Didn't know whether to put this here or in Q and A, so apologies if it needs moving, but I'm using apex launcher on my N7 so i can change the icons on my homescreen. I really like the sets that blackblearblanc does in particular.
I've noticed though that they all look pixelated on the N7.
Is there anything I can do to get them to crisp up, or should I be looking for anything in particular when looking at icon sets? A certain pixel density, size etc.?
Help, as always, is massively appreciated.
Cheers
From what I understand, Apex isn't compatible at this time. That might be part of the problem.
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ExploreMN said:
From what I understand, Apex isn't compatible at this time. That might be part of the problem.
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It's compatible enough. You can download from Play Store and all the features are working great. They're working on getting it better though.
Since Apex is mainly for phones the icons aren't usually designed to stretch to our screen size. They'll work but they might look a bit pixelated. I'm using Apex with stock icons to avoid the eyesore.
Try searching for HDPI icon packs. Those would be the best qualified(I think) for stretching out while still maintaining image integrity.
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Im on 4.1.1, rom is Glazed, Apex Launcher with a CM10 theme (Cobalt i think). Icons are HQ and look fantastic
Thanks for the responses. I tested the chrome theme from the play store and found that the icons looked good but didn't fill the entire icon area. If I manually picked a chrome icon then it stretched and looked rubbish again.
Guess I'll have to wait for more hd themes and sets.
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AlanB412 said:
It's compatible enough. You can download from Play Store and all the features are working great. They're working on getting it better though.
Since Apex is mainly for phones the icons aren't usually designed to stretch to our screen size. They'll work but they might look a bit pixelated. I'm using Apex with stock icons to avoid the eyesore.
Try searching for HDPI icon packs. Those would be the best qualified(I think) for stretching out while still maintaining image integrity.
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Better to download the beta from XDA, which has been updated to Jelly Bean. Or if you already have Apex, select Beta in Settings then check for update.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
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ragnarokx said:
Better to download the beta from XDA, which has been updated to Jelly Bean. Or if you already have Apex, select Beta in Settings then check for update.
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Worked well! Thanks for the tip.
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I bought 2 icon packs for my then 7" Coby tablet, from the Play Store. They worked well and all was good. Then a few tablets later, I tried them on my Transformer Prime...and they looked so bad they were unusable. So I emailed the dev, and he said my Prime is probably looking for XHDPI icons, and he doesn't support that now. So he emailed me the .apk and basically said to crack it open and resize the images in something like Gimp or PS, then repackage. I just unzipped the apk, and noticed mdpi, hdpi etc. So I manually changed each icon, grabbing the highest DPI images that were in the apk. Worked great, and I've used that a few times now on different themes. Just thought that may help you in the future
This may or may not be what you are looking for but this is what i did.
i have apex on my TF300, and i was using the ICS plates theme from the market. once applying the theme all the icons looked really nice, however, there were a few icons that didn't come over or that i wanted to change to another icon.
when lonpressing and manually editing the icon, i got terrible resolutions on the images when i "select from icon packs". however, when i "select picture" it still allowed me to choose from the icon packs and the icons come across crystal clear.
like i said, maybe not what you were looking for, but figured i would post my experiences just in case.
turdbogls said:
This may or may not be what you are looking for but this is what i did.
i have apex on my TF300, and i was using the ICS plates theme from the market. once applying the theme all the icons looked really nice, however, there were a few icons that didn't come over or that i wanted to change to another icon.
when lonpressing and manually editing the icon, i got terrible resolutions on the images when i "select from icon packs". however, when i "select picture" it still allowed me to choose from the icon packs and the icons come across crystal clear.
like i said, maybe not what you were looking for, but figured i would post my experiences just in case.
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I actually did try this but the icons still looked rubbish. I think the source icon wasn't up to the res on the N7.
The beta of apex has definitely helped though. It all looks good.
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Has anyone tried using the "beautiful live weather" live wallpaper (the live wallpaper connected to beautiful Widgets)? I really love this live wallpaper, and it looks great on my N1.
However, I'm curious as to how it looks on the HD screen... if it looks good, I am probably going to order the GN tomorrow...
Thanks!
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{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
looks pretty awesome on the screen. however it does lag a bit, as it does with all live wps other than the default phase beam. i am guessing that is more of an ics compatibility issue.
It looks like you set the wrong one. There should be two beautiful live wallpapers in the list. There is a basic one (which you have set) and another one which uses open gl for pretty animations etc. The latter is much better..
Can you try out that one for me
Thank you! I am so happy that it formats ok, it is completely messed up on my tab.
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NPuter said:
It looks like you set the wrong one. There should be two beautiful live wallpapers in the list. There is a basic one (which you have set) and another one which uses open gl for pretty animations etc. The latter is much better..
Can you try out that one for me
Thank you! I am so happy that it formats ok, it is completely messed up on my tab.
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k, i installed bw, and the opengl wallpaper has issues. its pretty smooth , with great animations, but thing is its all greyed out. all black and white. cant get color, donno y.anyways, stock launcher has the tiniest bit of a lag with it(hardly noticeable), adw ex has none.
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k, i installed bw, and the opengl wallpaper has issues. its pretty smooth , with great animations, but thing is its all greyed out. all black and white. cant get color, donno y.anyways, stock launcher has the tiniest bit of a lag with it(hardly noticeable), adw ex has none.
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Would you mind posting a screenshot so I can send it to levelup? I hope they will be willing to give BLW ICS/HD screen compatibility...
Thanks for all your help, I really appreciate it
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I didn't even know bw had live wallpapers. I just set it and it looks nice. I'll probably use my black still wallpaper to save battery. here are 2 screenshots
I tried it and it works pretty well. Its very cloudy and thus so was my home screen. Kinda bummed me out so I went back to my vibrant wallpaper.
The lag was minimal compared to others. Kinda makes me mad that live wallpapers are sluggish. Live wallpapers are really cool to show off android. The home screen experience should be top notch. Hopefully it gets better.
I'd hate to leave my G2x to a phone that can't run live wallpapers.
-Galaxy Nexus
-Asus Transformer
I currently do not have any screen lag using
launcher: nova launcher beta5,
rom: bugless beast 12-22 nightly
Ics 4.0.3
Leaked radios.
Very smooth.
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dahotz said:
I currently do not have any screen lag using
launcher: nova launcher beta5,
rom: bugless beast 12-22 nightly
Ics 4.0.3
Leaked radios.
Very smooth.
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OK,so I don't know what went wrong with the lwp yesterday.but it was completely b/w. Its fine now.anyways I couldn't help you out any more as I am currently on the way to the bahamas. otherwise I would have been on it like ants on sugar!
PS I am stock rooted,haven't customized yet,again the Bahamas trip to blame.
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Awesome! Thanks guys, I am so happy it works
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HUBS FOR GALAXY NEXUS
So some of you may know if you have asus transformers or other tablets, but fliparsonal created the hubs layout and I have "ported it over to the galaxy nexus.
So thank you so much to fliparsonal for the wonderful idea and here is a video tutorial for fliparsonals meathod
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oo0O1YbxClA&feature=youtu.be
sorry about the bad video quality
things you will need
https://market.android.com/details?id=de.devmil.minimaltext&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImRlLmRldm1pbC5taW5pbWFsdGV4dCJd
[url]https://market.android.com/details?id=org.adw.launcher&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsIm9yZy5hZHcubGF1bmNoZXIiXQ..[/URL]
[url]https://market.android.com/details?id=org.tamanegi.wallpaper.multipicture&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsIm9yZy50YW1hbmVnaS53YWxscGFwZXIubXVsdGlwaWN0dXJlIl0.[/URL]
update
I have done a new version of the layout with the backgrounds having the hubs layout on them so that no widgets are used for all you intense flashers out there. here it is
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/59007827/Bethanensinger.jpg
if you liked this click thanks
it no longer does landscape
also I forgot to add if you would like to see this work with launchers like apex or nova to get more of an ics feel you should go vote on their suggestion sites
here http://novalauncher.uservoice.com/forums/145180-nova-launcher
and here http://apexlauncher.uservoice.com/forums/146396-general-feedback
and vote to have shortcuts to different homescreens (at this point it would be easier for it to work with nova launcher since it already has customizable icons but apex launcher should be getting that soon)
Wow that looks pretty cool!
Cheers for the guide, I have used this as inspiration for my home screens, I'm still working on a few bits but will post screenshots later.
Little preview
Landscape does not work at all with this setup though
Screw ICS, this messgae was sent from my DZ running CM6.1
I have hubs sets on my trasformer,it's the coolest thing ever!thanks another time to fliparsenal (thanks him people)and betaensinger too for the porting over gnex!
the only bad thing,is that i don't ever manage to backup this and reapply after a rom wipes.....anyone who can say more on it?i am a flashmaniac,and if i don't find a way to backup this,i don't try it also on gnex...very much times to sets..
HERE original 3ad,to take more sprout from...
sert00 said:
I have hubs sets on my trasformer,it's the coolest thing ever!thanks another time to fliparsenal (thanks him people)and betaensinger too for the porting over gnex!
the only bad thing,is that i don't ever manage to backup this and reapply after a rom wipes.....anyone who can say more on it?i am a flashmaniac,and if i don't find a way to backup this,i don't try it also on gnex...very much times to sets..
HERE original 3ad,to take more sprout from...
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This is why you need to go vote in nova launchers suggestions for nova launcher to have shortcuts to different home screens because nova allows some basic widget backup
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sert00 said:
I have hubs sets on my trasformer,it's the coolest thing ever!thanks another time to fliparsenal (thanks him people)and betaensinger too for the porting over gnex!
the only bad thing,is that i don't ever manage to backup this and reapply after a rom wipes.....anyone who can say more on it?i am a flashmaniac,and if i don't find a way to backup this,i don't try it also on gnex...very much times to sets..
HERE original 3ad,to take more sprout from...
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Working on a new work around for this, and it should also improve battery life, and possibly amount of time to set up (for everyone but me). The basic idea is this, instead of using a widget to cover up the home screen icons, edit your wallpaper to cover up the icons and have that as the style instead. I havent had much time to work with this yet but i will hopefully get this up and running soon. But i have tested and the shortcuts do survive a wipe if you just backup adw, so you shouldnt have to do any work to set this up after flashing things.
created a work around heres the background... image still needs some editting as it does not like up quiet right with actions
and an editable xcf ]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/59007827/monkeybuisness.xcf
cjward23 said:
Cheers for the guide, I have used this as inspiration for my home screens, I'm still working on a few bits but will post screenshots later.
Little preview
Landscape does not work at all with this setup though
Screw ICS, this messgae was sent from my DZ running CM6.1
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How did you get vertical text in large font size? Every time i use Simple Text to make Custom shortcuts in ADW Launcher, the text is small with no way to resize it = [
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How did you get vertical text in large font size? Every time i use Simple Text to make Custom shortcuts in ADW Launcher, the text is small with no way to resize it = [
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Minimalistic text
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cjward23 said:
Cheers for the guide, I have used this as inspiration for my home screens, I'm still working on a few bits but will post screenshots later.
Little preview
Landscape does not work at all with this setup though
Screw ICS, this messgae was sent from my DZ running CM6.1
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hi, if you wouldn't mind sharing, where is your ICS-style calendar and twitter widget from
EDIT: Found the APW theme for it, thanks anyways
I have updated the first post with my new layout if you would like a copy of the wallpapers i can post that too, and it you want a copy of the toolbar i can do that too
Heres the tool bar jpg that you can just copy onto your homescreen wallpaper
figured i would post my latest
I don't have the same adw actions as you? Does that matter?
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kbrian said:
I don't have the same adw actions as you? Does that matter?
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well you need to have the ability to switch between screens with shortcuts but as long as you have that it doesnt matter
I got adw and didn't have the same actions, I tried adw ex and made everything but I couldn't move the minimalistic text on the invisible space? Ha for some reason I can't get this
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kbrian said:
I got adw and didn't have the same actions, I tried adw ex and made everything but I couldn't move the minimalistic text on the invisible space? Ha for some reason I can't get this
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What you have to do is resize it to cover over it and that is how you move it over. The youtube video is a bit better to see how to do this.
That's what I did and when I did it still wouldn't let me.
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Updated 15/4/12 - More icons added
For those that don't know the G-NeXicons by shakeyabooti are proving to be real popular and look stunningly good, well I have themed some of these to give a more blue ICS theme.
Firstly I must thank shakeyabooti for firstly giving me permission to mod his icons and secondly giving me some great tips which have allowed me to create a much better icon than my earlier attempts (I'm learning all the way !!).
If you like these icons and plan to thank me then make sure you go here, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1493269 and thank the original designer cos without his efforts then these icons wouldn't exist full stop.
Included so far are:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
+ some more I can't show here.....
I've mainly done the apps I use so there are a few random ones in there,I'll get some more done as and when I get time.
If anyone has any requests i will try to oblige but please be patient, if you could post the icon for the app (preferably the png icon file pulled from within the apk)you want then that would save me some time and speed up the return. I've noticed that shakeyabooti has had masses of requests and credit to him he's managed to sort them out really quickly and I won't be as quick for sure but I'll try my best...
I think they look pretty cool !
The attached zips contains all the icons so far.... Enjoy people
These look nice, but a bunch have a white rim around them. Just a heads up...very nice work buddy. Looks like Shake started something really good here.
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Cheers for the heads up and sorry to anyone who already downloaded. Uploaded the wrong bloody zip damn it!! Should be good now....
These look great! I have three requests: greader, tapatalk, and words with friends.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.noinnion.android.greader.reader&hl=en
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.quoord.tapatalkpro.activity&hl=en
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.zynga.words&hl=en
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OK no probs. Probably won't get chance to do them right away but I'll put them on my to do list ...
Whoops - one more request: google voice. Thanks!
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.apps.googlevoice&hl=en
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Looking good buddy....haha the requests are starting to roll in. Great job! Don't rush it.
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Looking good there daz!
Keep up the good work!
I've done a load more icons (including yours hsj1906).
The new icons are in the update zip added to OP......
Good looking icons! I am using a bunch of them... a few requests:
Amazon AppStore
iHeartRadio
Alarm Clock Plus
AdAware
Camera Zoom FX
Thanks!
D3 - Hash's ICS - Beta 1
Thank you for taking care of my requests! Love the theme.
Question: Is it just me or are the blues in each of the icons in different shades? The icons would be even better if they were all the same shade of blue and matched the official ICS hex code.
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zzandrewst said:
Good looking icons! I am using a bunch of them... a few requests:
Amazon AppStore
iHeartRadio
Alarm Clock Plus
AdAware
Camera Zoom FX
Thanks!
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Your icons are in the update 1.2 zip in the OP..... hope you like them
hsj1906 said:
Thank you for taking care of my requests! Love the theme.
Question: Is it just me or are the blues in each of the icons in different shades? The icons would be even better if they were all the same shade of blue and matched the official ICS hex code.
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No worries, happy to help out....
The blues ARE different shades and I like the look of them like that when they're on my homescreen. I think if they were all the same blue then it would be a bit 'samey'. The official ICS hex code (#33c5e5) is a bit dodgy when it comes to icons - I did my drop down navigation bar icons and found that the 'official ICS' colour was a crap match for the existing blue icons (clock,frame of dropdown, etc) and I in fact found #05b7eb to be the closest match (to my eyes anyway and after lots of trial and error)......
What do you guys and gals think then ? Use the same blue throughout or stay as it is ??
im super new to this stuff but i already have CWM installed and i have the .zip on my sd card i try to install zip from sd card and i get installing aborted.
in other words how do i install the theme?
daz.g said:
Your icons are in the update 1.2 zip in the OP..... hope you like them
Great! Thanks a bunch, they look great! Do you think you could do AdFree too? Thanks!
D3 - Hash's ICS - Beta 1
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noneyet77 said:
im super new to this stuff but i already have CWM installed and i have the .zip on my sd card i try to install zip from sd card and i get installing aborted.
in other words how do i install the theme?
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Welcome to xda, its not a theme its just a set of icons. It can't be flashed in cwm. Find an app called Desktop Visualizer on the market - it let's you place an icon on your home screen and link it to any app you like. Or some launchers like nova let you do it too....
Zzandrewst - I'm away for a couple days but I'll sort out your icons soon as I can ok.
Thank you so much!
Works and looks great
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daz.g said:
Welcome to xda, its not a theme its just a set of icons. It can't be flashed in cwm. Find an app called Desktop Visualizer on the market - it let's you place an icon on your home screen and link it to any app you like. Or some launchers like nova let you do it too....
Zzandrewst - I'm away for a couple days but I'll sort out your icons soon as I can ok.
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Thanks...no rush, here is the Amazon Appstore icon:
D3 - Hash's ICS - Beta 1
9 new icons added to the OP (including some requests), I can't show any more in that post (hit the image limit ) so here they are:
New update zip added to the OP.....
Thanks a lot
Really appreciate, good job!thanks!
Icons look great! Thanks!
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Hey, gang. I did several searched through the site but didn't find a solution. Let me toss this out there. I'm looking for an app with a particular function. What I want to do is "freeze" the locations of the icons/widgets on the screens. Something that will allow their use, but not their moving or deletion.
Here's the deal. My daughter loves my N7, and uses it for her ECSE and speech therapy classes with specific apps to facilitate her development. (She's ASD.) She's really good about the length of time she's on the tablet, and has never gone off and gotten into any trouble with it. The problem is that several of her apps have a "drag and drop on the red X" function to close particular segments or sections within the apps. They're similar enough to the "drag and drop onto the red X" function in the Droid UI that she gets confused, deletes the icons for the apps themselves, and then can't find them the next time she wants to use them.
While I can set up a second user with her name and the same development apps that she uses, it still won't stop her from losing icons from time to time.
I've looked into a number of parental control apps, and while they clamp things down, I haven't found one that locks or "freezes" the positions of the icons.
Does something like this even exist? Trolling through Google Play hasn't found anything specific. Device is stock 4.2.2, unlocked and rooted, if that makes any different in recommendations. Thanks, all. :fingers-crossed:
Have you tried something like Apex Launcher? You could set up the layout and then use the Lock Desktop option to prevent any changes to the home screens.
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Here is an example from Apex launcher
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
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alxrock said:
Have you tried something like Apex Launcher? You could set up the layout and then use the Lock Desktop option to prevent any changes to the home screens.
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I think this is the easiest way to do this. You'll get the same functionality from Nova too and HOLO I think.
alxrock said:
Here is an example from Apex launcher
View attachment 1873618
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Is that a pic from your phone? Or how ur N7 look?
Sent From Land Of Ooo. Using a Jedi Mastered Note 2.
"Where you think she at when she ain't with you?"...
Galaxysm said:
Is that a pic from your phone? Or how ur N7 look?
Sent From Land Of Ooo. Using a Jedi Mastered Note 2.
"Where you think she at when she ain't with you?"...
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That pic is from my Nexus 7 w/ CM10.1, Sense5 theme by GlobalSense, and Apex Launcher tablet UI and dock enabled
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alxrock said:
That pic is from my Nexus 7 w/ CM10.1, Sense5 theme by GlobalSense, and Apex Launcher tablet UI and dock enabled
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Looks nice. Could u share wallpaper?
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Looks nice. Could u share wallpaper?
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Sure. Its actually a live wallpaper
Grab it here:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kevinchen1992.outerwallpaper
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With SS Launcher you can move any icon to any position on the screen (no grid), rotate to any angle, resize and recolor, pretty much unlimited. Many examples in this thread. My Home (notice Flipboard and FUEL at an angle; also notice that Wifi Manager widget is "behind" Widgetsoid widgets at bottom so all are active):
Sorry to not get back sooner, got mired in a 65 hour week.
Cue forehead-slapping "doh!" image. I got my head fixated on an app, and completely forgot about alternate launchers. Brilliant suggestion, guys, many thanks. Can you run the lock functions over a stock layout? ASD kids do well with routine and familiarity, and it would help that she not have to relearn new of screen layouts. OTOH, I can always replicate the layout that I already have, too.
Thanks again, gang, the advice and recommendations are appreciated.
I know nova aill let you import the layout from other launchers not sure if apex does it too or not. But worth checking.
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{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
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I want to start with saying that this theme is an paid theme through google play but I attached the uzip for the widget to left.
In other word, that one is free of charge and modifiable!.Just wanted to let that be said before anyone goes rampage cause I put a lot
of work in making this. The 4 months of wait for UCCW to implement high resolution support was terrible (not complaining!) ;_;
The last screenshots shows the beta version I created. As for now, the theme takes up the whole screen as you can see in the other screenshots.
To emphasize, I tested this on my Nexus 7, the widgets should fit perfectly.
If you're a N4 user you might have seen it over there as well. I thought I maintain a thread here as well since after all, I'm a N7 owner!
Installing uzip theme files:
Download UCCW and add a UCCW widget to your homescreen, select "uzip" and browse and select the theme.
Download:
Free version: http://ge.tt/6KeYmme/v/0?c (only the battery/clock "jarvisq ring"-widget included):
- Mirror link: http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23501681358554834
Software buttons: http://ge.tt/5rZre1e/v/0?c
Full version:
Looks great! I'm assuming that I flash the soft buttons in recovery?
Sent from my SPH-D710 using xda premium
mjs2011 said:
Looks great! I'm assuming that I flash the soft buttons in recovery?
Sent from my SPH-D710 using xda premium
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I hope you did not do it cause it's just a zip with pngs inside xD
I'm using AOKP rom so the feature is built in to the settings where you only have to choose which image to replace with.
please post the full version here
thx
l2azvan said:
please post the full version here
thx
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I have other free themes that I've created, this is the first one that I charge for.
Links don't work?
riot1031 said:
Links don't work?
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Works for me, I'll reupload them to dev host when I get home, just in case.
Looks pretty sweet, may have to give that a try sometime.
Ok, one issue I changed some hotspots, now the widget shows up blank (white). I assume just remove the widget and set it up again? Didn't see a refresh setting in UCCW.
metalwraith said:
Ok, one issue I changed some hotspots, now the widget shows up blank (white). I assume just remove the widget and set it up again? Didn't see a refresh setting in UCCW.
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Did it work out in the end? Sometimes uccw shows white widget when refreshing for a split second, but it should get back to normal right after that.
Didn't do it on my vibrant, so just removed and readded it and edited it all at the same time. Had a few moments where it just showed image place holders and no images.
metalwraith said:
Didn't do it on my vibrant, so just removed and readded it and edited it all at the same time. Had a few moments where it just showed image place holders and no images.
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Did you maybe consume all the ram available? Another thing, how does the widget look on the vibrant? It got a display of 480 x 800 after all and the theme was recommended to be used on a 720p screen.
Who knows, vibrant i know is pretty much empty software wise. Screens attached.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using XDA Premium HD app
metalwraith said:
Who knows, vibrant i know is pretty much empty software wise. Screens attached.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using XDA Premium HD app
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You can see the ram consumption in settings, sometimes uccw can take up to 80mb which is one of the reason I recommend this on a phone with at least 720p (those phones usually have decent specs). Thanks for the screenshots, how does it look in real life though? I will assume the text is barely readable?
369mb for memory under the settings.. Running Paranoid Android 2.54 (android 4.1.2). Text ain't too bad, I have it setup in phablet mode anyways to get more space on the home screens.
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369mb for memory under the settings.. Running Paranoid Android 2.54 (android 4.1.2). Text ain't too bad, I have it setup in phablet mode anyways to get more space on the home screens.
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That should be enough! You might want to send a letter to the UCCW developer as I never had this issue before. And thanks for telling me that the text was readable, I havent personally tried it on that resolution yet.
still cant be downloaded?
Yeah, I have no idea what is taking google so long to review my account. Just sent them another email (an hour ago) asking them if you're even working.
Gotta love Google... I know one of their things, if an app is downloaded from any updates have to be done through them as well. Not to mention anything within the app can't be downloaded from outside sources either. Do I sense, Apple's methods coming to the play store? lol
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Gotta love Google... I know one of their things, if an app is downloaded from any updates have to be done through them as well. Not to mention anything within the app can't be downloaded from outside sources either. Do I sense, Apple's methods coming to the play store? lol
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Yeah, they became very strict about that. Just emailed them earlier today and they said they never got the information about my identity so I had to send them again....