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Claystone 1.0 Release (no more beta) New Android home screen replacement and launcher

** Claystone Launcher- A quick update and we just launched our first theme pack **
- A lot has been happened over the last month with Claystone Launcher
- We have now had over 14,000 downloads combined from the following App Stores:
Android Market
Android Freeware Market
Handango / Appia
SlideMe
MobiHand
GetJar
Handster
Aproov
** Themes **
- We just launched our first theme called BlueBerry and added skinning to the features
- We designed and launched a solid business user theme with a clear, crisp interface and colour scheme
- Our goal is to release many themes over the next few months (catching up wit the other launchers)
- Search Android Market fore the keyword "claystone" to install and see all the latest.
** New Features ***
- Besides themes we added sharing functionality and more customization and preferences (a big request from our users)
- Performance and memory management was tweaked and enhanced over a challenging 5 week period of intensive testing, retesting, and responding to user feedback and suggestions
- Launching a new home screen replacement has really been challenging because there are so many solid options already available
- Claystone works on more devices and adjust performance settings to match the hardware capabilities
- Performance can also be adjusted through Preferences if you want to tinker with speed and performance
** We Debuted Claystone on XDA Forums and your feedback is welcomed **
- We welcome your comments, feedback, suggestions and requests for additional Claystone themes.
- Inside the App you can conveniently "Share Claystone" item on the options menu to share Claystone with your friends.
- You can also conveniently rate Claystone and send the Claystone Team a feedback email from Claystone preferences
*** Thanks ***
- I thought I would take some time to reconnect with the XDA forum community and say thank you for all your support and feedback over the last two months.
- I have uploaded some of the latest screen shots and the current APK if you would like to see all the latest changes.
### Minimum Requirements
- Android smart phone or tablet
- Android 2.1 and higher
- OpenGL 1.1 and higher
- Normal screen size or higher
- Medium screen density (160 mdpi) or higher
Claystone Is Now Available in the following App Stores:
- Android Market
- Amazon Android App Store (soon)
- Android Freeware Market
- SlideMe App Store
- Handango App Store (Appia)
- GetJAR App Store
- Search for the keyword "Claystone" to install Claystone from Android Market
- To get the latest version use Android Market updates

Sound amazing and would live to help you test it, but where's the link?
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Sounds sweet
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Initial impression is that its very confussing and difficult to use... it took me a while to work out what I was looking at. Don't get the widget folder as it negates what a widget is. I do like the potential concept, but this really needs a lot more thought into user experience.
To start with look at changing the folder controls to make them easier to select.
This is a very original approach and I'll going to watch this one with interest...
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Often only shows black screen on HTC legend.
The dock icons are too big and there is hardly any customization possible.
But it is a really interesting idea and different from other launcher. I'll stay tuned.
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Widget Question
pantera70 said:
Initial impression is that its very confussing and difficult to use... it took me a while to work out what I was looking at. Don't get the widget folder as it negates what a widget is. I do like the potential concept, but this really needs a lot more thought into user experience.
To start with look at changing the folder controls to make them easier to select.
This is a very original approach and I'll going to watch this one with interest...
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We would really appreciate any more detail you can provide about Widgets. We are tweaking the UI throughout the beta program and any additional ideas or recommendations would be really helpful.
Kevin

Can someone post screen shots?
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claystoneinc said:
We would really appreciate any more detail you can provide about Widgets. We are tweaking the UI throughout the beta program and any additional ideas or recommendations would be really helpful.
Kevin
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Unless I'm missing something the only place to add widgets is in the folder at the top of the screen. This limited the use of widgets... for example if I add a 2x2 clock thats all I can see and use unless I expand the folder. This is compounded by the difficulty in using the folder controls. Widgets are supposed to provide quick and easy access and viewing of apps and info you use most, currently this is lost in Claystone... If you could make widget use a little more traditional it would go a long way...
Like I said previously though the whole user experience would be vastly improved if you added larger controls to the folders making it quick and easy to expand/close etc.
Like ms_green says the dock is a little large and it makes the screen feel a little cramped.

A very short review, sorry for being blunt:
* On my Droid Incredible: great, now applications are even smaller/hard to read. UI is not very responsive. Toolbar buttons are too small but making them any bigger would mean even less real estate.
* Tablet: Ooooh now you're talking! The layout makes much more sense, especially in landscape mode. This is actually getting closer to WebOs' take on multitasked UI.
I think this app has a great future on tablets.

Ima dl right now
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Can someone post screenshots? Thanks

This is great!!! VERY GOOD!!! the concept is amazing
things u might want to improve:
The loading speed of panels are slow. Even opening the appdrawer takes no less than 3 seconds, not to mention browser etc
When u scroll vertically but a bit sideways on a panel it just pops u into another panel, very excruciating
Panels. seriously, all u can have is a home panel and a widget panel? i want to make my own (not just folders) for example media, games etc
"items" u can add. to be honest all there is is file explorer, browser and youtube (not to mention the youtube one really sucks). U need more of these "items", but i understand this is a beta
lol no offense

I could see this possibly having potential on a bigger screen, like a tablet maybe. But as it stands things feel too cramped on my 3.7 inch screen. Also things are a bit slow atm.

It's an interesting concept, but implemented in a moderately confusing fashion. The widget box resizes widgets oddly, making things look bulky, etc.
Great idea, though.

Opening the inbuilt contacts force closes the app for me.
But apart from that, a brilliant concept! I can't wait for new additions! Great job

Misleadingg said:
This is great!!! VERY GOOD!!! the concept is amazing
things u might want to improve:
The loading speed of panels are slow. Even opening the appdrawer takes no less than 3 seconds, not to mention browser etc
When u scroll vertically but a bit sideways on a panel it just pops u into another panel, very excruciating
Panels. seriously, all u can have is a home panel and a widget panel? i want to make my own (not just folders) for example media, games etc
"items" u can add. to be honest all there is is file explorer, browser and youtube (not to mention the youtube one really sucks). U need more of these "items", but i understand this is a beta
lol no offense
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Thanks for the great feedback!
You can create more panels ("folders") as well, you can copy and paste any item in any panel. In our next drop we are going to make it simple by adding applications to the "create" menu.

Meltus said:
Opening the inbuilt contacts force closes the app for me.
But apart from that, a brilliant concept! I can't wait for new additions! Great job
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Do you mind telling us what phone/version you are using? We'll look into it. Thanks.

downloaded and will try it out on my Viewsonic G Tablet when I get home tonight

I'm a visual person. Anyone got screenshots?

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[Widget test] Moogly to-do list widget

Hi everyone! Im the developer of Moogly, a simple but useful todo list widget that started as a project for Honeycomb. The pr is after the break.
There have been reports that it doesnt work properly on some devices! If someone could be so kind as to try the Lite version and if it doesnt stretch properly, send me some screenshots and log files!
You can also post issues at the main thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1202211
Thanks in advance!
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MOOGLY
A simple but powerful to do list widget designed to be customized. Now with auto-hiding buttons!
Features:
★ Multiple independent, scrollable widgets
★ Quick, dialog based entry
★ Tick to delete or mark complete
★ Widgets are optimized for Honeycomb
★ Predefined themes or total customization
★ RTL support
★ Custom image backgrounds
This widget was inspired by To Do List from HTC Sense - for some reason, they were the only ones to get it right.
Lite Market link - restricted to 8 entries and only one widget
https://market.android.com/details?id=fahrbot.apps.moogly.lite&feature=search_result
Screens:

This app is AWESOME! How come someone didnt make a polished one like this earlier?

Oh come on guys! No takers, seriously?

please update:
Tick graphic tweaked
Increased size of tick indent
Added option to expand to full screen when focusing on notes
Added Right-to-left (beta)

Works like a charm thanks!

I was wondering - if someone is interested in shring their themes?
You can post the hex numbers here and ill add them to the app!

NO problems here on my X. I really like the 2x4 transparent dark. This is the berries. Great widget.

If you like it, please consider leaving a review on the market - it can help me more than a donation!

Any issues with the latest version?

Just the best, love the simplicity and powerful features under the hood!

Nice to hear praise!

Great widget, the update is cool as well so thanks a million

Thank you. Enjoy and leave a review on the market or give suggestions!

Simply put, this is an amazing app. It gets the job done and lets me customize it how I want it.

Thanks! Please leave a market review!
Also, a small update is incoming!

ftgg99 said:
Thanks! Please leave a market review!
Also, a small update is incoming!
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Ooh whats the update? A secret?

Its out already

Got yer pro version

Thanks. You know many of us devs are pretty annoyed how people are reluctant to spend !a dollar on something they use every day...

Yep I know. I actually didn't even look up what the pro version offered, I just did it to donate.

[Widget] Moogly to-do list widget

Hi everyone! Im the developer of Moogly, a simple but useful todo list widget that started as a project for Honeycomb. The pr is after the break.
There have been reports that it doesnt work properly on some devices! If someone could be so kind as to try the Lite version and if it doesnt stretch properly, send me some screenshots and log files!
You can also post issues at the main thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1202211
Thanks in advance!
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MOOGLY
A simple but powerful to do list widget designed to be customized. Now with auto-hiding buttons!
Features:
★ Multiple independent, scrollable widgets
★ Quick, dialog based entry
★ Tick to delete or mark complete
★ Widgets are optimized for Honeycomb
★ Predefined themes or total customization
★ RTL support
★ Custom image backgrounds
This widget was inspired by To Do List from HTC Sense - for some reason, they were the only ones to get it right.
Lite Market link - restricted to 8 entries and only one widget
https://market.android.com/details?id=fahrbot.apps.moogly.lite&feature=search_result
Screens:

And any issues with it not appearing in the widget picker until reboot?

None for me... sometimes other widgets havent shown till reboot though, i just assume its something to do with my rom. In any case, its not a big issue!

Works great here
P1000 Euro with GB 2.3.3 - Overcome 7 series v4.0.0
saw it on widget list right away, was able to add, all widget sizes seem ok.

Excellent, at least now i know this is just a widget picker issue on some roms, not an issue with Moogly. Thanks.

Hi guys. There will be a nice update for you tomorrow! Color coding and sorting!

Any issues?
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ftgg99 said:
Hi guys. There will be a nice update for you tomorrow! Color coding and sorting!
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Did the updates materialise?

Yes, 0.9 is out now.

gallaxytab said:
verry good
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Thanks, please leave a review on the market, that helps us a lot!

0.9.3.2
Added native scroll support for Honeycomb and ICS
Increased number of free entries to 8
Fixed issue with item sorting in delete dialog
Reworked and optimized UI (more to come soon)

ftgg99 said:
0.9.3.2
Added native scroll support for Honeycomb and ICS
Increased number of free entries to 8
Fixed issue with item sorting in delete dialog
Reworked and optimized UI (more to come soon)
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Thanks for this!

Anything of interest to report?

[App][2.1+][26.08.2011 Version 0.94] Bristen Calculator - simple good looking calc

Bristen Calculator
This is a calculator that tries to replace stock android calculator.
Its look and function aims to be simple yet fully effective. Current look is modeled after HTC_ime keyboard
Features
Percent calculation
History panel - display list and restore values
Vibrating keys
Prevent sleep feature - keeps display awake
Display font is resized automatically to display long equations
Custom calculator styles (display color and background)
Set to system wallpaper option
Features planned:
currency conversion
easy percent calculation
history saving&sharing
Let me know - what do you like, what do you dislike, what you see this app needs
market link:
https://market.android.com/details?id=pl.bristen.calculator
UPDATE - version 0.94
clear history button
bugfix: added support for qHD and FWVGA devices ((HTC Sensation, Motorola Photon, SE X10 etc)
improved layout for every device
Screenshots (updated to 0.94):
(last screenshot is for Android 3.0+ with system wallpaper set)

looks great, downloading now!
EDIT:
I uninstalled the stock calculator forever ago in favor of RealCalc, because of the crippled functionality of the stock calculator. My first thought when i saw this app was "hey! i can finally replace realcalc with something less ugly!" bat, sadly, i'm keeping realcalc.
you have an awesome app here, devein, but for it to replace realcalc for me, you'll need to add exponent and root (eg, square and cube roots, not android roots ) functions.
That being said, it IS a wonderful app, and i know a lot of people will love it.

just installed. looks great!
would it be possible to create a version for higher resolution screens in the future? (e.g. 960×540)

mcquill said:
just installed. looks great!
would it be possible to create a version for higher resolution screens in the future? (e.g. 960×540)
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it's done in version 0.94

good application
thanks

I am using this calculator but i have to use other calculator when i have to x²

mr.mydoom said:
I am using this calculator but i have to use other calculator when i have to x²
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I'm sorry. The next version most probably wouldnt have that. It will have real time currency translation instead.
I hope that you wont stop using it and please send and error reports!

I am and will definitely use this calculator. Waiting for next upade with real time currency converter.
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This looks like a great calculator, but the market says it's not compatible with the Nexus 7?

[BETA] Meta Widget - create widgets from any web content

META WIDGET
Meta is a unique app that can turn virtually any online content into dynamic, interactive widgets.
Simply browse to a website, pick a column of text, link or image and enjoy this information right on your home screen!
Why is this cool you ask? Because almost anything can be parsed out of a website - images, blogrolls, RSS feeds or entire windows.
Any widget created through Meta can be customized and automatically updated, or updated on user interaction.
Features
★ Create widgets from almost any website element
★ Parse graphs and images
★ Extract statistics and information from authorized sites
★ Configure widgets (background, alignment, etc.)
★ Automatic updates
★ User defined click actions
★ Lots of other cool stuff
Status
The app is currently quite stable, but we still prefer to call it a beta. So please, do write to us with suggestions or bug reports!
Play Store
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fahrbot.apps.metawidget
The free app has everything but automatic updates.
Screens

I would appreciate some feedback please!

1.0.2.1
Fixed keyboard issue present on some phones
Fixed image cache optimization (much faster now)
Fixed a rendering issue that occurs if data connection is lost
Fixed a few device-specific issues from user feedback

Hi guys - please give me some feedback on the latest release!

Installing this now, will give feedback after 2-3 days

Thank you, i look forward to it. The more feedback, the better the app. Imagine - a developer that actually listens to consumers!

1.0.2.2
Fixed alignment issue on text and lists
Fixed sort order issue in list view
Added divider visibility toggle
Optimized custom browser rendering
Minor UI changes to increase compatibility

Good job !!
Hey,
I had this (huge, at least for me review written, then at the end hit backspace and freakin firefox took me a page back. WTF Firefox, I could kill you for that.
Anyway, so here is the short version:
Love your amazing design, with one exception of the settings menu (where you can choose the titel and all that)
I could not quite work out the difference between the up-down arrows and the left-right arrows
I did not understand the option to display as a list. I just didn't understand what it does
The text size didn't always work properly, sometimes when I would choose a bigger text size, it would actually be smaller
Everytime I had the widget done, I always had to manually resize it, but I guess that was because of sense
The widget itself was always just one big text and not nicely organized the news thread on the webpage, so the widget itself was kind of useless to me
One more tip; if you had chosen more than one element (e.g. an entire news thread), that it then should just open the single element, not the entire website with all the elements
Again great work guys!
The two websites I tried it with:
apktops
manga-access

Not sure what your problem with the menu is... its just like any other android menu.
Regarding the arrows - they will work better or borse, it all depends on the content.
"Use all as list" - this will use all the items listed below in list form, instead of just the element you clicked on.
Havent seen any problems with text size from anyone else, so most likely user error there, or some sort of parsing issue on the sites themselves.
We will make a bunch of sizes in the next release.
Lol.
Not going to happen.

Anything to report?

Hi!
I installed the app from Play Store but I don't find the Widget or the App.
What am I doing wrong?
Thanks for your help.

bigwichtel said:
Hi!
I installed the app from Play Store but I don't find the Widget or the App.
What am I doing wrong?
Thanks for your help.
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Reboot your device. Sometimes widgets need a reboot because of launcher errors.

same here. i installed it but do not see it anywhere in apps drawer or widgets tab. i check in installed apps and its there but thats the only place i see it.
running caulkins v1.5 ICS rom.

bluejee said:
same here. I installed it but do not see it anywhere in apps drawer or widgets tab. I check in installed apps and its there but thats the only place i see it.
Running caulkins v1.5 ics rom.
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its a widget - it shows in the widgets drawer and may need a reboot for gods sake:
ftgg99 said:
reboot your device. Sometimes widgets need a reboot because of launcher errors.
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ftgg99 said:
its a widget - it shows in the widgets drawer and may need a reboot for gods sake:
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Don't feed the idiots
Been using Meta Widget to display headlines from sites for a while. Not much to complain because it does what I want it to do. Only thing I would like toe see is the option to make the widget title bold or underlined.
Great app!

It shall be done. There will also be a minor release in preparation for the widget constructor we will release next week.

Guys, please rate the app on the market, that will help a lot!

Anything to report?

Any issues or suggestions?

ftgg99 said:
Any issues or suggestions?
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Will test! Give you Feedback later bro