Is there a way to lock the Dockbar, so when you swipe up while pressing on it, it doesn't disappear.
I checked the settings and didn't see anything to lock it down, but maybe I missed something.
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System preferences/ swipe up actions.. you must have this set to show/ hide the dockbar.. also see this... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7135799&postcount=183
Thanks. I figured it out, I just needed to drag down while over where the dockbar was.
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It would be nice though if there was an option to lockdown the dockbar.
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RodneyBR said:
It would be nice though if there was an option to lockdown the dockbar.
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Agree with you.
It needs to be lockable, and also being able to drag it up to open.
Isn't the author of this app an XDA member? maybe we should ping him to see what he thinks.
I thought the same as you two at first, being used to Helix Launcher and the default X10 Home where sliding the drawer up is key.
However, I've since changed a few settings - slide "Up" to enable/disable the Notification bar (because to me as the bar is at the top, sliding towards it to enable/disable seems logical), and slide "down" to enable/disable the dockbar.
When I first tried ADW I was constantly sliding the button by accident. Now I just press it. It took me about a day to get used to it. Now it's not a problem, because I know that even if I hide it by accident (with that initially-natural impulse to "slide the dockbar button up") I can get it back IMMEDIATELY with a quick slide-down on the screen.
I've also changed the drawer screens to one long vertical screen rather than the horizontal pages - this works MUCH better than the stock/Helix versions because it remembers the position you were in when you were last in the drawer. And it's much better than the crappy horizontal drawer where you have to be REALLY careful when flicking horizontally. I also think that - somehow - because the drawer works better this way, I am less inclined to "swipe" the button by accident when I want to activate the drawer.
So if anything I'd suggest -
1) Disable the dockbar hiding when accidentally swiping up on the button
2) Set "swipe up" & "swipe down" defaults as I mentioned above (as it seems more natural)
3) Set default drawer scroll to vertical rather than horizontal as it works sooooo much better.
Seriously, I know what you are both saying but once I had tweaked the settings it's not been an issue for me anymore. At all. And that surprises me as I was firmly in the "Helix Launcher FTW" camp for ages but now I love my ADW Launcher...
Hi.. rodney and aussie.. Are you taking about the dock bar or the action buttons? Sounds like your taking about the action buttons..
Ie.. The ones with the app drawer Button in the middle.
Think you can switch the dock bar off, which is "underneath" the action buttons, if you don't need it.
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Well, I'm referring the actual Dockbar, not the icons within and and not about "swipe up" setting.
If you hold you finger on the Dockbar and swipe up it will disappear. That's fine, but for those that accidentally do it and don't want it to disappear, it just a nuisance. It would be great to be able to lock the Dockbar in place so it would not do this.
try this.. ADW settings, ui settings, [uncheck] Dockbar option...
Think this might solve your problem.
That seems to have worked, thx iceman
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When you were swiping up before what you were actually doing was revealing the dockbar, which is hidden underneath the action buttons, however when you reveal it, it has no apps in it and so it looks like you've hidden your action buttons. If you want to try it.. Switch the dockbar back on, reveal it (by swiping up, as you know!) Then drag an icon down into what appears to be an empty space... That's your dockbar. To make it disappear and give you your action buttons back quickly touch the app icon and drag down.. Et voila..
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When you were swiping up before what you were actually doing was revealing the dockbar, which is hidden underneath the action buttons, however when you reveal it, it has no apps in it and so it looks like you've hidden your action buttons. If you want to try it.. Switch the dockbar back on, reveal it (by swiping up, as you know!) Then drag an icon down into what appears to be an empty space... That's your dockbar. To make it disappear and give you your action buttons back quickly touch the app icon and drag down.. Et voila..
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I actually figured out the drag up to make it disappear (LOL) and shortly after that the drag back down to make it reappear. But didn't try adding icons to what appears to be a dead space. Cool
ADW Launcher is amazing, but does have a lot of features, which takes a while to wrap your head around.
I set my home button to open and close the dockbar, I find that to be the fastest for me. I would really love if there was a back button binding as well, because when you are in the launcher the back doesn't really serve a purpose. I would totally put it to home screen. oh well.. still the best launcher I have seen.
I've set my home button to show me a "preview" of all 7 of my screens - felt a little odd at first, but I love it now.. 2 presses away from any screen.
Oh, is there a way to set whatever screen you want to be your home screen?
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Yes - In Screen preferences - 3rd option down from the top - default screen..
Then you can change your home button binding (in system preferences) to "move to default desktop"
Yes - In Screen preferences - 3rd option down from the top - default screen..
Then you can change your home button binding (in system preferences) to "move to default desktop"
Worked perfectly, thx again Man, ADW is just amazing.
One feature I love is the ability to add more columns and rows. I set mine to 6 columns and 8 rows, using 3 screens. I just love having as many icons on one default screen as possible, then widgets on the others screens.
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Well, I'm referring the actual Dockbar, not the icons within and and not about "swipe up" setting.
If you hold you finger on the Dockbar and swipe up it will disappear. That's fine, but for those that accidentally do it and don't want it to disappear, it just a nuisance. It would be great to be able to lock the Dockbar in place so it would not do this.
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*facepalm*
If you swipe it up it opens a drawer where you can put more icons, it doesn't disappear.
There's a new version of ADW out, but I can seem to download it via the marketplace. Anyone have a link to download it? Thx
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Is there a way to change the 4th default launcher icons without using a 3rd party app?
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As far as I know you can only change the first three..
Use a better launcher, or just deal with how much the TW launcher sucks.
you need some way to get into your app drawer
Stupid autocomplete, I meant the 4 icons in the launch bar. Where are the settings to change them?
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ok so you dont know how to change any of them? the 4th one is permanant so you can get to the app drawer. the other 3 can be changed by
open app drawer>press menu>a)if you see an option that says edit select edit, b) if not go to next step >press view type> select customizable grid> press menu> select edit> move icons as you like including the dock icons> press menu> press save> now if you wish you can change the view type back to the one you prefer with the app drawer open by hittin menu> view type.
Thanks. I figured they buried the option somewhere I just couldn't find it.
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there are a lot of things hidden on this phone. there is a big list of hints and tips somewhere for the captivate that will tell you how to do many things. two usefull tricks are..
1 if you turn the auto brightness of the screen off you can set the brightness by holding a finger on the notification bar for about 2-3 seconds until the pulldown goes away, you can slide left to right to get the desired brightness, i used to use the power control widget and wondered why samsung didnt put a brightness toggle in the pulldown untill i discovered this, now my home screen has one less widget.
2 on the swype keyboard you can access a directional pad by swyping from swype help key (blue "S" with a little "i" over it) to the key that says "sym" on the captivate the samsung keyboard also had a d-pad by long holding the "?123" key but they took it out in 2.2
between those things (especially the d-pad) the phone is more enjoyable
Thanks Dani897. Little things like this help so much.
Is there any way to make it so when you're on the homescreen (and only the home screen) that when you push the home capacitive button the app drawer opens? The home button would work exactly the same everywhere else but the homescreen, which is where it would open the app drawer.
Coming from a Galaxy Nexus I constantly find myself hitting the home button accidentally.
Could someone help me out? Thank you in advanced.
The only way I know of is to change your launcher, pretty much all of the launchers have that option. Nova, Apex and so on, of course, you lose the Sense widgets.
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That's the problem, I actually enjoy Sense. I don't want to lose it.
(Q) Im missing the menu button on almost all of the app including touchwiz
Luncher and where the heck is the screenshot button hmmmm can sum1 enlighthen me on jb 4.1.2 on our tab plus
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(Q) Im missing the menu button on almost all of the app including touchwiz
Luncher and where the heck is the screenshot button hmmmm can sum1 enlighthen me on jb 4.1.2 on our tab plus
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What do u mean no home button ???? Screen shot is hold power button + volume down.. hit thanks if i helped
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On ics there was a shorcut on the screen called quick keys where you can changed it to camera print screen etc..menu button was one in the upper right corner on ics on touch wiz?
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On ics there was a shorcut on the screen called quick keys where you can changed it to camera print screen etc..menu button was one in the upper right corner on ics on touch wiz?
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That has been removed. The menu button will appear only if necessary and needed by the app itself. If you don't seem to find the menu button, it might be embedded in the app itself. The menu button on the navigation bar will appear at the left-most corner. A 3 horizontal line with a small triangle.
So it seems like..it has already been removed..and also the screen grab shortcut aswell hmmm anyways thanks for the input though
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Any idea how to flip the multitask and back buttons ? Isn't it weird that the back button is now on the right ? Why would Samsung do that ?
My menu button on GT-6210 hardly ever shows up no matter which app I'm using & it's totally random when it decides to show back up (using stock honeycomb.) I got so annoyed by not having it when I needed it so I bought an app called called button survivor from the market. I think it needs root permission but now I can use that to open the menu whenever I need it.
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So did they remove quick launch options in the display settings removed on jellybean?
Settings/display/quick launch
I don't have jellybean so I can't check but if they they removed the quick launch option & removed the screenshot shortcut that is very disappointing and makes no sense at all.
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I am currently using the Galaxy s4 with native keys that are not on screen for home, back, etc. When using navbar / pie and changing home screen the home button on the nav bar / pie does not work if you hit it quickly after you change the screen. Same kind of thing with opening apps if I remember correctly. Is this delay something you see in the OnePlus One as well? Flip a homescreen, hit home on navbar really quick and let me know if you find the phone not responding. It's aa if I need to wait a second for the device to recognize the command although the physical home button works just fine. Just wanna know if this is the case for the 1+1 because I am looking to pick one up shortly, thanks for your time
-Mike
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