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[Q] Custom Icons on ADW Questions

Trying out ADW, coming from Launcherpro, how can I find and/or then use icons on the web to customize only my DOCK at the bottom? Where would I save the BIT icon files then put them in my ADW dock?
We all know the stock UI is sluggish. Is anyone using Launcherpro or ADW? I have supported both, all DEVS deserve support. Thanks guys...

Are you asking where to find icons or how to set sortxuta with custom icons?
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I have found hundreds of icons in bmp format. How can I put them to use in the adw dock?
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xxsicpuppyxx said:
I have found hundreds of icons in bmp format. How can I put them to use in the adw dock?
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you need to use bettercut to replace, then you can drag and drop into dock

all you have to do dude, is add a new app to the bar, then pick CUSTOM ICON, and then use the phone to browse to the BMP you downloaded
easy as pie

Dope stuff... Thanks guys.
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I've managed to change the lab and rab to whatever icons I want on ADW. How can I get the ab (app button) change to whatever icon I want?
ADW seems a lot more stable than launcher pro... For me at least...
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grdm said:
all you have to do dude, is add a new app to the bar, then pick CUSTOM ICON, and then use the phone to browse to the BMP you downloaded
easy as pie
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can you elaborate on the "pick CUSTOM ICON" part?

grdm said:
all you have to do dude, is add a new app to the bar, then pick CUSTOM ICON, and then use the phone to browse to the e bar, then pick CUSTOM ICON, and then use the phone to browse to the BMP you downloaded
easy as pie
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can you elaborate on the "pick CUSTOM ICON" part?

pattherat said:
can you elaborate on the "pick CUSTOM ICON" part?
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i was curious myself, the only way i can do it is with better cut and then drag and drop
would you mind posting step by step?

nemesis000000 said:
i was curious myself, the only way i can do it is with better cut and then drag and drop
would you mind posting step by step?
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I think this may be a Launcher Pro function?
I don't think anything like this exists with ADW. At least not that I've seen.

Zaphod-Beeblebrox said:
I think this may be a Launcher Pro function?
I don't think anything like this exists with ADW. At least not that I've seen.
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thats what i thought
just wanted to make sure i wasn't missing a feature/fuction

Yeah just Launcherpro at the time....
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Zaphod-Beeblebrox said:
I think this may be a Launcher Pro function?
I don't think anything like this exists with ADW. At least not that I've seen.
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ON the CM6 Version of ADW, perhaps not the stand-alone, there is the option to create a custom shortcut by doing the following:
Menu @ home screen
Add
Custom Shortcut
Pick Your Activity
Select the image you want as the icon.
Voila.
(LOL Droid X forum! Anyhow, this is on the Evo)

garekinokami said:
ON the CM6 Version of ADW, perhaps not the stand-alone, there is the option to create a custom shortcut by doing the following:
Menu @ home screen
Add
Custom Shortcut
Pick Your Activity
Select the image you want as the icon.
Voila.
(LOL Droid X forum! Anyhow, this is on the Evo)
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That's how it works on ADW that comes packaged with BigDXSerenity.
I have to say that while ADW alone without LP+ installed also is VERY snappy. But I miss my LP+ widgets WAAAY too much, esp. the twitter widget.

ADW runs too smoothly for me to go back to LPP. I do miss those icons though.....

garekinokami said:
ON the CM6 Version of ADW, perhaps not the stand-alone, there is the option to create a custom shortcut by doing the following:
Menu @ home screen
Add
Custom Shortcut
Pick Your Activity
Select the image you want as the icon.
Voila.
(LOL Droid X forum! Anyhow, this is on the Evo)
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I think this was added in the latest build of ADW (1.5). I don't think it was there at the time of the original discussion.

garekinokami said:
ON the CM6 Version of ADW, perhaps not the stand-alone, there is the option to create a custom shortcut by doing the following:
Menu @ home screen
Add
Custom Shortcut
Pick Your Activity
Select the image you want as the icon.
Voila.
(LOL Droid X forum! Anyhow, this is on the Evo)
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Excellent. However, I can't do the same for the app drawer icon, as it becomes the trash can when you drag your custom shortcut near it.

ChairmanPlow said:
Excellent. However, I can't do the same for the app drawer icon, as it becomes the trash can when you drag your custom shortcut near it.
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You'll need to make an ADW theme for that. You can get started here:
http://github.com/AnderWeb/ADW.Theme-Template
Be sure to share your work!

LauncherPro Plus 0.8.3 Hide/Remove Dock ?

Hi,
Is it possible to remove the dockbar form LauncherPro ? Or even hide it ?

Remove all the shortcuts and turn off the dock background. That should do it.

Ok, so removing works good.
Could you also help me with changing dock in LauncherPro ? I downloaded new docks from xda, and want to replace the old one. How to do that ?

Press menu ,prefrences ,appearence ,dock background ,select custom and pick the dock you want to use from your gallery ,simples
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InGeNeTiCs said:
Remove all the shortcuts and turn off the dock background. That should do it.
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Is there any way to actually use the space for desktop icons as the ADW launcher does (expand desktop)?
I like the smoothness of LauncherPro but I like some of the features of ADW but don't like its lag.

fejker said:
Is there any way to actually use the space for desktop icons as the ADW launcher does (expand desktop)?
I like the smoothness of LauncherPro but I like some of the features of ADW but don't like its lag.
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I've gone back to ADW for this reason. I'd have prefered to use LP but there is no way to do what you're asking with it.

InGeNeTiCs said:
Remove all the shortcuts and turn off the dock background. That should do it.
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great fixed!!

[Q] Alternative Launcher

Hey all,
I have always been a fan of other home launchers like launcher pro and go launcher.
What i have noticed though is that they are not "tabled optimized".
With that i mean that you still have the dock like you have on your phone and the icons and widgets are much smaller.
Is there a way to get one of them working the same way as the default launcher?
I like the sizes and i don't need the dock, only thing i do want is the extra options which the alternative launchers provide and i do believe they are smoother than the default launcher.
Thanks!

Try ADWLauncher EX. It's tablet optimized, has a ton of options and the launcher bar can be hidden or not used if you want.

AcIdC0R3 said:
Try ADWLauncher EX. It's tablet optimized, has a ton of options and the launcher bar can be hidden or not used if you want.
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will adw launcher also do?
Dont want to spend money on the paid version before i know i like it.

What particular feature are you looking for it to do?

AcIdC0R3 said:
What particular feature are you looking for it to do?
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i often get that when i wake my TF that it laggs al little or needs to reload all the widgets and icons.
I want to see if this is due to the default launcher by using a different launcher.
But all the other launchers have smaller icons, have the dock, have other widget sizes, and the app list is ugly!
so far i tried LP, ADW, GO.
None have the same sizes as the default one, so i was wondering if this can be adjusted with some simple settings..

As far as I know you can't adgust the size of the icons on the dock. I also wanted to do this but was unable to. As for resizing all other icons, go into the ADWLauncher EX settings > Icons > New Icons Settings > Icon Size and you will be given a slider to adjust the icon sizes.
Most widgets can be resized using ADWLauncher EX. There are some that will not resize despite what you do.

AcIdC0R3 said:
As far as I know you can't adgust the size of the icons on the dock. I also wanted to do this but was unable to. As for resizing all other icons, go into the ADWLauncher EX settings > Icons > New Icons Settings > Icon Size and you will be given a slider to adjust the icon sizes.
Most widgets can be resized using ADWLauncher EX. There are some that will not resize despite what you do.
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Not the answer i was hoping for
so i guess i will have to wait until one of them makes a tablet version the wait i want it
or seem to find out why my launcher lags or needs to reload everything.
Maybe its prime.

I use desktop visualizer app to resize my icons. You can download PNG files from Google or Bing to create custom icons as well. Works well with adw ex. You can have your icon take up the whole screen if you really want to.
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ADW EX has The ability to use larger icons. Its in asd settings/ui/icons. Then just check the box for the density hack. Makes the icons the same size as the asus launcher. ADW is what I use and it is a huge improvement over the stock launcher IMHO. For those looking to hide the dock and expand the desktop area it does that to. You just need to select that in the main dock settings, then in the new hidden dock settings disable that to and presto no more dock.
Transformer Sent

I personally like the hidden dock. I just swipe down and it goes away, swipe down again and it comes right back. Kind of like touchwiz mini apps.
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Stardate Tab 10.1 said:
I personally like the hidden dock. I just swipe down and it goes away, swipe down again and it comes right back. Kind of like touchwiz mini apps.
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Plus one! I have all my flashing utilities on mine. When I start flashing and modding presto there the apps are.
3VO Sent

Try spb shell3d the new editon is tablet optimized
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anheuer said:
But all the other launchers have smaller icons, have the dock, have other widget sizes, and the app list is ugly
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With Folder Organizer app, you won't ever need to go to app list. Just add the container labels to the Home screen or notification area. App Organizer is an alternative from the same developer.

yalkowni said:
Try spb shell3d the new editon is tablet optimized
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Where did you get this info? Their homepage and FAQ clearly states it's not compatible with tablets.

Because its still in beta mode
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yalkowni said:
Because its still in beta mode
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i tried it out its not that great. It lags realy badly and also costs 15$

Having purchased SPB shell 3d for my phone, I've tried it on my Asus as well. Performance is OK but I don't like that you can see parts of the adjacent screens. Not running it right now on either phone or tablet.

After it's last update, I think ADW blows everything else out of the water. It's really nice.

Drybonz said:
After it's last update, I think ADW blows everything else out of the water. It's really nice.
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Don't scrolling widgets lag A LOT on ADW? Stock Launcher FTW

hyperxi said:
Don't scrolling widgets lag A LOT on ADW? Stock Launcher FTW
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I don't have any lag issues with ADW EX on my Transformer. It makes it as smooth as (if not smoother) than iOS... I recently showed and iPad 2 owner my Transformer and he absolutley loved it - couldn't believe how smooth everything was...
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ADWLaucher launcher Actions icons

How do I add more icons to the above?
and yes, I did do a search in here and did a google search too. any help will be appreciated.

Ltilt2 said:
How do I add more icons to the above?
and yes, I did do a search in here and did a google search too. any help will be appreciated.
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It's in the ADW launcher settings, look for the dock icons option, then just drag and drop you apps you want in the new spots.

xIC-MACIx said:
It's in the ADW launcher settings, look for the dock icons option, then just drag and drop you apps you want in the new spots.
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I'm talking about the Launcher actions. Are you talking about that too?
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Ltilt2 said:
How do I add more icons to the above?
and yes, I did do a search in here and did a google search too. any help will be appreciated.
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If you want more icons to choose from, download new themes from the market or from within dock settings under themes
If you want more icons on the dock it self (eg 5 instead of 3) then you hit the soft menu key, go to more. Click adw settings. Its in there somewhere under dock icon as stated above.

Jahallah said:
If you want more icons to choose from, download new themes from the market or from within dock settings under themes
If you want more icons on the dock it self (eg 5 instead of 3) then you hit the soft menu key, go to more. Click adw settings. Its in there somewhere under dock icon as stated above.
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No, u don't understand my question. I want to switch out the Launcher Actions with other ones.

Settings/General Behavior/System Preferences/Customize MenuMenu
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1koolcat said:
Settings/General Behavior/System Preferences/Customize MenuMenu
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So I went to ADW settings, General Behavior and this is all I see. SENSE PREVIEWS, CLOSING FOLDER, SHOW NOTIFICATION, BUBBLE FONT SIZE, HOME BUTTON BINDING, SWIPE DOWN ACTIONS, SWIPE UP ACTIONS AND DOUBLE TAP ACTIONS.
This is really frustrating.

Do you mean as a shortcut icon, lets say if you click the icon the app drawer is launched?

The instructions I gave were for ADW Launcher EX. Sorry about that. Should've asked which version.
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Widgets on the lockscreen

Is it possible to change a app icon on the lockscreen to a widget?
more importantly the wifi hotspot settings button.

I think if you include it on the bottom of the 4 places that HTC uses, they should appear on the lockscreen
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The lockscreen only shows what app icons are currently in your dock, and since you can't put widgets in your your dock it won't work.
Try widgetlocker app if its something you really need. It's a paid app but worth it, lots of cool options.
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tgtoys said:
The lockscreen only shows what app icons are currently in your dock, and since you can't put widgets in your your dock it won't work.
Try widgetlocker app if its something you really need. It's a paid app but worth it, lots of cool options.
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yes you can! move the apps that you dont want out of the dock and put the ones you want! and thats its! they appears on your lock screen!

josean-8 said:
yes you can! move the apps that you dont want out of the dock and put the ones you want! and thats its! they appears on your lock screen!
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Reread the OP. He asked of WIDGETS cam be put on lockscreen, not app icons.
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Use WidgetLocker from Play market. It might have that feature.

Right now I'm using Notification Toggle from the Play store.. and there are several other apps that do the same thing.. Lets you put many different settings in your notification pull-down which you can access from lock screen