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Hello,
I have CM7 on my kindle. When I set a new background picture I notice that quality is worse then original file. So the picture looks blur. When I zoom picture manually it looks much better then when it is set as background. Does anyone noticed such a "problem"? Are there any way to solve it?
Thx in advance.
NikolayS82 said:
Hello,
I have CM7 on my kindle. When I set a new background picture I notice that quality is worse then original file. So the picture looks blur. When I zoom picture manually it looks much better then when it is set as background. Does anyone noticed such a "problem"? Are there any way to solve it?
Thx in advance.
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get the app crop wallpaper on the play store that allways helped me
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It worked just great. Thank you
After struggling with this myself, I found that 1200x1024 wallpapers fit the best on our screens.
Also when you find an image don't just copy the thumbnail actually open up picture before copying, and the screen Res is 1024x600 if I'm not mistaken
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I had a similar issue, at popular wall sites I found ipad/ipad2 walls work ok but it does crop a touch off the top and bottom. These are 1024x1024 so that leads me to think agtef's 1200x1024 conclusion is likely exact.
Available on Play.
This is an small app that lets you crop an image freely when trying to set the wallpaper or lock screen background.
In the Jelly Bean stock and stock-based ROMs, is not possible to properly set the home and lock screen wallpapers, due to a nice new feature of keeping the crop box aspect fixed to a square, but the area to be cropped is a smaller rectangle.
When trying to set the lock screen wallpaper with a portrait image, the always squared crop box touches the lateral borders of the image, forcing you to select a much smaller area -possibly scaling the picture-, and thus leaving us in a less than optimal situation, unhappy with our powerful pocket computer that could do much better with such a trivial task.
This lazily done app comes as an option when you try to set a wallpaper, and just calls the stock Gallery app with a crop action without the aspectX and aspectY parameters that lock the aspect of the crop box.
Note: This app needs the stock Gallery or Note 2 Gallery.
UPDATE:
2013/16/22 [v1.51]
- Fixed character encoding error in image paths.
- Other minor fixes.
2013/06/09 [v1.5]
- Prevents hiding part of wallpaper behind status bar.
- Lock screen wallpaper can be cropped to any size.
- Can work with AOSP's Gallery.
- Launcher icon with settings for some of the above features.
- Fixed screen rotation bugs.
If wallpaper scrolling is enabled, it's better to select an squared area or wider, or else you will see black bars to the sides or a scaled image. This version lets you choose what happens in that case.
2013/05/06
- Works with Quickpic.
- Better lockscreen wallpaper size (checks status bar height).
- Home screen wallpaper maximum width is 960; minimum is 800.
- Checks if lockscreen wallpaper is writable. If not, S2 Gallery handles it.
2013/05/05
- Handles all lock screen wallpaper process. Works on Note 2 Gallery.
MAY NEED ROOT. This works by saving the image directly to the Gallery data folder.
- Lock screen crop box is fixed to match the screen.
- No lateral black bars in home screen.
- Signed. You must uninstall the previous version before trying to install this one.
- Kick ass icon.
2013/04/23
- Processes and sets Home wallpaper to prevent zooming.
- Checks whether the Gallery activity exists.
Tested with the Gallery Note 2 and seems to be doing OK. However, when setting lock screen, the cropping rectangle has locked aspect, but still it lets you crop any image properly.
Please point any fault you find, I'll try to find time to work on them. And all suggestions are welcome.
Works great. Cheers.
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Works for me too!:thumbup:
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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Thanks
thanks.its great
Getting FC while trying to crop using the app...
Any suggestions?
You are much to humble, your simple app is great!
Get this into the Play Store a.s.a.p.
I bet you can make a lot of people happy with this.
Works in NeatROM Lite 4.6.1.
Thks.
Dude....u r a genius.....
This is what I got before your app...
And this is after....
Many thanks fella.....
And as someone else said.....get it on playstore asap.....
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Great little app, thanks! With a bit of polishing, this will be even better.
Well done... and get it onto PlayStore
thanks
its really works and i love this apk . but there is a problem that home screen zoomed BG but nice with lock screen . you have to provide it
Boss Thanks a Lot Work Likes A Charm. :good:
great job
i was searching for this kind of apps. , good job
ApriliaM3 said:
Great little app, thanks! With a bit of polishing, this will be even better.
Well done... and get it onto PlayStore
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Thank you! What do you suggest to make it better?
jay_badboy0 said:
Getting FC while trying to crop using the app...
Any suggestions?
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I'm sorry, I have only tested this in Neat Rom. It must work on WanamLite as well. The app requires the stock gallery apk (SecGallery2.apk, package name com.sec.android.gallery3d). I'll make it check for some possible errors.
I m using Note2gallery and this app is not working
Handy.....thanks
s2rootbox......
nchejuan said:
This is an small app that lets you crop an image freely when trying to set the wallpaper or lock screen background.
In the Jelly Bean stock and stock-based ROMs, is not possible to properly set the home and lock screen wallpapers, due to a nice new feature of keeping the crop box aspect fixed to a square, but the area to be cropped is a smaller rectangle.
When trying to set the lock screen wallpaper with a portrait image, the always squared crop box touches the lateral borders of the image, forcing you to select a much smaller area -possibly scaling the picture-, and thus leaving us in a less than optimal situation, unhappy with our powerful pocket computer that could do much better with such a trivial task.
This lazily done app comes as an option when you try to set a wallpaper, and just calls the stock Gallery app with a crop action without the aspectX and aspectY parameters that lock the aspect of the crop box.
There's still some problems: Sometimes the lock screen BG will be stretched, and the home screen will be zoomed if you try to select an area close to the sides of the image. But mostly works great for the lock screen.
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Many many thanks :highfive:
OP, are you planning to update the app top sort the small niggles it has?
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kranti2064 said:
OP, are you planning to update the app top sort the small niggles it has?
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I made some updates. Hope it's fixed for those who where having problems.
Ugh...another Android device and more confusion about setting full screen wallpapers.
When I try to set a wallpaper - even with the correct resolution - it forces me to crop it. I used "wallpaper wizardri" for it in the past but it doesn't seem to work on the Note. So, what do I have to do to set the wallpaper I want to take up the whole device?
Thanks
olly666 said:
Ugh...another Android device and more confusion about setting full screen wallpapers.
When I try to set a wallpaper - even with the correct resolution - it forces me to crop it. I used "wallpaper wizardri" for it in the past but it doesn't seem to work on the Note. So, what do I have to do to set the wallpaper I want to take up the whole device?
Thanks
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Pictures sized at 1280x1280 do not require cropping/adjusting, the cropping windows that appears is optional, in case user wanted to choose oat of the image.
PS. The thread should probably be in Q&A
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p107r0 said:
Pictures sized at 1280x1280 do not require cropping/adjusting, the cropping windows that appears is optional, in case user wanted to choose oat of the image.
PS. The thread should probably be in Q&A
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Not seeing it... Whether I try from the browser or the gallery, when I select set as wallpaper it takes me to the crop screen - if I hit cancel, it cancels the operation.
olly666 said:
Not seeing it... Whether I try from the browser or the gallery, when I select set as wallpaper it takes me to the crop screen - if I hit cancel, it cancels the operation.
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Could be that i misunderstood the question, but when setting wallpaper you choose picture first, then the cropping window appears (check attached screenshot) and when you press"Done" your choice is accepted and wallpaper is set
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p107r0 said:
Could be that i misunderstood the question, but when setting wallpaper you choose picture first, then the cropping window appears (check attached screenshot) and when you press"Done" your choice is accepted and wallpaper is set
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But isn't that image cropping off the corners? I think my issue might be that I have scrolling disabled. What would the resolution be for that?
olly666 said:
But isn't that image cropping off the corners? I think my issue might be that I have scrolling disabled. What would the resolution be for that?
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if you mean the 4 sqaure parts at the edges, then yes, those are lost, but it's anaviodable as the wallpaper gets fitted both for portarait and landscape modes (the two rectangles on my previous screenshot).
If you have 1280x800 image, then it'll fit nicely inside the vertical cropping rectangle, but in the landscape mode only the middle part of the image will be utilized.
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if you mean the 4 sqaure parts at the edges, then yes, those are lost, but it's anaviodable as the wallpaper gets fitted both for portarait and landscape modes (the two rectangles on my previous screenshot).
If you have 1280x800 image, then it'll fit nicely inside the vertical cropping rectangle, but in the landscape mode only the middle part of the image will be utilized.
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That makes no sense to me. The stock wallpapers are 1280x1280 and fit just fine. I've had numerous Android devices and I've got this working on all of them (mainly through the use of third party apps). My HTC One can do it right off the bat. I hate to bring the iPad into the equation - but that's another device that does it just fine.
olly666 said:
That makes no sense to me. The stock wallpapers are 1280x1280 and fit just fine. I've had numerous Android devices and I've got this working on all of them (mainly through the use of third party apps). My HTC One can do it right off the bat. I hate to bring the iPad into the equation - but that's another device that does it just fine.
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You are right, I and messed up my previous post by being imprecise.
The situation I described applies only to lockscreen and launchers not supporting scrollable wallpapers (if such still exist).
Now the launcher wallpaper: for 1280x1280 images nothing will get cropped - the vertical rectangle just shows which part of the image will be on the home screen, remaining parts will be used for adjacent screens. If your image is smaller or not square, then you need the cropping window to adjust the image to your taste.
My apologies, can't explain it better than this.
p107r0 said:
You are right, I and messed up my previous post by being imprecise.
The situation I described applies only to lockscreen and launchers not supporting scrollable wallpapers (if such still exist).
Now the launcher wallpaper: for 1280x1280 images nothing will get cropped - the vertical rectangle just shows which part of the image will be on the home screen, remaining parts will be used for adjacent screens. If your image is smaller or not square, then you need the cropping window to adjust the image to your taste.
My apologies, can't explain it better than this.
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Not your fault - we're just getting jumbled and things are getting lots in translation... I just want this to work, ugh! Even when they crop them - and technically I'm okay with that - they morph the images!
olly666 said:
Even when they crop them - and technically I'm okay with that - they morph the images!
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Your remark on morphing made me check again. Normally i have irregular wallpapers, with no easily identifiable parts, so to be sure I just made a screenshot and then set it as home wallpaper.
Adjusting mechanics works as it should, with the rectangles, squares etc., but to my surprise after adjustments the image gets vertically cropped, my guess is to some 960 pixels height. This would explain the morphing, but the secondary cropping is surely a bug.
PS. I attached two images:
- one is screenshot of this thread in xda app - looks normal
- second is screenshot of the first image set a home wallpaper - notice vertical cropping
Thanks for all your help man. I've been playing around with a download of the stock wallpaper and getting a feel for the cropping. For now I'm just going to suck it up and stick with texture wallpaper so it's not an issue. I'll keep trying...
Small (3K), black wallpaper image file. I like my desktop black; it makes it very easy to see the icons/widgets. They really pop in front of that absolutely black background. I use it for my lock screen wallpaper as well. From what I understand, the AMOLED screen loses less power when displaying black, so if this is the case I suppose it might even save some battery. I figured someone might like it.
*Changed calling it background to wallpaper, for clarity.*
Yeah this is a good idea, from what I understand the pixels that are truly black on the screen are physically turned off so it saves power and has a true black color instead of a dark lighted pixel you would find on older phones or cheaper screens.. Would be cool to have a "power save" kernel profile set to change the wallpaper to this if it dropped below a pre set % too... Thanks for this.
How much time do you actually spend looking at the home screen when your screen is on, though?
I'm sure it would save a little battery if you did that, but most people don't. Typically people are going to be making calls, texting, or using some other app that doesn't have a pure black background.
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Yeah, I realize it probably won't do a whole lot to save the battery, but I figure every little bit helps. I really just like the way it looks (I prefer a simple, stripped down, no eye-candy approach) & I think it makes the icons easier to see than any other wallpaper. Also a feeble attempt to contribute a little something on XDA, where I've benefited so much.
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If its set as the background and lock screen it could help quite a bit. If you get a text and the screen turns on it wont need to activate all those extra pixels.
This app is what I use
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.citc.colors&hl=en
chrisdfw said:
This app is what I use
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.citc.colors&hl=en
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Were trying to save battery, by installing this app and running it in the background would be counter productive IMO.
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92drls said:
Were trying to save battery, by installing this app and running it in the background would be counter productive IMO.
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Just an FYI - I have been using the mentioned app for a long time and never had it run in the background. I've even cleared data and uninstalled the app and background color persists between reboots. Only problem is you can't set lock screen color with it (last time I tried anyway)
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Really, if it's just plain black, why bother with 1920x1080? The launcher would stretch out a smaller image, and it would still be... black.
I created the attached plain black 40x40 png with Photo Editor app, and it's only a few 140 bytes. It's 40x40 just to make it easier to grab the border for the wallpaper setter. Works fine with Nova.
lost_ said:
Really, if it's just plain black, why bother with 1920x1080? The launcher would stretch out a smaller image, and it would still be... black.
I created the attached plain black 40x40 png with Photo Editor app, and it's only a few 140 bytes. It's 40x40 just to make it easier to grab the border for the wallpaper setter. Works fine with Nova.
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ha makes sense.. size does matter when it comes to phone memory
lost_ said:
Really, if it's just plain black, why bother with 1920x1080? The launcher would stretch out a smaller image, and it would still be... black.
I created the attached plain black 40x40 png with Photo Editor app, and it's only a few 140 bytes. It's 40x40 just to make it easier to grab the border for the wallpaper setter. Works fine with Nova.
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Your solution is better! Hehe. I never bothered trying to make it smaller than 1920x1080, so thanks for that. Every little bit helps...
thanks
Good one. Thanks!
hella356 said:
Small (3K), black wallpaper image file. I like my desktop black; it makes it very easy to see the icons/widgets. They really pop in front of that absolutely black background. I use it for my lock screen wallpaper as well. From what I understand, the AMOLED screen loses less power when displaying black, so if this is the case I suppose it might even save some battery. I figured someone might like it.
*Changed calling it background to wallpaper, for clarity.*
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anybody know a way around cropping photos for screen savers,ive got a photo that just cant be cropped so was looking for an app that might show full photo
tonybhoy said:
anybody know a way around cropping photos for screen savers,ive got a photo that just cant be cropped so was looking for an app that might show full photo
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Maybe put the photo on a larger colored background? It crops the photo for both directions of the screen. If your original will fit inside both directions you can keep it whole. Only deal here is that you will see a colored background on the sides or top depending on the size and shape of the original. black or deep red might not be bad.
tonybhoy said:
anybody know a way around cropping photos for screen savers,ive got a photo that just cant be cropped so was looking for an app that might show full photo
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hi cheers for reply but found an app that works really well it's called picspeed wallpapers. Thanks
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