[Resolved] [Q] Binding App Drawer to Home button (or Home2 Shortcut, or file)? - General Questions and Answers

Hey
I just installed stable CM7.2 (android 2.3.7) on my Defy (jordan) and it looks great, but there's one thing I'm way to used too that's gone: pressing the home button when already on the middle desktop screen used to open the app drawer on the stock rom, which was great.
I couldn't find any way to add that back, but I found Home2 Shortcut, which allow to bind something to a double tap on home, which would be fine too. But I can only bind an application or a shortcut, and "Open App Drawer" is in neither of those (despite being in Add > Launcher Actions on the home screen). There's even stuff like "CyanogenMod Settings", but no "Launcher Actions".
Is there a way to add it to the Shortcuts list? Or any other way to do it?
Alternatively, I can also bind it to a file. Is there a file that launch the App Drawer when opened? Or a script file I can write to do that?
Thanks
Edit: I installed MIUI App Drawer and bound that to Home2 Shortcut.

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ADW Launcher Dockbar shortcut issue

I mistakenly replaced the "Dialer Storage" shortcut icon at the bottom that was once in the Dockbar. I search through the installed apps, but I only see "Dialer".
I could be wrong, but I believe this is the default Android dialer... Have you tried reinstalling ADW - this might bring it back...you would, of course have to uninstall ADW first.
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Maybe it was jus a modified shortcut icon and it really led to the dialer app?
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Try "Anycut" from the Market. It lets you create shortcuts for hidden apps.
instigator008 said:
Try "Anycut" from the Market. It lets you create shortcuts for hidden apps.
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I used Anycut and found the correct dialer icon. Thanks
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RodneyBR said:
I mistakenly replaced the "Dialer Storage" shortcut icon at the bottom that was once in the Dockbar. I search through the installed apps, but I only see "Dialer".
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To get the call log shortcut
Go to home screen and long press and select custom shortcut/pick your activity/activities/dialer storage
If you dont have any sub activity as above in dialer storage do as below.
Go to home screen and long press and select custom shortcut/pick your activity/activities/phonebook/Call log
And select any icon you prefer and save it on home screen.
Then simply drag it to the bottom bar any location u prefer.
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[Q] Remove icons / widgets from home page

I can't seem to figure out how to remove icons and widgets from the Launcher home pages. I've tried searching this forum and the web in general, and I feel like I'm missing something obvious.
I'm running TnTLite 3.1.2.
Any suggestions?
clmoryel said:
I can't seem to figure out how to remove icons and widgets from the Launcher home pages. I've tried searching this forum and the web in general, and I feel like I'm missing something obvious.
I'm running TnTLite 3.1.2.
Any suggestions?
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Long press the item and then drag to the trash can on the side.
For Home Screens then you can only delete icons (or uninstall app)
If you mean the App Drawer rather than the Home Screen(s), then using Launcher Pro, you can try the following:
1) From any "Home Screen", select Menu then Preferences
2) In the Launcher Pro preferences screen, select "General Settings" (first option)
3) Select Hidden Apps
4) Select checkboxes for the App Icons you wish to hide.
Note that this doesn't uninstall / delete the app -- only hide the icon from the drawer.
I use it to hide icons for apps that I never (or very infrequently) start from the drawer.
Thank you both! I'm so used to the menu-driven Blackberry functions, it didn't occur to me to hold down my finger to see additional options.

Nova Launcher Update: Fun with Swipe Actions on Icons!

A recent update to Nova Launcher added a new feature for Nova Launcher Prime users - swipe actions on Icons. What this means is that you can set any icon to perform a different behavior if you swipe up on it.
To configure an Icon:
Long Press on the Icon
Select "Edit"
Change the "Swipe Action" to whatever you want it to be (another app, an Activity, etc.)
For example, I just modified my dock in the following way:
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Tapping the "Dolphin Browser" icon in the dock opens Dolphin Browser. Swiping up on the icon opens Chrome.
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I made a quick video to illustrate:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifshfRetOsU
Those are just some ideas I had right out of the gate. Please feel free to share your own!
PS -
I also love Nova's new "Alphabetical List"-style app drawer. Good stuff!
loving this feature. i use it to swipe up on my xscope browser to open up floating browser
Great idea for the swipe. How to configure the size of the icon btw?
Aw man... this means I have to change all my Simple Text widgets into App shortcuts to use the new swipe feature. oh well...
Excellent feature, I love Nova Launcher. Question though are all apps available to link to, I would like to assign a swipe gesture to create a new text message but cannot see the Option, any ideas?
mikeparkie said:
Excellent feature, I love Nova Launcher. Question though are all apps available to link to, I would like to assign a swipe gesture to create a new text message but cannot see the Option, any ideas?
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the closest thing you can do is set a swipe gesture to open the messaging app or set it to a direct message to someone in particular.
Use Nova Activities
mikeparkie said:
Excellent feature, I love Nova Launcher. Question though are all apps available to link to, I would like to assign a swipe gesture to create a new text message but cannot see the Option, any ideas?
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When selecting a swipe action, choose the 'Shortcuts' tab, then under 'Activities' (which is at the top of the list with a Nova icon), then tap on Messaging to expand it and you should find an activity called 'Messaging ui.ConversationComposer' - this allows you to assign a swipe gesture to create a new text message.
There seems to be hundreds of activities under all of my various applications within this menu and I don't understand most of them. I would love to hear anybody else's experiences with these swipe gestures/activities..
Hi this is my first post i already love this forum
And the Nova launcher was a great idea
Also I love the feature that you can choose to tap to open an app and swipe to open the folder. I use for the various cam apps folder, and when tapped it's just sense camera, awesome
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They scored this from the Motorola Atrix HD. Glad I can now put this feature on my One X as well
Silellak said:
For example, I just modified my dock in the following way:
Tapping the "Foursquare" icon in the dock opens Foursquare normally. Swiping up on the icon automatically takes me to the Check In activity
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How were you able to get it to the check in activity?
tehcypress said:
How were you able to get it to the check in activity?
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Shortcuts -> Activities -> Foursquare -> CheckinActivityAlt
Thanks. I completely missed the activities option
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I've been loving this. here are mine
App > Swipe app
G+ > g messenger
Facebook > FB Messenger
Foursquare > FS Check in
Reddit > Chant
Twitter > Twitter search
Dragon > soundhound
Phone > contacts
Messaging > snapchat
camera > gallery
Gmail > compose
Browser > downloads
Music player > Music downloader
these are all in my dock and usually i do something with my fantasy hockey app swiping to pull up another fantasy app or soemthing
This is awesome! The are so many similar apps and actions that you'd launch differently..this makes so much sense like
Camera - Quickpic
Gmail - Talk
Maps - Nav
Fb - fb messenger (already mentioned)
Walkman - songza
Etc.
Thanks for the heads up!
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gr8! i was exactly looking for this! thx.
is there a list of actions existing? would love to have a direct redial of last number via swiping the phone button...
How did you do it?
How do you make a shortcut open a folder on swipe?
marsyeti said:
Also I love the feature that you can choose to tap to open an app and swipe to open the folder. I use for the various cam apps folder, and when tapped it's just sense camera, awesome
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That "direct messaging" option seems to have been removed. I have NL Prime and tried to have that option again but it's not even available. Just Direct Call.
What version are you using if you still have it?

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Hi guys,
I've searched and the only solutions I've found don't seem to apply.
I have a pretty out-of-the-box CM10 4.1.2 on Amaze 4G, and I've lost my applications icon (the circle with squares inside that lets you see all your applications) in the launcher at the bottom of the screen.
Now almost every post says "just long press on the desktop and select New" or to go to the menu, or to delete an icon and you will see a + where you can add a new one. Long-pressing for me just asks me if I want to change the wallpaper, menu options give me nothing, and deleting another icon does not give me a +. Long pressing in the system tray does nothing.
Launcher is Trebuchet.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance!
Install a new launcher like Nova or Apex
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How to create a "Go Home" shortcut on Carbon Rom!?

As the title states. I am currently on Carbon Rom. 4.2.2.
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