1.should all launchers run as standalone am i doing something wrong ?
if not which ones do ?
2. Are there any launchers that provide shortcuts to pages that i could put on the first page ? (EG so tap a shortcut to go to page 7 and call the shortcut Games)
Also on a slightly different topic is it just me or do most widgets seem to waste a lot of space ?
on my Touch HD the homescreen was full but on the Desire when adding widgets there seems to be a lot of space unused between them which is a shame as i would love my tasks on there too but cant use the space.
Same with the HTC notes widget, It's a 4x4 widget but only looks 4x3 in terms of space they could have made it bigger and so more could be fitted in - end of Rant
Thanks in advance
machmandp said:
Hi
Just moved from WM to Android and it's a bit of a learning curve
i am using Launcher Pro at the moment
I wanted to use a launcher that ran alongside the standard HTC Launcher so i could use it for apps only
So i have all of the widgets on the HTC Desire launcher and all of my Apps on Launcher Pro.
So i have a couple of questions if you dont mind
I have tried Helix Launcher and a couple of others and i cant seem to run them seperate to the standard launcher i can only select them from the homescreen Selector App.
But Launcher Pro runs as a separate app which is what i want
So my questions are
1.should all launchers run as standalone am i doing something wrong ?
if not which ones do ?
2. Are there any launchers that provide shortcuts to pages that i could put on the first page ? (EG so tap a shortcut to go to page 7 and call the shortcut Games)
Also on a slightly different topic is it just me or do most widgets seem to waste a lot of space ?
on my Touch HD the homescreen was full but on the Desire when adding widgets there seems to be a lot of space unused between them which is a shame as i would love my tasks on there too but cant use the space.
Same with the HTC notes widget, It's a 4x4 widget but only looks 4x3 in terms of space they could have made it bigger and so more could be fitted in - end of Rant
Thanks in advance
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yes they should run stand alone, all are different apps.
you should be able to make a folder for "Games" instead of having a shortcut just have the folder. I use Launcher Pro Beta. I like it. Its smooth and has a lot of little cool features.
Ok when I use ADW do i turn off HTC sense and if so how do I. I tried to turn it off but it popped right back off. Do I have to turn all the widgets off then turn it off?
Also how do I get the count numbers to appear in the launcher bar for messages and emails plus voicemails?
Thanks, Thomas
Go to settings>applications>manage applications>htc sense> click clear defaults tab then press home key and choose the launcher you wish to use and set it as default if you like
twilk73 said:
Ok when I use ADW do i turn off HTC sense and if so how do I. I tried to turn it off but it popped right back off. Do I have to turn all the widgets off then turn it off?
Also how do I get the count numbers to appear in the launcher bar for messages and emails plus voicemails?
Thanks, Thomas
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I think Launcher Pro is the only launcher (besides Sense) that does this.
twin001 said:
I think Launcher Pro is the only launcher (besides Sense) that does this.
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Man I was really liking the settings in ADW. I flashed a new rom and forgot to back up first so I lost a crap load so I guess while im at it ill give launcher pro a second chase lol.
Is there a setting in LP that allows me to lower the phone bar and have apps pop up below it? In ADW i had all the phone settings like phone, messages, apps, mail, Vmail and then if I swiped up the task bar would lower and I had all my favorit contacts stored down there. Its a really cool feature. I just dont know if I can deal with not having notification numbers lol I have been using HTC phones for so long now I am use to seeing them and not seeing them will take some getting use to.
Maybe there is an app in the market or someone has something I can dowload to use so I can get the notifaction icons to display numbers?
I know how you feel. I love both launcher pro and ADW but there are some features from both that i just wish I could just merge into one. Like the ability to change drawer background color/opacity like in ADW or the 3D drawer in launcher pro, the Galaxy S homescreen dots in ADW, the dock in ADW or the ability to swipe to the next dock in launcher pro. I wish launcher pro was as smooth in scrolling as ADW.
But they don't want to "copy" each other's features apparently... It just makes it harder to choose which one I want to use though because there are certain times when I prefer a certain aesthetic or feature of one and I have to keep switching back and forth.
I personally think they should just work together on one bad-a** launcher. I'd honestly pay a healthy amount for that app if they decided to charge...
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I know how you feel. I love both launcher pro and ADW but there are some features from both that i just wish I could just merge into one. Like the ability to change drawer background color/opacity like in ADW or the 3D drawer in launcher pro, the Galaxy S homescreen dots in ADW, the dock in ADW or the ability to swipe to the next dock in launcher pro. I wish launcher pro was as smooth in scrolling as ADW.
But they don't want to "copy" each other's features apparently... It just makes it harder to choose which one I want to use though because there are certain times when I prefer a certain aesthetic or feature of one and I have to keep switching back and forth.
I personally think they should just work together on one bad-a** launcher. I'd honestly pay a healthy amount for that app if they decided to charge...
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Love the swipe feature in ADW and if you close the dock in ADW you can actually set apps, icons or even peope icons down there if you set say 15 people down there that dock will swipe back and forth. So there are very few things in LP that i like that ADW doesnt have. But like you said it goes both ways. Really if ADW had a notification counter that would seal the deal because swiping the finger to open or close a specific action is so freaking awsome plus the galaxy dots at the top like you said are nice but not a deal breaker. LP does have a scroll bar you can use at the bottom but its not very noticable and seem to always be on unlike the galaxy dots. Well ADW is my choice but I choose to not use it its going to be because it doesn notify my with a number icon lol. I am trying LP now and I noticed that if you use the regular mail app icon for gmail it wont post a number too it will only post a number to the gmail app. Which for me sucks because the gmail app sucks. Well its not as refind as the stock mail app is the stock mail app is really nice compaired to the gmail one. The gmail one looks rather raw. So as of this moment the only thing giving me any notification numbers is the messages with LP so really i mise well use ADW lol and just get use to looking it the notification bar for updates. If thats the case why not just swipe the notifaction bar down every time to check text or mail so why even have the icons on the screen hoggin up space. I mean if I gotta send an email or text im clicking on my person file anyway. Blah the phone has only been out for a month soo I guess we are still working our way to a good launcher. HTC sense has weak options and the widgets are pigs. Most the time the lag when you use them and the 7 screens is way to much for me. I could get buy with just 3 using ADW.
Sorry for rambling.
I just want to know how to get example1 instead of examplecurrent (attached).
I am ultra new to this modding stuff and have no idea what to even call this bar. But I am wanting to the the transparent 5 icon thing w/ phone messages ect at the bottom instead of the little standout-ish 3 icon one... help plz =P
All you'll have to do is install LauncherPro from the market. It is a launcher replacement app and is extremely popular. You'll be able to choose what apps/icons to put in the dock(that's what the bar is called ) along with all sorts of other customizations. There are other launcher replacement apps like ADW, GO launcher, Zeam, etc. Each have their own advantages and you'll just have to see what works best for you and your phone.
Then what?!
Ok I have downloaded LauncherPro , I believe cm7 already came with ADW or w/e so how do I change over and try the new one out and mess with settings and all that?
When you go to the homescreen you should get a popup asking you which launcher to use. If not, there's an app called home switcher or something like that. The settings can be found by pressing the menu button then selecting preferences. To change which apps and icons are in the dock, just long press on the one you want to change and you'll get a popup menu.
I was wondering if there is a dev out there that created/could create a mod or an app that will allow me to create a folder in the app drawer like in Go launcher.
I love sense and i don't want a different launcher and this is the only problem that bugs me about the sense launcher and i don't wan't to have folders on my 'desktop' because I rather have widgets or icons there
a little bump for first page
definitely won't happen.
why not??
it is very organized and not everybody wants to have folders on the desktop screen
salea656 said:
I was wondering if there is a dev out there that created/could create a mod or an app that will allow me to create a folder in the app drawer like in Go launcher.
I love sense and i don't want a different launcher and this is the only problem that bugs me about the sense launcher and i don't wan't to have folders on my 'desktop' because I rather have widgets or icons there
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Nova Launcher prime, possibly apex launcher pro. both require ICS
I don't want to change my launcher i want to keep the sense launcher
salea656 said:
I don't want to change my launcher i want to keep the sense launcher
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Find me the source code for the Sense launcher and I'll add that feature for you...
Or, you can try to add the function yourself...
On a serious note, you're most likely not going to get that feature unless you can find a way to back port it by use of apktool. Obviously you're a small voice in a big crowd and it's not likely that any knowledgable developers are going to take on the time consuming project to please you.
I don't mean to offend you, I'm just sarcastic...
Now, if you do want that feature then there have been some viable solutions offered to you in this thread already.
We would love to have apps that we want to be present at the right time for easy use and we dont want to scroll through our app drawer to find it.
These launchers and lockscreen will understand you and provide you with the apps you want at the right time without you telling them.
COVER: [coverscreen.com] this is a lockscreen that will give you the apps that you want directly in the lockscreen at the right time. It has an awesome feature called "Peek" that will let you to peek into your app as if it is already opened under the lockscreen.
AVIATE: [getaviate.com] this is a home launcer that will change its homescreen for presenting you the things that you want at the right time.
EVERYTHING.ME: [everything.me] it is a launcher which will change dynamically based on the things that you want. the coolest thing is it even changes the wallpaper based on the thing that you have asked for it.