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[PANEL][DEV][09 APR 09] Project: X-Panel V1.01.09

this is my personal panel development project.
you are free to take a look.
X-Panel V1.01.09
- added battery indicator
- added signal indicator
- added first version of "XDA-DEV" Sub-Panel (portrait mode, landscape coming soon)
issues:
- this panel is based on R2A. i do only test on r3a if the rom is official released
- my code for the indicators is correct but some of them do only refresh after actions like changing the current panel, opening an window or changing scree orientation. this is because the current flash-lite/panelmanager implementation is faulty. the current flash-lite3.1 on the R2A does not redraw regions correctly. i hope this is fixed with the next ROM update.
History:
X-Panel V1.01.04
- fixed some of the indicator issues
- added basic sub-panel support (buttons on the bottom to switch)
- added an ugly "Debug" Sub-Panel to help me debuggin ;-)
X-Panel V1.01.00
- redesign of the buttons to match the clocks grafik.
- bluetooth indicator (with link to bluetooth settings)
- wifi indicator (with link to wifi settings)
X-Panel V1.00.09
- fixed time display
X-Panel V1.00.08
- selfmade "alien clock" (links to alarm settings)
- missed calls indicator-button (glows on missed calls, links to calls)
- missed emails indicator-button (glows on missed emails, links to messages)
- missed sms indicator-button (glows on missed sms, links to sms)
- commmanager-button (quicklink ro Comm Manager)
Installation:
- Install "Flash Lite 3.1"
ActiveX_Deployment_signed.CAB
- Install "Growing Panel"
FlashPanelGrowingPanelInstall-0.1.15.0_signed.CAB
- Install X-Panel.cab
(attached below)
note1: this panel does not overwrite or damage your "GrowingPanel" in any way. also you dont have to use the "GrowingPanel" and you dont have to add it to your panels - it just must be installed.
note2: the "GrowingPanel" installer does not work correctly on non-english devices. if you own a non-english device you have to edit the registry keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/SonyEriccson/PanelManager/Panels/GrowingPanel/
to match the location of your "program files" folder.
Have Fun,
- QuadWord
other stuff:
[dev][templates] Flash Panel Template
[skin][re-release] Spb Mobile Shell PANEL Skins

very nice. am going to take alook at it when i get home.

You're gonna kill TF3D will this panel
Great idea
Looking forward to see more and more links/info
(a weather icon would be an ABSOLUTE BOOM)
Congratulations

Looks pretty slick, will def be keeping an eye on this one. Very anxious to see what the sub panels will look like.

very very nice
i got only one question...i think it would install itself over the growing panel files, so i cant user the growing panel...is this rigth or wrong? will i be able to use the growing and your panel after the installation?^^

madxtreme said:
very very nice
i got only one question...i think it would install itself over the growing panel files, so i cant user the growing panel...is this rigth or wrong? will i be able to use the growing and your panel after the installation?^^
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you can still use your "GrowingPanel" after installation of this panel.
this panel is an _additional_ panel in your panel-list. it just needs the "GrowingPanel" _installed_ because i link to one file ("GrowingPanelAPI.dll") included in the "GrowingPanel". i could simply integrate this API-file in my installer but i am not sure about the legal terms/issues. i hope SE will soon provide an "official" API for developers.
short:
it does not overwrite or damage your growing-panel in any way !
have fun.
- QuadWord
p.s.: the next update is coming later today !

I see great potential here
I was thinking of a "cubic" interface (sliding the thumb turns the cube) to get more info/links (a cube can contain up to 6 faces or subpanels)
Just my 2 cents

gtrab said:
(a cube can contain up to 6 faces or subpanels)
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Seriously!? Teehee, just kidding.. ^_^
Yarp, this is a nice concept. Now it would be even better if it can be made as a stand alone panel, not instead of the growing one. Why? You might ask - let me tell you. There's already three developers working on modifications for the growing panel, what if you want the growing panel itself and one of the mods? Even worse, what if you want all of them!?

Angelusz said:
Seriously!? Teehee, just kidding.. ^_^
Yarp, this is a nice concept. Now it would be even better if it can be made as a stand alone panel, not instead of the growing one. Why? You might ask - let me tell you. There's already three developers working on modifications for the growing panel, what if you want the growing panel itself and one of the mods? Even worse, what if you want all of them!?
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maybe i was not clear enough in my previous 2 posts:
all my panels ("X-Panel" and "myFlashPanel") can be used in ADDITION to the growing panel.
they do not modify the original "GrowingPanel" in any way. you can still use it !
also i created the "myFlashPanel"-template so other developers can install and use "myFlashPanel" to modify it instead of the "GrowingPanel".
- QuadWord

Oo, that's nice then. good job

install the panel, looks nice but after about 30 - 60 secs it freezes my phone. happened twice (i have r3 panel mananger on the uk r2 rom)
because i have the r3 panel manager after i do a soft reset it would go straight to your x panel and then start to load the rest of the stuff, by the time that was done the panel would freeze again.
was able on the third time to uninstall it before it freezed the whole handset, then did a soft reset to get the phone up and running.
looks like a great panel but at the mo it seems that it will always freeze the phone

thanx for the info.
i do not use the new panel-manager until it is released by SE.
the panel works fine with the 2A panel-manager.
i will check this as soon as the 3A-ROM comes out.
- QuadWord

QuadWord said:
you can still use your "GrowingPanel" after installation of this panel.
this panel is an _additional_ panel in your panel-list. it just needs the "GrowingPanel" _installed_ because i link to one file ("GrowingPanelAPI.dll") included in the "GrowingPanel". i could simply integrate this API-file in my installer but i am not sure about the legal terms/issues. i hope SE will soon provide an "official" API for developers.
short:
it does not overwrite or damage your growing-panel in any way !
have fun.
- QuadWord
p.s.: the next update is coming later today !
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Ganondolf said:
install the panel, looks nice but after about 30 - 60 secs it freezes my phone. happened twice (i have r3 panel mananger on the uk r2 rom)
because i have the r3 panel manager after i do a soft reset it would go straight to your x panel and then start to load the rest of the stuff, by the time that was done the panel would freeze again.
was able on the third time to uninstall it before it freezed the whole handset, then did a soft reset to get the phone up and running.
looks like a great panel but at the mo it seems that it will always freeze the phone
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omg i was a step before installing and testing it...but i got the R3A panel manager too :S...
i´ve got to wait :S

have ne R3A panel manager, too ^^
it freezes one time after third use...
but looks very nice ^^
i dont know anything about flash? but is it possible to restyle your panel without having the project flash file and knowledge about flash?

Got the same problem, freezes my phone, got the new panel manager yes... but this looks damn nice

Updated!
thanx for your comments.
i guess i have to install the new panel-manager l8er to test the issues.
EDIT:
installed the 3A panel manager and did some tests with my latest version.
device starts with panel and i can change the panel without freeze.
i guess i have to do some more tests.
- QuadWord

sorry for my bad english BTW
I can't switch from Legal or Solar time, it's a pretty panel but in Italy the time is 19.17 and it show 18.17....i hope you undestand my problem......repeat....i'm sorry for my english
ps. i have the NPmanager and it work with X-panel early version
ciao
g

gimlos said:
sorry for my bad english BTW
I can't switch from Legal or Solar time, it's a pretty panel but in Italy the time is 19.17 and it show 18.17....i hope you undestand my problem......repeat....i'm sorry for my english
ps. i have the NPmanager and it work with X-panel early version
ciao
g
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i am in germany and i have also "solartime" but i dont have your problem.
my panel shows the correct time like all the other panels.
- QuadWord

QuadWord said:
i am in germany and i have also "solartime" but i dont have your problem.
my panel shows the correct time like all the other panels.
- QuadWord
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wuuuhuhuhu noch ein deutscher^^
kannst mir ne pn schreiben, wenn du es auf dem R3A zum laufen gebracht hast?^^ kann auch versuchs kaninchen spielen^^(habe vor demnächst meine ROM so oder so zu flashen...warte nur auf eine gute Xperia Light Ger rom )
in english: i´m glad to see another german guy here on the board

@madxtreme:
see post #16 ;-)
QuadWord said:
...
installed the 3A panel manager and did some tests with my latest version.
device starts with panel and i can change the panel without any freezes.
i guess i have to do some more tests.
- QuadWord
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kurz: bei mir läufts
- QuadWord

Lg incite reg edits, tips and tricks.

Please list all LG Incite Registry Edits, and any tips or tricks.
Thanks.

Screen sensitivity
Check out this post to adjust screen sensitivity.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3725352&postcount=402
AFTER YOU DO THIS RESET YOUR "GESTURE AGENT" SENSITIVITY TO THE SECOND TO LOWEST POSITION.

Sim contacts.
Anyone that wants to have the contacts on both the phone and the sim but hide the contacts stored on the sim can use this; HKEY_CURRENT_USER>ControlPanel>Phone Click on phone, then add DWORD value Value name:ShowSim Value Data:0
Thanks to 94b20gsr on the ATT LG forum.

Change scroll bar size.
HKLM\SYSTEM\GWE\
Horizontal scrollbar
cyHScr = 20
Vertical scrollbar
cxVScr = 20
Thanks to faithalone on the ATT LG forum.

Screen orientation speed.
hkey_current_user>controlpanel>accelsensor and change the adjust delay to 0 and also the mode change delay to 0
This will increase the speed at which the screen changes from portrait to landscape.
Thanks to 94b20gsr on the ATT LG forum

Increase Ringtone filesize limit
Browse to HKEY_Current_User / ControlPanel / Sounds
Under the Sounds key, you should see a value by the name of FileSizeLimit
Highlight the FileSizeLimit value and edit it
The default Value Data for this value is 307200.
Change this to a value that better suits your needs. I would recommend a reasonable amount as you don’t want to use all system resources to load up your ringtone. I would think that 807200 would be a reasonable size for most people.
Save your changes and you should now be able to select those larger files as your ringtones
Thanks to cru64 on the ATT LG forum

Gesture agent tip
The sensivity setting is backward. Set it to the second to LOWEST setting for the best results.

Install THIS
Check this out.
http://www.lg-incite.com/third-party-lg-incite-software/ct810-tweak-version-1-0/

Upgrade to .net 3.5
Go to the MS website and upgrade to the .net 3.5 framework.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...2F-5D1A-413D-8319-81DA479AB0D7&displaylang=en

wow.. fail with like the 50 billion separate posts... you should just put it all in one

LOL
Sorry i thought this was MY thread. But i do see your point, but then again it'll still look like this as more people add other edits or tips. I was having to go back and forth between several webpages and it was just easier to add post as i got my crap together.
FOR POST #12:Don't see what the difference is how many post i put, the idea is to get the information out there in an easy to get at format. What i don't understand is why you want to beat down my post instead of contribute to it. I've seen you post in regards to the Incite, you have a vested intrest in the information i posted.

technically, its everyones thread.. but i do see youre point.. somewhat . it just looks like you want your post count jacked up if you ask me though

oh boy, give us a break .... who cares about post count ... default, thanks for this, next time i will only come here and find everything together.

Your welcome
That was my intent in the first place to COMPILE tweaks, tips, and tricks in one place. Hopefully people will submit some more tips.

As i posted on the LG Incite forum the best way to get a more sensitive screen and for you to better understand the "GestureAgent's" settings read this quote from this post
http://www.lg-incite.com/lg-viewty-tips-and-tricks/gestures-touch-sensitivity-and-the-lg-incite/
"We will get started by going to Start>Settings>Gestures.From there you will have the ability to make the device more finger friendly in 2 areas.
1)Flick scrolling in windows default menus(any menu with scroll bars).Instead of trying to jam you're finger you will be able to "flick" you're finger over the screen to scroll through things.
2)better sensitivity in gesture enabled apps(ones with more things off of the screen without scroll bars such as TF3D and POINTUI).
The best settings i have found in the "Gestures" settings menu is the click sensitivity set one spot below half way.Also don't forget to check all gesture enabled apps in the "exclusive" tab.
The third and probably the most important(depending on preference)is touch sensitivity.The screen will be most sensitive after you turn off vibration feedback in Start>settings>sounds and notifications>vibrations tab.Uncheck screen taps.Then go to start>settings>system tab>screen and recalibrate the screen with VERY light screen taps.The screen will be much more sensitive with the vibration feedback turned off.
Also with this setting,from the home screen you will be able to swipe you're finger from the very bottom of the screen to the top of the screen to bring up the "LG Touch Menu".You will also be able to swipe in this application to move to the different tabs.
Hope this helps with any questions you may have about gestures and how to make the screen more sensitive."

good job man! my incite is like 20billlion times faster.

thanks for all the tips!
one request: does anyone know how to increase the size of the "ok" X button on the top right? my thumb is big =)

HTC Home 6 Tab plug-in
You can edit the Launcher in the registry to launch any program that doesn't show up in the options menu at.
HKLM\Software\HTC\HTCHome\Launcher
0 thru 9 represent the buttons.

More LG Incite Registry Tweaks
Some tweaks here help speed up your incite and free ram without the need of 3rd party apps.
Delete Keys to disable LG Camera
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\LGE\Apps\InitApp\Launch : Delay00
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\LGE\Apps\InitApp\Launch : Launch00
Delete Keys to disable GestureAgent
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\LGE\Apps\InitApp\Launch : Delay01
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\LGE\Apps\InitApp\Launch : Launch01
Remove AT&T startup screen animation
Delete keys: (you will need CeRedEditor or something to unlock the key first)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\Startup\ 1 - keydata StartUpAni.dll
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\init:Launch49 REG_SZ StartUpAni_Delay.exe
Now you can customize Windows/StartUpImg_DMDO_000.bmp as your startup splash screen. The initial green Windows screen will still be there.
This is the only key that is active :
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Splash Screen : MSBitmap
Not sure what AT&T disable using softwaredisable.dll, but I don't miss it:
Change default to 0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Services\SoftwareDisable:IsEnabled 0 (Default 1)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Services\SoftwareDisable:Keep 0 (Default 1)
or simply delete the whole
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Services\SoftwareDisable
Change system font: Only affect a few dialog and display screens.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\GDI\SYSFNT:Ht (Height)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\GDI\SYSFNT:Nm (Font type)
Change short cut icon on your LG's Favorites Menu like that soft reset you always wanted
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\LGE\Favorites\IconList
see http://www.lg-incite.com/third-party-lg-incite-software/1-touch-soft-reset-for-you-guys/
Change the 2 soft keys on the Today Screen
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Today\Keys
default_user8, Why hasn't anyone update this list? Have you ask the one who created the new ROM?

Updated list
The cooks do know about this post, and are incorporating the tweaks into the cooked ROM. As for adding more tweaks to the list. I'm sure the focus right now is on developing a clean ROM and kitchen. Once that process has been completed i'll bet you see some more tweaks being posted here, since people will have more time to develop them. Thanks for the post btw I'll bet the LG Icon list get used alot.

[Testing]Minimized launcher/theme [CM-4.0.3.1]:

I'm interested in changing the launcher, so I've pushed a new theme that gets rid of the application drawer.
As it is right now, it does not have support for:
-Wallpapers
-Icons
-Shortcuts
-Widgets
-Multiple Screens (at the moment there really isn't much need for one)
What it does have support for:
-Single 1x1 icon for all of your apps to be displayed
-1x3 along bottom row in portrait for your most recently used apps
-1x along bottom row in landscape for your most recently used apps
The above unsupported features are going to be my goal as I work with this example I think, might have it up on github if there is interest to reinvent a minimized launcher with *favorite apps* row.
I really like the fact that this does not waste 1x4 for the app tray pull up/push down tab.
Link: http://miano.us/android/theme-min-4.0.3.zip

can we see a screenshot?

Yeah, I would like to see a screenshot as well if possible.
I'm currently working on a theme and want to release as up-to-date as possible, so if this makes things smoother I would like to implement.

wow, that sounds just like.... heh...
Maybe you'll do something with it. I'm too lazy atm to learn java and actually do the modifications i planned.

jubeh said:
wow, that sounds just like.... heh...
Maybe you'll do something with it. I'm too lazy atm to learn java and actually do the modifications i planned.
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I'm 100% recycling the example code for home.apk I believe it's called.
I like the idea behind it - and it is really clean and makes use of 3x1 more blocks on the screen.
It's just going to be challenging incorporating everything from the launcher into this.
I'll post screen shots later, but it's not very glittery.

mianosm said:
I'm 100% recycling the example code for home.apk I believe it's called.
I like the idea behind it - and it is really clean and makes use of 3x1 more blocks on the screen.
It's just going to be challenging incorporating everything from the launcher into this.
I'll post screen shots later, but it's not very glittery.
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I know what it is, I put it up on another thread about a week or two ago, somebody was asking about home alternatives.
The thing's got a nasty bug where it doesn't keep the wallpaper on rotation. I agree it's really clean. Here's the ideas I planned on implementing, had I the necessary java knowledge:
-Enable widget support
-Enable multiple home screens along with swiping
-Enable two wallpaper display choices; Classic (a single wallpaper for the whole thing) or Themed (a wallpaper per screen, maybe introduce a different animation for changing screen (transitions) since just sliding would look kind of ugly with the wallpapers sliding side to side)
- Make the current space that does nothing (the space where the app tray expands to) a 4x5 grid exclusively for widgets because...
-Make the three "Recent Apps" strip a sliding (left to right) "Favorites" dock where you'd toss in your app icons (insted of the home screens, I'd like to keep those for widgets)
-Incorporate some widgets (full screen a la "Hero") that are not available in the regular Launcher but are still compatible with the regular laucher's widget api. They would be packed with the launcher, much like search is part of launcher or power control is part of settings.
I'm studying java, but I don't know that I'll be able to work on it anytime soon. Maybe you can do it (if you like the ideas) or enlist other devs to come up with the code pieces to make it all work (I'm studying the way the current laucher works and seeing how I can import widget support to the Home.apk)

[2010-01-15] VolumeKeys 0.4.1 - Volume Control

Development has discontinued!
Hi girls,
I've wrote my own volume control because there were no one which had the features I needed.
You can control it with the volume keys of your device or with your finger/stylus (but it has to be opened with the volume keys first).
Supports (W)(Q)VGA (means VGA, WVGA, QVGA and WQVGA). I didn't test it on Square resolutions.
It's written in C# for .NET 3.5 so you need to have the .NET Framework 3.5 installed on your device.
The "0" in major section of the version means it is beta and could have some bugs and/or is not feature complete.
Source Code is available in VolumeKeysCS.zip.
I'm not a professional so don't be scared
Known issues / TODO:
- Speaker icon does not change
- does not work with in call volume
- volume icon in taskbar opens default windows volume control
Changelog:
0.4.1 / 2010-01-15
- fixed display bug in (W)QVGA
0.4 / 2010-01-14
- added landscape support
- fixed bug: volume not saved when slide outside the bar
- hopefully does not block keys
- added update check
- sound profiles (normal, mute, vibrate) are set
- added option to don't show anything on key press
- added AppToDate support
- added configurable position (left, right, top, bottom)
0.3 / 2009-12-11
- (W)QVGA support added (tested with emulator)
- settings program is in english now
0.2 / 2009-12-10
- fixed problem with FM Radio and Windows Media Player
- settings are configurable
- VGA support added
- some bugs fixed
0.1 / 2009-12-08
- initial release

this sounds really nice !!! thanks
will this work on WVGA ?

great application !
Works good on my htc touch.

hanackin said:
this sounds really nice !!! thanks
will this work on WVGA ?
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Yep, WVGA was the original resolution. Because of that I did not mention it in the changelog.

its certainly an addon in my roms as it supports wm6.5.3.
1st is dat on installation, i hav to go to volume key settings and then activate it from there. cant is be activated immediately after installation.
2nd when i changed the vol mode from on to vibrate to silent, i noticed that the tackbar icon didnt change.. is dat a bug?

Will definitely try if it works with wp 6.5.3 as reported above

Before I try it can somebody tell how it behaves in HTC Album and Windows Media Player(Portrait and landscape)?

Mr. Makk said:
its certainly an addon in my roms as it supports wm6.5.3.
1st is dat on installation, i hav to go to volume key settings and then activate it from there. cant is be activated immediately after installation.
2nd when i changed the vol mode from on to vibrate to silent, i noticed that the tackbar icon didnt change.. is dat a bug?
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#2 definitly seems to be a bug, the icon doesnt change but the phone is really silent/on vibrate
Another thing, which isnt really a bug but i noticed that if you just slide your finger up and it goes off the volume bar, it doesnt save the volume as max, but where you started 'sliding' it. It does the same thing with sliding down.
Not sure if this is a very good explanation of the problem, hope you know what i mean.
Seriously though, this is great, nice minimalistic design, non-intrusive and blends in nicely with manila. Ill definitly be using this from now on!
Oh and maybe make it work for landscape? Not sure if you need it, just toying with ideas here.. Great work man

This is a great little program. Good job. Having more then 5 volume levels is great. The only things I see that need worked on are in-call volume adjustment (does not seem to do anything on my Diamond/6.5.3 SYS) and the aforementioned taskbar icon. I really like the UI you've used. You'd think microsoft could come up with something so simple .
edit - also, on VGA, the vibrate button does not seem to register presses.

great app for all the 6.5.3 lover
i can live with the taskbar icon not changing.
but there are a few other things i noticed that may need some attention!
- volumekeys not seem to work with In Call volumes.
- also when you have a incoming call, the application seem to create some problem receiving\ending call while using endkey\sendkey\onscreen slider. I tested the application on HTC phone canvas from rhodium 1.90 build (cant remember the version of the package )
other than these we have an excellent application
keep up the great work!

Thanks for your reply. I've added your finds to the issues/todo list.
I'll have a look tomorrow.

agent_47 said:
great app for all the 6.5.3 lover
i can live with the taskbar icon not changing.
but there are a few other things i noticed that may need some attention!
- volumekeys not seem to work with In Call volumes.
- also when you have a incoming call, the application seem to create some problem receiving\ending call while using endkey\sendkey\onscreen slider. I tested the application on HTC phone canvas from rhodium 1.90 build (cant remember the version of the package )
other than these we have an excellent application
keep up the great work!
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yes i too have noticed the lag in receiving calls.
otherwise a neat effort and an app much needed for current builds.

Very nice app here! Already a keeper...
Would you mind posting a EVK installation package? I'm using KitchenPackageUpdater-1.12a to import cab but I can't get the icons in Start Menu... but it works out of the box, at least!

What is EVK?

ponchofiesta said:
What is EVK?
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Ervius Visual Kitchen!

How should such a package look? Do you have a sample?

Sure, this is a regular cab installer, while here you can find the corresponding installation package.

Hi, just wanted to say thank you for this great little app.
It's been really useful. The only thing I would like to see added is
support for the standard htc youtube app. Since it doesn't seem to work well together. Volume goes from nothing to loud and back with no
small volume steps in between. Although these small steps do show in your app it doesn't effect the volume like it should.
Looking forward to future updates.

teorouge said:
Very nice app here! Already a keeper...
Would you mind posting a EVK installation package? I'm using KitchenPackageUpdater-1.12a to import cab but I can't get the icons in Start Menu... but it works out of the box, at least!
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You just need to edit your app.dat to get it to show up in the start menu. When I made the cab into an EXT, the .lnk shortcuts were going to /windows/start menu when they should be going to /windows/start menu/programs. That is probably why everything worked, but you were unable to see the shortcuts in the start menu. I have attached an EXT package that should work, but I have not tested it.

mwalt2 said:
You just need to edit your app.dat to get it to show up in the start menu. When I made the cab into an EXT, the .lnk shortcuts were going to /windows/start menu when they should be going to /windows/start menu/programs. That is probably why everything worked, but you were unable to see the shortcuts in the start menu. I have attached an EXT package that should work, but I have not tested it.
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Thanks, I'm trying!

Home screen guide.Launchers,Widgets,Docks,Icons,Wallpapers and more ! See Index

Hi and welcome to the XDA community
First a massive thank you to everyone's work for docks, icons, threads and wallpapers in this thread ..
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INDEX
Post 1
My home screen
Minimalistic Text
Simi Clock
Advanced Clock
Docks for Launchers
Post 2
More Docks - Around 700
Simple Text
Icon Packs
Toggles
SMS Unread Count
GMAIL Unread Count
Galaxy S 2 Cases
Galaxy S 2 Screen Protectors
Desktop Visualizer - Plus Amazing Home screen
My second Home screen plus everything you need to make it
Post 3
Wallpapers
Link to people's Home Screens
Post 4
List of Launchers and descriptions
Web Browser Thread
Third Home Screen for Black Android
Widget Locker plus How to guide and lots of themes
My themes NEONGT and Beautiful Honeycomb
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This is for beginners who are new to android on how to setup a home screen using ADW Launcher EX and minimalistic Text widget plus more ......
THIS THREAD IS NEW AND BEING CHANGED AND UPDATED EVRYDAY.....LOTS MORE I HAVE TO ADD ..
Im aware there are a few threads that cover launchers and widgets but seems to get lost in the thread pages and the Questions keep getting asked over and over again..
Ive had many many requests and Questions on how to setup my homescreen pictured below..
Please remember this is a basic guide for beginners ..
MY HOME SCREEN GUIDE ...
ADW LAUNCHER EX.. PAID APP ! but worth it
This is my favourite Launcher that I always come back to and is what I use to setup my home screen up pictured abouve..
Download and purchase from the market (please note there is a free version of this Launcher call ADW LAUNCHER ...)
When the download is complete go back to your home screen and press the bottom middle button ...this should bring up the option to set your defualt Launcher...tick the box and select ADW LAUNCHER EX...
If you dont see this option when pressing the button you can download home switcher for free and use that app to set your default Launcher.
The rest of this guide is based on setting up my home screen and will give you the basic idea on how to use it ..
Ok place the icon pack, wallpaper and dock onto your sd card ..external or internal ..choice is yours ..
THE DOWNLOAD PACK HERE - http://www.multiupload.com/ZJCEOT2ESB
Now press the menu button (bottom left) and select more/ADWSettings/UI Settings/Main Dock/Main Dock style and select 5 icons.
Go back a page (bottom right button)
Press Screen Preferences and change the Desktop rows to 10 and the Desktop columns to 7 ( I use 7 as it gives you a central point on your homescreen if you want to use simi clock...more on that later)
Scroll down and tick Overlap widgets, once ticked selected back..
Press Drawer settings/App Draw Settings, from here you can choose the way the apps move and look in your app draw ...try out different ones ..I use Vertical new as its nice and smooth...
Tick Full Screen ..Now go back to your homescreen ...
Press and hold the screen and select wallpaper (gallery) ..you should see my wallpaper you put on your sd card earlier ...select the picture and make the square as big as it will go and move the square to the top..press menu buttom (bottom left) and save..
You should now have the wallpaper on the homescreen ..get rid of all the icons on your screen for the moment ..press and drag them to the bin at the top..
You should be left with something that looks like this ..(Please note my phone is themed so your internet icon will be blue )...You get the idea though..
Now long press the screen and select shortcuts/applications/messaging.
Drag the icon into the dock (next to the internet icon)..
Repeat the above for contacts and phone so you have all four icons in the dock..
Now repeat the above again but leave these icons on your homescreen....
Market,music,camera,xda (download from the market), email, gallery..
So you layout on your homescreen is like this ..
CAMERA GALLERY
MUSIC EMAIL
MARKET XDA
Now we are going to change these icons into the side icons you put on your sd card earlier ..
Long press the market icon and press edit, click on the market text and delete..now click on the market icon/setect picture/gallery ..
Select side icons ..now this is a pain because the left hand side icons are black and on mine you cant see which is which haha ...its a little guess work to find the market one ..if you select the wrong one you will have to repeat as above again ..as in delete text and press one the market icon again ect ect ..when you have the right one press OK...
Repeat for all the icons so your screen looks something like this ...
Again my dock icons will be different to yours ...
Now lets change the dock...
From the homescreen press menu (bottom left button) /more/ADWSettings/Themes Preferences.
Scroll down to the main dock and press the arrow...select custom/gallery and choose the dock you downloaded earlier...now press back to get to your home screen..
Now we can see the icons over the dock...here we are going to replace the icons with the blank icon download earlier..
Long press on the internet icon ...select edit and then press on the icon in the pop up screen (no need to delete the text) ...Select picture/gallery and select the blank icon ..should look all black...when selected you should see NO icon in the pop up screen....press OK..
Now you can see in the dock that the Internet icon has gone and you can see the dock text...now you can press on it for internet ..
Repeat the above for messaging, apps, contacts and phone icon..
Ok we have now set the home screen up ..we now need a clock and the date..
MINIMALISTIC TEXT
For this we are going to use Minimalistic Text ..Download it from the market (free)
Once downloaded go back to your homescreen...
Long press the home screen and select Widgets/Mininalistic Text/Minimalistic Text (hor) 3 x 1
Untick background
Press shadow settings ...tick Show shadow the press on Show colour..
You should see this ...
We need a light blue colour to match the left side of the wallpaper face and the side icons ..
Move the colour slider to the blue and then in the main square move the dot to the top right hand corner and select New colour..
Now click on Shadow Radius.. and set to 5 .press OK..
Press the back button (bottom right button) and scroll down to Predefined layout and press it..
Scroll to the bottom and select custom ..Now press Custom layout..
You should see this ..
We need to get rid of the three boxes..press hold and drag them into the trash bin...so they are all gone..
Now press the green plus + button and select clock...scroll through the boxes above the clock button you just scroll to find Hour (24) press and hold it and drag it into the above box. ..press the back button and scroll down to (text style) and select Non accented
This is the screen you should be on ..
So press Non accented ...press size and change to 55 and press OK..
Now press on Colour and change it to Black and press New colour
Now tick the Bold and Italic boxes and press the back button (bottom right button)..and press OK...it may ask if you want to set 3 x 1 ect ..just press ok again ..
Now you should see half the clock on the home screen (the 24 hour part) ..long press the number/clock and select edit...Note this may take a few attempts)..
Now you should see this
Now using the arrows move the clock to the top left ..so it looks nice
Now we need to repeat all the above steps for the right hand side of the clock but instead of selecting Light blue in Shadow Settings you need to select RED..
Also you need to select Minute (2 digits) instead of hour 24 which well ...would be silly haha..
Like this ....
Also remeber that the right side of the clock need to be white so no need to set it to black like before ..
Apart from those things just follow what you did for the left hand side of the clock ...
You have now set the clock ..
For the date its also the same ..left side blue shadow, black text ...right side red shadow, white text....
I'll guide you through the left hand side of the date...
Long press the home screen and select Widgets/Mininalistic Text/Minimalistic Text (hor) 3 x 1
Untick background
Press shadow settings ...tick Show shadow the press on Show colour..
We need a light blue colour to match the left side of the wallpaper face and the side icons ..
Move the colour slider to the blue and then in the main square move the dot to the top right hand corner and select New colour..
Now click on Shadow Radius.. and set to 5 .press OK..
Press the back button (bottom right button) and scroll down to Predefined layout and press it..
Scroll to the bottom and select custom ..Now press Custom layout..
Again drag and delete whats in the boxes and press the back buttoin..
Press the green plus button
Now we need to select and drag DAY ..then press the plus button and select and drag Month Text ..
Like this ..
Press the back button and select Accented and set to 25 ..press OK
Now tick the Bold and Italic boxes ..
Again we need to now change the colour to black so press on Colour...change to black and press new colour..
Press the back button and press Non accented ...repeat the steps above..as in set to 25 ...tick bold and Italic and change the colour to black..press the back button and press ok and set 3 x1 widget..
Now on the homescreen press and hold /edit ...move with arrows down to the bottom left ..
Now we just have to set the year ...by now you should know what your doing ..if not then read through my guide again..
So for the year we need to set the shadow as red ...the text as white ...Non accented as 25 tick bold and Italic ..
Heres the screen of the custom box you need ...
IMPORTANT NOTE - With the white text ..when you set it it maybe on the left hand side of the home screen and is sometimes hard to see..long press and move it to the black before editing it...
Also if you set something wrong you can always press on the widget to open it back up into settings !! ..
That has given you some idea of ADW LAUNCHER EX AND MINIMALISTIC TEXT ...You can now make your own home screen or select different options in the widget..
I really hope that has got the beginners off to a start..
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SIMI CLOCK WIDGET
Ok this is a little guide to use simi clock ..its pretty basic and easy to use..
I want an orange clock to go with this theme ...This guide is how to get simi clock to look like this ..
Heres the home screen with the clock ...
So download simi clock from the market place.
Long press on the home screen and select Widgets/gTabSMiClock - choose 3 x 1
Untick Display Week of Year
Press date format and change to 30/05/2011
Press on Textcolour and move the sliders until you have an orange colour.
Press on Divider colour and change the colour to orange ...just a little lighter
Press Background colour and move the alpha slider all the way to the left and press OK..
Now press save ..
It will be on your home screen ...I use ADW LAUNCHER EX.....long press on the clock on the home screen and press edit ...move the arrows so it looks like the one pictured above ...
Its that easy ..
The bottom showing the day is a widget called ONESEVEN ...no need to explain that really ..just make it transparent and set to large ..
Done.......
Advanced Clock
This is another great clock widget ....show weather, date, free ram, battery ect ... lots of different styles ..change the text or background ...even make it transparent or semi transparent ...
Got to love this one . ! Free from the market
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DOCKS
Here is a really fantastic selection of docks ...just right click them and save image to pc, then transfer to sd card and use with Launcher ...LOTS MORE TO UPLOAD !
BLANK ICON to use with some of the docks ...Instructions are above which gives you an idea of how to use it..
Blank Icon HERE -
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More Docks
And the Icons to match
Thank to kaukassus for these
Not enough Docks ? Here's 700 more .......
http://www.dropbox.com/gallery/20049676/1/Docks?h=29041a
Thanks to modelstudent ...
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Absolutely Massive collection of Icons Over 500 Icon packs !!!​ ....
Big thanks to falloutboy ...
HERE - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=824656​
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SIMPLE TEXT
This is a very useful and easy app to make your own text Icons ...
Also if you look on your SD card there is a folder named simple text if you open it there should be a folder named fonts if not create it and put any font files you want to use inside as long as they are a .ttf ext they will be available to use when creating your icons.
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A few more
And the rest (same style as above) here -
http://www.multiupload.com/6EW5DVMCD8
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If there is no download link for some of the icons, right click them, save as image and then transfer to your SD card..
OK The blue ones pictured above are ones I make myself ....In lots of different colours ....A nice selection here ..... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=946160
If you want any different ones made please post in this thread as I hardly go into the SGS 1 forums now ..
APPS ICONS
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ANDROID 3D ICONS
DOWNLOAD HERE - http://www.multiupload.com/9I2GTYYC0Q
SIDE ICONS
Here are the side icons in different colours ..green, red, blue, orange, grey ...Thanks to Goldieking ..
Download pack - http://www.multiupload.com/A6WQWLEM1K
Carbonized Icons ..424 Icons
DOWNLOAD PACK - http://www.multiupload.com/VWTHCWXIK0
Chrome Icons
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=378018
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Toggles
These very useful toggles are made by curvefish ...I really like them and they work very well ... All free for the market place ..
SMS Unread Count
This came about after it was reported that there SMS unread count didn't work when changing Launchers, A feature of touchwiz ? ..Anyway hopefully this is a work around....
GMAIL Unread count
As above but for gmail ...
Cases
A nice thread discussing the best cases and what people are using, very useful info ..
Thanks to chizzwhizz for starting the thread .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1026482
Screen Protectors
Again a very useful thread discussing whats good and not so good ...
Thanks to vinokirk for the thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1065384
Desktop Visualizer
This is an example of what this app can do with the right Icons ....Instruction guide below
Had alot of requests for this .....
Here is the link to it and a full guide !!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=815445
Latest Home screen - I need to stop making these .....to many requests
Widgets used
Simi Clock - including simi weather ( in with Simi Clock )
Missed it - (paid app) - Great app for missed calls, sms and emails
Tegrak Ultimate Overclock app - used to over clock stock or CF Root kernel ( comes with widget pictured)
ADW Launcher EX - Please read the start of the first post if you need help to change the icons and resize the widgets.
Fontomizer I also changed my font using this app to Zawgyi One TTF
Theme is from Litening Rom 1.4... Here is the wallpaper, dock icons (white and blue plus lots more which I made) and side icons .... The dock is in the list of docks in this thread.
Im too good to you guys lol
HERE - http://www.multiupload.com/3UL0WFW427

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Wallpapers
An awesome collection of wallpapers ...164 walls ...
A few examples ...(not true size, download is below)
To use the icons in the wallpaper...make a folder using Launcher pro or ADW Launcher EX and then use the blank icon to hide the folder ...great effect..
DOWNLOAD PACK - http://www.multiupload.com/R5AJLW11AT
Flikie HD Wallpapers
The best wallpaper app ever made .......A must app !! Pure Awesome .....
Home Screens Thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1055084
Thanks to Guitarfreak26 !!

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ANDROID LAUNCHERS
Launcher PRO (Free) ..
LauncherPro is one of the most seamless, bug-free launchers out there. With almost every aspect of the application customizable, it’s hard to make the choice to switch to anything else once you give it a go.
When you first load the application, you will see the basic home screen layout with three screens and some default widgets and icons. Unlike your default launcher, LauncherPro sports five dock icon spots for you to customize with custom icons, actions, pop-ups, and much more. These icons act as shortcuts for you to set your own favorite applications to be accessible on any screen within the home screens. By swiping these shortcut bars left or right, you will notice that there are three more shortcut bars, made up of five icons, allowing you to set 15 of your favorite applications to be accessible at any point on the home screen.
In addition, you are also able to set custom icons for the applications you choose to put into the shortcut bar as well as the dock background, ranging from the default set to any image that is appropriately sized to fit the dock dimensions.
As you begin to look through the settings, you stumble upon an abundance of things to “tweak” to your liking. LauncherPro lets you change the number of home screens, the transition effect between the screens, and the size of the grid on each home screen. Other bells and whistles include a 3D drawer, super-smooth scrolling, app drawer opening and closing animations, customizable app drawer grid size, elastic scrolling, Sense UI-style animated screen previews, and even more.
Summary:
Combined with its “free” price tag, the quality of this application is well worth the time to check it out. There is a reason the majority of the Android community opts to go for LauncherPro — it will not disappoint!
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LauncherPro Plus (Paid)
By donating $2.99 to developer Federico Carnales through PayPal, you unlock the full version of LauncherPro which includes additional features, such as the ability to re-size widgets as you see fit, which comes in handy when playing around with a bigger-than-standard grid size.
The biggest and best advantage to buying the full version is the widgets, which closely resemble HTC Sense’s both visually and functionally. The list of widgets includes People, Bookmarks, Calendar, Messaging, Twitter, Facebook, and Friends, most of which have multiple styles for you to choose from.
Summary: For the low price of $2.99, you can support the developer in perfecting this application further, regardless of whether or not you need the extra features. Especially with a long-awaited complete application overhaul and rewrite coming soon, this home screen replacement solution will be well worth the money.
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ADW Launcher EX (Paid)
This is the paid version of ADW Launcher ...listed below
Just like LauncherPro, ADW.Launcher also has a paid version with additional features and customization. For $3.14 USD, you can have the most customizable launcher available on the Android Market.
First off, ADWLauncher EX bumped the number of app drawer styles from two to five, which aims to satisfy all you fanatics who like change. Another big change is the ability to change the animation when swiping between home screens. You have the option to choose between eight of them which, once again, adds to that customization factor you may be considering when choosing a launcher.
Other small changes include new icons, a new look and feel, the ability to give icons backgrounds, the ability to change font sizes, and many other small new features, all of which can be saved in a new feature called “fast presets”. With these presets, you can quickly switch between your home screen styles and configurations on the fly if you get bored of one home screen too soon.
The developer has also mentioned new and better code, meaning an improvement in performance.
Summary:
ADWLauncher EX is perhaps the most customizable launcher on the Android Market, and it is well worth the money if you are looking to explore your creative side and wow your friends with your creations.
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ADW Launcher (free)
This is the free version of ADW Launcher EX.....still a very good launcher though..
While LauncherPro is my first choice of launcher, the brilliant people at AnderWeb have made a close second. With most of the settings and features nearly identical to LauncherPro’s, you may find it hard to tell them apart.
Nevertheless, there are certain things that allow ADW.Launcher to stand out from its competition in addition to the features already mentioned in LauncherPro. By flicking up on the app drawer icon, you have the ability to drag and drop an unlimited number of shortcuts and folders into the dock which is useful if you have a large pile of things you need to access quickly.
Another feature that sets ADW.Launcher apart is the app drawer styles that you are able to choose rather than being stuck with one default one. If you are a fan of the Samsung Galaxy S line of phones with the side scrolling app drawer, you’re in luck. AnderWeb has made that available to you, as well as the default Android fluidly-scrolling vertical drawer.
Another feature that LauncherPro lacks but that ADW has is the ability to long press on any icon on the home screen, which reveals a menu where you are able to change the icon and name of the application. (LauncherPro requires you to remove the icon and create a new one from scratch.)
Summary:
Overall, ADW.Launcher is a solid, powerful, and free home screen replacement solution that will keep you satisfied for weeks to come. With lots of customization options, smooth scrolling, and fast response time, it is one of the best you will find.
​GO Launcher EX (free)
This is a free Launcher ...very popular too ..
A relatively new launcher on the scene is GO Launcher EX by the up and coming Android development stars and authors of the GO SMS application, GO Dev Team.
One of the first things you’ll notice about this launcher is that inside the app drawer is a task killer of running applications. Rather than having a task killer running all the time and ruining your battery life, you now have the ability to shut down any running tasks on the fly, within the application, in case you are running low on memory.
By looking through the Preferences of this application, it becomes obvious that the GO Launcher Dev Team are huge fans of customizing. So many preference selections — Display, Screen, Dock, App Drawer, Operation, Advanced, and Theme Settings — may seem overwhelming at first, but after looking through all of the settings, you can customize GO Launcher EX to look like almost anything you like.
If you don’t need LauncherPro Plus’s widgets, GO Launcher Ex is definitely the best choice due to the build quality, number of features, usefulness and overall depth of the application. If you happen to have purchased LauncherPro Plus already, then GO Launcher doesn’t have any extra features that may warrant the switch after having shelled out $2.99. Regardless, it is a fantastic launcher. I cannot stress that enough.
Even though GO Launcher EX all the same features of ADW, and LauncherPro, the developers go that extra mile by including all of the incredible visual customization and are extremely active on their thread on XDA, jumping at the opportunity to include any features users suggest.
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Slidescreen (free)
Im so excited about this Launcher ...I love it ..
Larva Labs Ltd have taken a different approach to the Android home screen. SlideScreen is made up of a multi-paneled screen that consists of a Phone, Messaging, Calendars, News, Stocks, and Twitter feeds. At the center of all of these is a main slider that consists of the date, time, weather information, battery status, and signal strength for both 3G and Wi-Fi, all very neatly packed into this container.
By sliding the main slider, you are able to adjust the size of each of the media section, allowing you to pick which sections you use or want the most. Access to all of your installed applications can be found through a shortcut in the menu.
By clicking on a slider section, you are greeted with the application that is associated with the section. For example, if you see that you missed a call, you tap the “phone” section, and are taken to the call history. Any upcoming appointments or important dates are shown under the “calendar” section and will take you to Slidescreen’s version of a calendar app when pressed.
Summary:
Larva Labs Ltd have broken away from the generic Android-esque look and tried something new — and it’s quite polished. There is the occasional bug or poorly coded section here and there, but an update will fix those without a doubt. It’s definitely something new if you want to get away from the same old look of every other launcher out there.
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Slidescreen (Paid)
If you like the free version then Id recommend the paid version....
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Android 2.3 Launcher (Paid)
Original launcher from latest android gingerbread branch.
Get latest launcher without waiting or rooting your device.
you can find my paid version by scrolling down to bottom and click "View more applications" to buy the paid version, thanks!
Feature:
* Pure Google Experience, Refined look and feel from Gingerbread.
* Choose between 2D / 3D apps drawer. (see #1)
* High quality wallpaper from Nexus S
* Add eclair (2.1) backward compatibility (Testing)
#1 3D app drawer only work on the following condition currently
1. 3D capable device (RenderScript capable and multi-context support)
2. 480*800(most mid to high end android device) or 480*854(Milestone/Droid or other mid-to-high end device)
3. Android 2.2 Aka. Froyo
How to open launcher settings:
Long press your home screen, and click "Launcher settings" in the "Add to home screen" dialog to open launcher settings.
This is a free version, if you do like this app, please buy "Android 2.3 Launcher (Home) +" to support my work, thanks!
Also checkout free "LiveWallpaper from Gingerbread" from us. It will be a good companion to your home!
Or are you looking for gingerbread keyboard, we also have one for you. just look for "Keyboard from Gingerbread"!
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Zeam Launcher
This is a very fast Launcher, Zeam is not to add the most launcher functionality and extraneous eye-candy, but instead to be a “…free and lightweight launcher alternative…”, according to its website. You will find that Zeam holds true to its promise, and adds little in the way of wiz-bangs and flashy-doodads. At best it supports some relatively basic animations and transitions, which likely won’t “Wow!” anybody, and definitely won’t assist you in speeding up your phone, which is the purpose of Zeam in the first place.
Zeam does however, build upon the basic Android launcher’s basic functions with some of the following features:
Manipulation of App Grid size
Scrollable widgets
4 Fully customizable gestures
Scrolling customizable home dock
These features are all fine and dandy, but if you’re looking for feature-packed launcher goodness you’ll be better off looking at ADW or LauncherPro. Where Zeam really shines is in speeding up a heavily-loaded or aging phone. My original Motorola Droid was slowing to a crawl with the vanilla Froyo launcher, responding slowly to taps and swipes made on the home screen with only 2 widgets (Jorte Calender and Facebook)! Zeam frees up a lot of memory and is very light on its feet, allowing you to simply get things done faster and without a headache.
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SPB Shell 3D Launcher
As we all know, the beauty of Android stems from the fact that you get a wide variety of choices when it comes to devices and interface, though the latter can sometimes be a double-edged sword. Luckily, users who are fed up with their bloated Android UI but don't want to (or can't) mess around with ROMs now have another easy solution. Joining the handful of Android launchers is SPB's Shell 3D app, which installs as a replacement (but removable) home screen that comes with some nifty widgets (radio switches, backlight dimmer, weather forecast with a 3D chart, clock with over 60 skins, world time with a 3D globe, etc.) and resizeable folders.
As you can see above, the highlight of the show here is a cool-looking 3D carousel for switching between up to 16 panels, and you can trigger it by either tapping or horizontally dragging the bottom-center button. Whilst in carousel mode, you can also rearrange the panels, change their colors, or flick away excess panels. All of this required no manual reading on our end, so it's safe to say that this is a pretty intuitive app. Read on to see what the performance is like.
Yes its expensive but what a launcher ..whats missing from this ...you cant customize the dock icons ...whether thats enough to put you off is up to you...
We've been playing with Shell 3D on our Xperia Play, Nexus S, and Dell Venue for a few days, and we're still surprised by its butter-like smoothness -- SPB claims that the app is rendered consistently at 60fps on most modern Android devices. The only time we see this app hiccup is when we throw in the Pictures panel (for displaying Flickr's pictures of the day), so while this feature is a nice touch, we tend to keep it tucked away for minimal irritation. Other than that, we enjoy casually spinning the carousel or flicking between the panels for the subtle 3D transition effect, without significantly affecting battery life as well.
As for the app list, it's simply a vertical scrolling list with springy effects when you hit the top or bottom, but there's also a nice addition here: apps that already have a shortcut added to a panel are marked with a little home icon. That said, there's another side to this: for some reason, SPB decided that we shouldn't be allowed to add the same shortcut to multiple panels, which can be annoying for those who want maximum accessibility to the most frequently used shortcuts. For an app costing $14.95, this shouldn't be too much to ask for, right? But otherwise, Shell 3D is a pretty neat add-on for those looking to breathe new life into their Android phones.
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Android Windows 7 Launcher
There are a lot of third-party application launchers available for Android from GO Launcher EX to ADW to LauncherPro. Most Android users choose to go to a third party launcher to either get a stock look on their phone or just to customize it more. While my personal favorite launcher has always been LauncherPro (please no hate mail from ADW fans), the delays in an update to the rewrite of LauncherPro made me begin to look elsewhere for a new feel for my phone.
Launcher 7 is an attempt to replicate the simplicity of Windows Phone 7’s launcher on an Android device, and it does a great job. There are others out there (like Windows Phone Android), but Timo Kujala’s Launcher 7 easily takes the cake. From live tiles to widgets to transition animations, Launcher 7 is the way to go for someone who wants a simple launcher or who loves the look and feel of Windows Phone 7, but doesn’t want to leave the Android fold.
The Set Up
When you first open Launcher 7 it gives you a default set of icons like Phone and Browser and then lists the rest of your applications to the next screen on the right, which can be accessed by swiping over or pressing the arrow. If there is an application that you want to add as a tile to the main screen, all you have to do is long press the application and a new screen will appear allowing you to customize the tile with whatever icon you want and how large you want the tile to be (1×1, 2×1). Launcher 7 comes with a set of white icons to use if you want to try and make each tile look as close as possible to WP7, or you can just use the application’s default icon.
Live Tiles
This is where Launcher 7 really shines over and against other WP7 launcher imitations. There are options for live tiles, like the calendar tile you see above. The calendar tile will cycle through your 24 hour events or display an event that is coming up that day. Another option for live tiles is a People tile, which displays pictures of your various contacts. For those familiar with WP7, you’ll recognize that these live tiles are straight from the WP7 launcher. While the options for these lives tiles are limited right now, there is a lot of potential to make the app even more like WP7 and then to expand beyond with custom live tiles.
Widgets
Recently, support for widgets has been added. As you can see from the images above, my battery percentage and weather forecast widgets fit right in with the rest of the tiles. Any widget can be added by pressing menu and then Add Widget. While there will be some limitations for which widgets can be added (mostly size), you shouldn’t have much trouble finding a way to get the information you need onto your main screen. The widgets update automatically and respond exactly how they would if they were on a normal Android launcher.
Wrap Up
Launcher 7 isn’t for everyone, but for people who love a simple experience and want access to their information and their applications quickly, Launcher 7 is worth a try. The dev doesn’t guarantee that the launcher will work on all phones, but a quick perusal of the comments will show that most phones handle the launcher just fine. It has easily replaced LauncherPro for me because of its simplicity. I’m by no means a lover of minimalism (I would pick Fancy or Beautiful Widgets clocks over any other clock), but with a busy schedule and a need to access things quickly and easily, Launcher 7 helps me get things done. Besides all of that functionality mumbo-jumbo, it’s fun to use. I find myself choosing to use Launcher 7 more and more because I enjoy the simple beauty that it offers.
You can find both a free version (with ads on your applications list page) and an ad-free paid version in the market. Even die hard fans of Launcher Pro and ADW should give this a shot – you may be pleasantly surprised.
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Web Browser Thread
Lost of info on the subject here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1101308
Thanks to Oat23
Black Android Theme Thanks to pele for the theme and nitrozk for the port
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1131746
Love this theme so much I thought Id make some screens
Here is the wallpaper, icons and dock for the above Home Screen and Lock Screen
http://www.multiupload.com/5FDEGU7MVS
Had lots of pm's about the Android Market Icon ...infact its in with the wallpaper and I just put the market icon over it and changed it to dots, there is also a blank icon that you can use instead if you prefer. The blank icon is also used for the dock apps...
Everything on the screen is from using ADW Launcher EX, more info on how to use it in post 1 ...
Screen shots of market icon ...before and after ...
Widgets used ...
Simi Clock
Simi Weather
Simi Battery (all in the same app)
Missed it (paid app)
Circle Launcher
Widget Locker
I used Dialer2 app and Better Keyboard app to fit with the Black Android theme more ...great apps too ..Screen Shots of both apps below...
[email protected] in contacts aka Jimmy, he'll kill me if he sees this haha..
Enjoy ..
Widget Locker
Please note the market is now black because of the Black Android themed vending.apk
Widget Locker How to Guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=825553
Widget Locker Themes
When you have download a theme you like...dont upzip it, place the zip file in - Internal sdcard/data/com.teslacoilsw.widgetlocker/themes then open Widget locker and select from the app ..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=968613
Since making this thread I have now made 4 themes ..
NeonGT (Jumba's Original) ...Red and Blue
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1138692
And my latest and best theme to date is Beautiful Honeycomb
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1181143

God bless your soul.
Sent from galaxy S 2 using xda app

Nice post. Good work rixsta.

Props for your efforts in making this for those who want to know.
Do all those mods affect battery life at all?
Personally I've never bothered playing with all that as IMO it looks tacky and doesn't fit with the Android UI but I guess that's the beauty of Android I do use Minimalistic text though, which does take getting use to setting up custom widgets.

LawAce said:
Props for your efforts in making this for those who want to know.
Do all those mods affect battery life at all?
Personally I've never bothered playing with all that as IMO it looks tacky and doesn't fit with the Android UI but I guess that's the beauty of Android I do use Minimalistic text though, which does take getting use to setting up custom widgets.
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No it wont affect battery life using a different launcher or changing your home screen....Ive never found it to anyway.
A lot of widgets may slightly though...
As in doesn't fit wth the android theme ..depends on how heavy you mod the framework or flash a theme to fit your new home screen ..I made an awesome android green home screen for my SGS 1 ..maybe I'll make it for the SGS 2 and post it ...
Its early days for that though ...new themes will come ..as will roms ..
Your right though ..its a personal choice ..but its nice to have the choice
Sure is the beauty of android ..stock or custom ..Android Rocks..

Great work rixsta.
Can't wait to get mine and start fafin about with it lol.

y0.o! said:
Great work rixsta.
Can't wait to get mine and start fafin about with it lol.
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Hey mate ....really good to see you back on the forums ..the SGS 2 forums at that... !
Happy flashing

Even though i am not gonna use any of that, but your efforts are worth to Thank you...

Fantastic work as always Rixsta
Don't suppose you have anymore of those white and blue text icons do you? Gmail, Twitter and Facebook in particular ;-)
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WhiteHartMart said:
Fantastic work as always Rixsta
Don't suppose you have anymore of those white and blue text icons do you? Gmail, Twitter and Facebook in particular ;-)
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I'll have loads of them..I'll post a link at the bottom next to them in post 2
Nice to see you on the SGS 2 forums...
EDIT I have linked the thread to more of them ...They are steel blue ones ..

hazem77 said:
Even though i am not gonna use any of that, but your efforts are worth to Thank you...
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Thats really nice of you thanks ..

rixsta said:
ICONS
And the rest (same style as above) here -
www .multiupload. com/6EW5DVMCD8
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Could you tell me what font these are in? I like them and want to make similar ones for other apps I use, but can't get the text styled right

Thanks for the effort .. i will try doing it tomorrow
thanks again
Edit : for some weird reason the market is not allowing me to buy/install ADW LAUNCHER EX

Twomorecharacters said:
Could you tell me what font these are in? I like them and want to make similar ones for other apps I use, but can't get the text styled right
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Hi ..Its Arial Bold on adobe photoshop ..
I can send you the PSD file if that's easier for you ..
Then you can just change text/colour yourself ..that's what I do when Im making new ones..

Dark_Lord0122 said:
Thanks for the effort .. i will try doing it tomorrow
thanks again
Edit : for some weird reason the market is not allowing me to buy/install ADW LAUNCHER EX
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Make sure you have setup your account correctly using your bank card ..
I had lots of trouble doing it ..it wouldn't accept my card ..took me ages..
Paypal have been in talks with google about adding a paypal account ...nothing has come of it yet though ..Its a pain I know..

rixsta said:
Make sure you have setup your account correctly using your bank card ..
I had lots of trouble doing it ..it wouldn't accept my card ..took me ages..
Paypal have been in talks with google about adding a paypal account ...nothing has come of it yet though ..Its a pain I know..
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My card is working perfectly fine and i bought other items from the market before but now its telling me that its not compatible with my device :/

Dark_Lord0122 said:
My card is working perfectly fine and i bought other items from the market before but now its telling me that its not compatible with my device :/
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Oh i see ...
That's very strange...It should work ..