1) I has a large party of phones and need to change some launcher setting for them. (number of desktops, icons in bottom bar etc.) All this actions I can performe by hands, but it will take too much time. Do you know any other way to move settings from one phone to the same another? Maybe exist some file, which include all launcher settings
2) How can I make this new changes as default settings?
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The Slide Panel feature is a nice addition, and seemes to offer more ways of customizing home screens.
Looking around the forums, I've learned most of the possibilities, but a few remain unknown for me.
- in a XML file (\windows\slidingpanel.home.xml) you decide general colors, iconbar, etc..
- in a XML file (\windows\chome_240x320.cpr for me) you can decide the position, size, font of the different parts of the blocks.
- in the registry (HKLM\software\microsoft\chome) you decide which parts are enabled, and the details of some of them (for example : settings).
I've not understood :
- how to change the icon on the top left of every panel ?
- where those icons are stored ?
- Is there any possibility of settings for the content : for example, I can see 2 days of apointments. can I change this to 3 or 4 ?
Does anybody know a good bible on that ?
Thanks
As for as icons, edit them in the reg. Under ICONPATHS (it may have numbers like 2450;2451), the first # I think is the selected panel icon and second # is unselected panel icon. You can change these icons numbers to a file location like this: \My Documents\
icons\sel.png;\My Documents\icons\unsel.png
You can make them any location or filename, main memory is better than storage card. Size of the icon is controlled by the cpr file(width="" and height="") and its displayed location(left="" and top=""). You can change Picture in reg same way but it would just be one icon in that value, not 2. You can also add extra icons, pics, or even panel backgrounds to different style panels if you want, but that is a little different.
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As for as icons, edit them in the reg. Under ICONPATHS (it may have numbers like 2450;2451), the first # I think is the selected panel icon and second # is unselected panel icon. You can change these icons numbers to a file location like this: \My Documents\
icons\sel.png;\My Documents\icons\unsel.png
You can make them any location or filename, main memory is better than storage card. Size of the icon is controlled by the cpr file(width="" and height="") and its displayed location(left="" and top=""). You can change Picture in reg same way but it would just be one icon in that value, not 2. You can also add extra icons, pics, or even panel backgrounds to different style panels if you want, but that is a little different.
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Thanks for the tips, I'm learning day after day...
One mistake in my post : there is a second set of keys for that in the registry : HKLM/security/chome/defaultsettings. The first set of keys seems to be overwritten during every boot with the content of this second set of keys. To save a modification, you need to modify the 2 sets at the same time.
You don't get all those time consuming possibilities with a plain Nokia phone... !
Hey guys, I'm wondering whether there is a way to get rid of the icon labels background on the home screen and make it transparent. IMO it looks ugly. I tried looking for a thread that has a solution for this already but I could not find one, if such thread exist, please help direct me to it.
And anyone who might know the trick to achieve this, please share. Thanks!
If you mean riddance of the black background for the white text for the the icons...
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ronald.aton said:
get rid of the icon labels background
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There are 2 ways I can think of (and have tried).
===== If you are on stock TouchWiz: =====
Try the app "Desktop VisualizeR" (spelt exactly like that).
Market Link
Do note it's not the most "efficient" way of making transparent icon label backgrounds so it might be too inefficient for people that change homescreen icons on a regular basis. As in it takes awhile to setup all the icons but it works.
Steps:
1. Go to home screen > add widget > Desktop VisualizeR (1x1 SS).
then...
2. Click on the widget > select icon and action (in this instance you can just use an app "Icon" as the "icon" and the "Launch" action as "launch the app" > fill or leave "Label" > set "Label Color" as "Transparent".
Another thing you can do if you want all your future icons to follow a "template" of your choosing (e.g. I want all my future icons created using this widget / icon to have white text on transparent background), then go into your Applications > launch Desktop VisualizeR program > click "Menu" button on your phone > Settings > and now you can play around with the settings.
===== Use another launcher (such as Launcher Pro or ADW etc.) =====
I'm pretty sure there is a setting in the launcher settings that allows all created homescreen shortcuts to have a transparent label background.
I use the GO Launcher App. It solves the problem easily and shows the switch of the homescreens smoothly ;-)
My favourite launcher @ Maket
Thanks guys for your responses. I really wanted to achieve this while keeping the stock TW launcher but there just really isn't an actual mod or anything for this. Since I also wanted to be able to rename the labels, I ended up using GoLauncher EX instead. It's a very good alternative and yes, it is very smooth, especially with a kernel running at 1.7 Ghz.
If you use GoLauncher, you probably noticed that the icons on the dock are much smaller than the ones on your home screen. To make them similar, or in some, equal in size, I had to extract the icons I use on my dock from those .apk's and re-sized them from edge to edge to get rid of the margins because that is what's making them appear small on the dock. I saved the edited icons and put them on my sd card and just used the "Change Icon" option from GoLauncher to use the ones I edited. I also went ahead and made custom icons from folders so that they'll look better at least.
I have a screen shot of my home screen below for you guys to check out. Btw, I'm loving the G-Note! This device is just epic!
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Thanks guys for your responses. I really wanted to achieve this while keeping the stock TW launcher but there just really isn't an actual mod or anything for this. Since I also wanted to be able to rename the labels, I ended up using GoLauncher EX instead. It's a very good alternative and yes, it is very smooth, especially with a kernel running at 1.7 Ghz.
If you use GoLauncher, you probably noticed that the icons on the dock are much smaller than the ones on your home screen. To make them similar, or in some, equal in size, I had to extract the icons I use on my dock from those .apk's and re-sized them from edge to edge to get rid of the margins because that is what's making them appear small on the dock. I saved the edited icons and put them on my sd card and just used the "Change Icon" option from GoLauncher to use the ones I edited. I also went ahead and made custom icons from folders so that they'll look better at least.
I have a screen shot of my home screen below for you guys to check out. Btw, I'm loving the G-Note! This device is just epic!
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Look nice. Mind to share your icons set?
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Look nice. Mind to share your icons set?
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Sure. Just download the attachment below. Make sure when you select the icons for use, that you press "No Crop" so that they will display properly.
Thanks a lot, you save me much big time.
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Thanks a lot, you save me much big time.
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You're welcome.
(first of all: I am sorry for any incorrect words/language, I'm still learning english, I read the rules and tried putting this thread into the correct topic, I also considered putting it into > Android Development and Hacking > Android Themes > as a [Q]uestion, but rather put here)
So I was about to make some customization to my htc, currently I'm just testing the possibilites in nova launcher + widgetlocker because I'm not in the situation where I can have my phone installed a new rom. Since I was testing widgetlocker I noticed there is almost no choices regarding the lockscreen out animation to the homescreen. Or at least what I wan't is really different than the few avalible.
My idea is to set up the lockscreen with all the different widgets (uccw/zooper) showing important stuff + a slider. Then icons would be on homescreen. I would use the same high res picture for the lockscreen as for the homescreen. Only just, for the homescreen I would use a blured one, so icons stand out more, a little cleaner.
[Q]: Is there any way possibly changing the widgetlockers animation changing from lockscreen to homescreen, with a custom one?
[Q]: If so, how can one make such an animation, import it into widget locker and then use it too?
[Q]: Can I achieve such a slider that would show now lines of sliding/way of unlocking, just slide my finger through the screen from one side to the other and the whole lockerscreen would just go away, and the homescreen would slide in (like scrolling on pages of the homescreen)?
I want to make the same effect as the nova launcher prime has (which I do not own yet, so I don't know tha proper name of the scrolling effect), called Wipe (maybe), it has a solid line between the pages of the homescreen, so when you slide the icons of the previous page would go away in a line changing up to the next page's icons, lake the previous page was hidden by the next page sliding above it. I would like this effect because it would make a transition effect of the lockscreen clear high res wallpaper blurring, geting to the point where you can't see what's on the picture. (of course I don't want a solid blurring effect, the simple homescreen sliding over the lockerscreen would be the greatest, so apps, and the original wallpaper would go away in a clear line).
I may have some other question regarding this animation depending on answers
For now, I thank you all for any answers or help in the future. I see it's a rather special question regarding that won't be too many people who want to make custom animation for the lockscreen (or at least the lack of google hits on the topic would point that way )
Sorry if these are noob questions, I'm pretty technical but this is my first run with a phone that can actually do things....
Is it possible (and/or how-to) do the following? And is ROOT required to do it?
1) Modify Edge panel icons for favorites bar (I assume with root I can change the actual apps icons so these will automatically change accordingly)
2) Make Edge screen "always on"
3) Use lock screen widgets AND thumbprint swipe at same time (I assume this is possible since default TW has the clock there? can't do it on stock but is there some means with root?)
4) Use a launcher that looks just like the TW home screen (I like the tiny phone and app drawer icons withOUT the 4 icons on each screen....I use my edge panel for my consistent icons and dont want clutter). I've tried a variety of launchers so far but they all have the classic 4 icons 'locked' to the bottom of all screens (admittedly I didn't dig deep into the options)
Not really a how-to question but...
5) When running a separate launcher, does it 'over-ride' the default the launcher or 'replace' the default launcher? It seems like they both run simultaneously which would be a performance/battery concern and one of the two main reasons I have avoided launchers (the other being that I enjoy the TW dialer icon in the corner)
Thanks all ! Loving this phone but somewhat disappointed at the (understandable) lack of development for the edge panel. It has massive potential.....if any devs would consider making custom edge panel apps for a tiny fee (like $50-100 and YOU keep all rights to the panel for future sales) please hit me up!
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The company wants to make it easy for Pixel users to find all of their possible customization options in one place. That place will be found in the Pixel Launcher where a "Styles & Wallpapers" shortcut will be located. Opening the shortcut will reveal a pair of tabs, one for wallpaper options and the other for theme options.
According to 9to5Google, the Pixel 4 will have four theming options compared to just one available for the Pixel 3. Users will be able to put together their own theme by tapping on the "Custom" button to create a font. The second step is to pick an icon design that will be used for quick settings and the status bar. There is only one design for the Pixel 3, but there will be up to three for the Pixel 4. Eight system accent colors options are expected to be available and after selecting one, the Pixel user chooses the shape of the icons for the app drawer. The last step is to name the theme. And the app will allow for customization of the lockscreen clock and other parts of the Android 10 operating system.
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What I get out of this is that the themes may be tied into the launcher which is too primitive for my use. With any luck we'll still be able to hook it with a custom activity or the information is not fully correct and it will be available in settings or some other location.
Its basically the options that are already available in the system settings or developer options but all in one app. Nothing huge.
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Roger, the interesting part to me is the system wide fonts; specifically which ones and how many. I'm rooted so I can and do change them myself but they often have a missing font size or some other issue. It would be nice to get at least a small variety which just plain worked without any problems.
As an aside I don't really like any of the accent color options, I was hoping we'd see some more with the release but it's not looking like it.