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Tired of moving your fingers up/down your tablet to switch applications? Try out TasKarou!
TasKarou is a multitasking launcher overlay.
Taking inspiration from the 'Quick Controls' feature in the android browser, TasKarou provides a multitasking layer on top of a launcher on tablets.
By swiping anywhere on the left or right edge of your tablet screen, you can activate TasKarou's UI.
It gives you access to a quick, smooth, and intuitive interface to facilitate app launch, transition, and management for the user
The user interface brings a more responsive, and enjoyable level of interaction to your tablet.
Notes:
To use TasKarou, set it as the default home launcher, and from TasKarou's settings, select the actual home launcher you want to overlay.
TasKarou user interface is then triggered by swiping from either the left of right edge of your tablet screen, while still allowing access to the overlaid home launcher through the home button.
The app is also available in the android market.
nice app, but how do i use the browser controls? when im in the browser and put my finger to the side the taskarou menu opens...
kendong2 said:
nice app, but how do i use the browser controls? when im in the browser and put my finger to the side the taskarou menu opens...
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It's not possible to use both at the same time, since both controls rely on the user touching the edge of the screen.
If you have an idea on how I could get around that issue, I'm all ear.
ne0fhyk said:
It's not possible to use both at the same time, since both controls rely on the user touching the edge of the screen.
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that sucks, because it basically makes the browser unusable.
ne0fhyk said:
If you have an idea on how I could get around that issue, I'm all ear.
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some ideas from the top of my head:
- disable taskarou menu completely when in browser
- disable one side of the screen (permanently or when in browser)
- disable the upper/lower/middle half of the screen (permanently or when in browser)
on another note, the notification HAS to go. at least make it optional.
that being said, i really do like the concept of the app :good: i found myself regularly swiping in from the screen edges when not in browser, and then being disappointed that nothing happened.
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that sucks, because it basically makes the browser unusable.
some ideas from the top of my head:
- disable taskarou menu completely when in browser
- disable one side of the screen (permanently or when in browser)
- disable the upper/lower/middle half of the screen (permanently or when in browser)
on another note, the notification HAS to go. at least make it optional.
that being said, i really do like the concept of the app :good: i found myself regularly swiping in from the screen edges when not in browser, and then being disappointed that nothing happened.
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Thanks for your suggestions. I have a few other ideas along with the ones you suggest that I will try to integrate, and test in the following days.
In the meantime, I updated TasKarou to also support android phones. I duplicated this thread in the 'Android Apps and Games' section to make it more visible: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1984010
I like this. Definitely a nice addition to my current launcher.
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Definitely slick in some aspects. Can't say I really like it as it messes with my LMT set up and takes up more RAM on top of it.
There's a lot to be done like distinguishing different "hotspots" and designating right side only or left side only. Overall though I really enjoy the transitions and how the menu auto-switches based on which choices you're hovering over. Very intuitive choices too that I agree with about which things go where.
Looking forward to the potential this holds in the future. I may just abandon my LMT setup if done right.
Edit: And of course the ability for users to add/edit the options, potentially switch the color for mere superficial reasons. Something like my screenshot.
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ne0fhyk said:
It's not possible to use both at the same time, since both controls rely on the user touching the edge of the screen.
If you have an idea on how I could get around that issue, I'm all ear.
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Maybe ask SwipePad's developer.
(I'm not being sarcastic)
Really useful. Love the idea, but it does cause a few conflicts with apps that rely on swiping from the sides of the screen. Having said that, when I set the margin to 13 pixels I can use the Dolphin browser (for example) without too many issues by not swiping from the outer edge, but by placing the finger a little more away from the edge and then swiping inwards. Other apps are less forgiving.
What about a button in the notification area, which is visible at all times anyways?
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If swiping has the preference, then it would be more logical to align the available programs/tasks to the side from which was swiped. Swiping and selecting can be done with one hand then, regardless of which hand was used to swipe with.
The recents button is useless, I never use it, ever.
I'd like the option to use this instead and just disable the side activation altogether.
Nice idea. However on TF101 after getting the quick control moving the finger to one of the options too fast causes the quick controls to disappear. I have to move the thumb really slow in order to select any option. Hopefully, this will be fixed soon:fingers-crossed:.
ppl get over it, the man is trying to make ur life simpler, so if u don't like some stuff about the app then tell him your opinions in a decent way so he can make a proper development for the app instead of trashing it, otherwise f*** off
I like this!
1. I only see it from the right edge in portrait.
2. Might have a user selected area(s) for its swipe. This would allow those with conflicts to fix them. There is a similar app on Play which just gives a row running/recent apps icons which is not a bad interface. I found its use of the bottom obtrusive.
3. The home key does not go home in the base browser (I am using Trebuchet on a CM10).
4. There is a difference between "running" and "recent" (exited, cached, and still available.) !!
Long press of home gives a vertically tiled thumbnail view of both.
Taskarou shows only icons of running apps, not recent.
Taskarou should show both, either in two panes or in one with some distinction?, i.e. frame around one or the other. I sort of like having the thumbnails and they could be tiled or cascaded. If cascaded, should be focus-able, if tiled, scroll larger view like the app list. Best eliminated the number of apps option or make that for the pane (but that would be scroll-able for more). Cascading the main webOS motif. Flick down to kill?
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ppl get over it, the man is trying to make ur life simpler, so if u don't like some stuff about the app then tell him your opinions in a decent way so he can make a proper development for the app instead of trashing it, otherwise f*** off
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First of all, as far as I can see, no one is trashing his app. So maybe lower your tone a bit and at least pretend to be able to communicate in a proper way.instead of telling people to "F-off".
The developer probably appreciates the feedback as he responds to it. Feedback (be it positive or negative) is valuable for both him and the app he works on. The end product can benefit from any kind of feedback as it points out flaws and strong points, and it can give the developer some different perspectives and experiences from different users and from different devices.
The day a developer stops listening to his/her targeted market is the day the product will begin its downfall.
Hey man, I just noticed that you dont have a video demo on google play... would you like one? I can do some switches with a background music... may I do it and you decide after if use it or not?
360porcento said:
Hey man, I just noticed that you dont have a video demo on google play... would you like one? I can do some switches with a background music... may I do it and you decide after if use it or not?
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That'd be cool, thanks.
Was having issues on my Nexus 7 running SmoothRom 4.1.2. Updated to 4.2 and no more disappearing quick controls as soon as my finger leaves the border. To get them to stay I had to leave my finger there for at least 1.5 seconds. Now all is well. Really liking it. I look forward to extended and customizable menus
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Scratch that. Conflict was gesture control. Had it set to consume events in starting zone. So a touch on the edge first went to gesture control. Just an iD10t error.
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ddlooping said:
That'd be cool, thanks.
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Are you the the same guy as the OP?
360porcento said:
Are you the the same guy as the OP?
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No but it'd cool regardless as I'd be interested in seeing it in action.
(the app that is)
360porcento said:
Hey man, I just noticed that you dont have a video demo on google play... would you like one? I can do some switches with a background music... may I do it and you decide after if use it or not?
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I would loved one, that'd be greatly appreciated... thanks! (i am the op)
GMD gesture control, not many ppl use this/heard of it. therefore I figured i'd post it
I have my phone setup like this
swipe up from the bottom border (center) only of the screen with 1 finger gives me my multitasking menu
swipe the bottom border right turns off the screen/locks my phone
you can turn this feature off for certain apps (such as games) in the GMD settings menu
its faster and better, especially the multitasking, its only a couple bucks and worth it, I couldn't use my phone without it
Enjoy
It tried what you were saying with the swipe up from bottom center, but, it interferes with swiping my notification drawer back up. I naturally swipe up from the center there.
Either way coming from a Jailbroken iphone, I was trying to find an equivalent to activator. Now I have found it.
ps. can't wait for the try out the new ROM when I get home. don't have enough posts to post in the dev section yet.
You can do the same with almost every launcher.
Adw
Adw ex
Nova
Apex
Tsf
(Even has gesture to bring up a side menu like Ubuntu)
And even LMT which is free
No need to spend extra money, just look in options in your default launcher.
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jayRokk said:
You can do the same with almost every launcher.
Adw
Adw ex
Nova
Apex
Tsf
(Even has gesture to bring up a side menu like Ubuntu)
And even LMT which is free
No need to spend extra money, just look in options in your default launcher.
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all of these launchers support gestures, yes.
However, GMT offers gesture actions not available in LMT or in the launchers (to be fair, nova is the one i use, so thats the only one I can be sure of).
Dan suggested this to me to find a way to turn off my screen and lock my phone, which i could not figure out using nova nor LMT. with GMT it is very simple to do.
Think of GMT like Activator is for iPhone. very customizable, and it gives you options that LMT and the launchers do not.:good:
thegreatscott said:
all of these launchers support gestures, yes.
However, GMT offers gesture actions not available in LMT or in the launchers (to be fair, nova is the one i use, so thats the only one I can be sure of).
Dan suggested this to me to find a way to turn off my screen and lock my phone, which i could not figure out using nova nor LMT. with GMT it is very simple to do.
Think of GMT like Activator is for iPhone. very customizable, and it gives you options that LMT and the launchers do not.:good:
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I don't want to sound like a smarta$$ or
go against what you're saying or anything to start flamming each other,
But what's wrong with just hitting the power button? Or just let the screen time out kick in?
I mean by all means if you have the money, go and buy that bad boy lol but I wouldn't spend money when the power button is just right there
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jayRokk said:
I don't want to sound like a smarta$$ or
go against what you're saying or anything to start flamming each other,
But what's wrong with just hitting the power button? Or just let the screen time out kick in?
I mean by all means if you have the money, go and buy that bad boy lol but I wouldn't spend money when the power button is just right there
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preference
I found this app really useful for my needs as well. Ever since I had my volume down button fail on me on my old Motorola Atrix, I've been trying to avoid using hardware buttons as much as I can on my phones. I might just be too paranoid, but I'd rather be safe than sorry, cause selling a phone with a broken button was tough lol. And I'm not experienced enough to open phones and repair them myself.
I used to rely on either setting the screen timeout to 15 seconds, or a screen off toggle from the 23 toggle mod. I really like the GMD gestures more now.
The free version of GMD offers the main gestures, like the screen off, at the expense of a persistent notification icon.
The app is very useful, I can swipe to kill an app, swipe to return to home, that takes the wear and tear off the home button
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This is actually a really awesome app. Thanks TC
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I'm guessing this app doesn't change the way multitasking works in android, it just allows you to open the "recent apps" menu faster?
De1.
r00tin' yer b0x
A few of the roms have the ability for PIE which i assume is a PA thing. I am a currently using PAC and it has the ability for pie, And i see the amazingness of it but i just cant see how i can use it.... I swipe in from edges all the time on my phone for different things and pie will always get in the way of that... It has a "Trigger area" but i dont know what thats doing because its not changing anything... You should be able to move the trigger area to any section of the top, bottom, left, or right sides, like not the whole left, burt only a small section of it....
Also, shouldn't you be able to add additional apps to it? wouldn't that make it even more functional.
Who came up with this? is this a google thing? an OEM thing or did a Dev do this himself? It seems incredibly polished!
Pie can do all that, go into its settings and explore. Ull see it does only swipe in from a certain side and u can assign apps or whatever u want for it.
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moabizzi said:
Pie can do all that, go into its settings and explore. Ull see it does only swipe in from a certain side and u can assign apps or whatever u want for it.
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I guess i wasn't clear, I know that you can pick only one side, but i use swiping in from the side in other apps. On the launcher, i swipe to go from screen to screen, and anywhere I pull down notifications. In chrome, the verge, dolphin, astro I swipe in from the sides. And alot of times I swipe in from top or bottom where I'm scrolling, it just gets in the way alot...
Why I meant was, you should be able to use only a portion of the side or top, like just a little bit of the top or middle of the left side would activate it.
Oh okay got ya. Seems like that would be useful. Contact the dev and see if u can get him to implement it.
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What is pie? Browser?
Edit: Ok, got it, Pie Control. Looks nice. I'll try, thanks.
The default trigger is usually the middle side and can be set for left and right not just one side. The trick is not to swipe right away. Just tap the middle of the edge of the screen and it will trigger pie. Then u can swipe to your desired pie action. This way should not interfere with other swipe function. After a while you'll know how to trigger it quickly. I love this app on the note 2 as I do not need to deal with the capacitive buttons anymore or to reach all the way on top to drop the notification bar.
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you can change the length and thickness of the activation area under pie settings. make it as small and thin as you like. for me it only activates from the very center of the very edge of my screen which leaves the majority of the rest of the side for swiping gestures
sladesy said:
you can change the length and thickness of the activation area under pie settings. make it as small and thin as you like. for me it only activates from the very center of the very edge of my screen which leaves the majority of the rest of the side for swiping gestures
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How do you change the length? I dont see any option to change the length. I can only change the thickness and location of the activation area whether its left, right or both. Mine is showing the whole length of the side of the screen as the activation area.
jinda628 said:
How do you change the length? I dont see any option to change the length. I can only change the thickness and location of the activation area whether its left, right or both. Mine is showing the whole length of the side of the screen as the activation area.
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that may depend on what rom you are using. i am using jedi master and in the pie settings is as shown on this screenshot
sladesy said:
that may depend on what rom you are using. i am using jedi master and in the pie settings is as shown on this screenshot
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I'm on stock
Thanks for the info.
jinda628 said:
I'm on stock
Thanks for the info.
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are you using the lmt apk because that is what is used in jedi master. or are you saying that you are using an aosp or vanilla android based rom
jinda628 said:
I'm on stock
Thanks for the info.
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If you're rooted on any rom Google lmt launcher. Its on xda in the general apps section. This app had pie working way before PA did and has a ton of customization. Even gestures. One thing PA does better is notifications. Remember LMT
cphancock1 said:
If you're rooted on any rom Google lmt launcher. Its on xda in the general apps section. This app had pie working way before PA did and has a ton of customization. Even gestures. One thing PA does better is notifications. Remember LMT
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Hey I installed it and replaced the Pie Control I have. Works great! Thanks!
I know that the Note 4 has a "Button Savior"-esque menu with softkeys for app/menu, home, and back. What other tips are there?
Is there anything I can do to access the pull-down notification screen other than by swiping down from the top of the phone?
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IBNobody said:
I know that the Note 4 has a "Button Savior"-esque menu with softkeys for app/menu, home, and back. What other tips are there?
Is there anything I can do to access the pull-down notification screen other than by swiping down from the top of the phone?
EDIT: Gosh darnit! Wrong forum
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My number one suggestion is to get a FlyGrip which attaches to the back of your phone or case. I can't live without mine, especially on such a large phone. That does more for being able to use the phone one handed than anything else. They're $30 and worth every penny. My second suggestion is to ditch TouchWiz and get another launcher which allows customizable gestures. I use Nova Prime. Worth the money and allows you to pull the notification pulldown with whatever gesture you want, though that only works on your home screen. Another option, if you're rooted, is to use Pie and set that to have a button that triggers the notification pulldown. You could use that instead of the similar idea that Samsung has implemented. One other thing I do is use my S-pen as it gives a longer reach.
Hope some of this was helpful. Just my 2 cents.
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died4u525 said:
My number one suggestion is to get a FlyGrip which attaches to the back of your phone or case. I can't live without mine, especially on such a large phone. That does more for being able to use the phone one handed than anything else. They're $30 and worth every penny. My second suggestion is to ditch TouchWiz and get another launcher which allows customizable gestures. I use Nova Prime. Worth the money and allows you to pull the notification pulldown with whatever gesture you want, though that only works on your home screen. Another option, if you're rooted, is to use Pie and set that to have a button that triggers the notification pulldown. You could use that instead of the similar idea that Samsung has implemented. One other thing I do is use my S-pen as it gives a longer reach.
Hope some of this was helpful. Just my 2 cents.
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Forgot about FlyGrip. Thanks.
I've been using ADB as a launcher for a while and I knew that had the gestures I could set up, but I didn't know if Sammy implemented that yet in Touchwiz. It looks like Pie is a button-savior style of app. I probably need to look into what's available now.
One-Handed Keyboard
My biggest gripe about the Note 4 compared to my Note 3 is that you can no longer be able to select which apps you would like the one-handed keyboard used in.
On my Note 3, I used the one-handed keyboard only on the phone-dialer and calculator, but still liked the full size keyboard for swiping on everything else (like chrome, text, etc.)
However, on the Note 4, you only have the option to turn the one-handed keyboard on or off for use in all apps.
Wish there was a way around this, but haven't found one yet.
One feature I love in iOS is that you can scroll the entire screen down halfway in order to reach anything on top of the screen when your one handed. You activate this by just scrolling down on the home button.
Has anyone ever seen this for Android?
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pilotgav said:
One feature I love in iOS is that you can scroll the entire screen down halfway in order to reach anything on top of the screen when your one handed. You activate this by just scrolling down on the home button.
Has anyone ever seen this for Android?
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There is an xda app, xda one handed mode I believe it's called. It's supposed to serve this same purpose. I can't comment on it because I've never used it though. One handed mode would be a much more useful feature of swiping down in the fingerprint reader than pulling up notifications IMO, but so it goes. Kinda surprised Google doesn't implement some sort of one handed mode but into the OS.
Duplicate post.