MaytheForceCloseBeWithYou ADW.Launcher 1.1.3
Update 4: ADW.Launcher v1.1.3 “damn b**ch”
Seems my betatester #alphateam didn’t work so well…. how many bugfix releases!!!
Fixes:
- Little bug with screens editor causing FCs under some circumstances
- More minor dockbar fixes
- Updated translations
If you are using a cyanogenmod custom rom, you can update the ADW version with the following:
Use adb push, rootexplorer or whatever method you want to update your system versions. Or wait for someone else’s posting flashable zips :-)
- CyanogenMod 6x users: download latest rom nigthlies, If it’s not already included, will be soon.
- Cyanogenmod 5x users: use one of this files:
- ADW.Launcher v1.1.3 for CyanogenMod 5.x on HDPi devices like Nexus One: ADW.Launcher v1.1.3 CM5 (hdpi and mdpi compatible)
- ADW.Launcher v1.1.3 for CyanogenMod 5.x on MDPi devices like Dream/Sapphire: ADW.Launcher v1.1.3 CM5x MDPI ONLY
- If you can’t use Androird Market, here are the apks for you to download and install
- ADW.Launcher v1.1.3 Donut Standalone (meant to be used only on Android 1.6 devices)
- ADW.Launcher v1.1.3 Standalone (Only Android 2.1/2.2 compatible)
Update 3: ADW.Launcher v1.1.2
Little bugfix revision with the following:
- Little bug with custom shirtcuts pictures being smaller than they should be
- Minor dockbar fixes
Update 2: ADW.Launcher v1.1.1 released
Little bugfix revision with the following:
- Updated some translations
- The new Icons shader made icons smaller than they should be
- Folder contents got messed/mixed with the app catalogs
- Dockbar allows placing items at the drop position. This mean you can drop icons in between other icons
- A few strange FCs
Old post
Long time, I know, but I’ve been making a lot of stuff for this hacky app during the last month…
Here is the brief changelog (for a better one, go to the Github project site, though i’ve not uploaded everything yet):
Fixes:
- On Froyo, apps moved to SD now properly reload their icons when available (on desktop, action buttons, dockbar, folders, etc)
- When using the desktop indicator “Top Dots” sometimes the top margin was missplaced to the left too.
- Properly center the wallpaper with only 1 desktop screen
- Sometimes the trackball/dpad scroll got stuck on the app drawer button
- Fix old bug for the default screen setting not being applied until a restart
- Fix colorpicker hardcoded dimensions to adapt different resolution devices
- Added a few verifications for possible NPEs
- Lowered a bit the swipe actions sensitivity (sometimes this caused widgets being difficult to longpress)
- New “persistence” implementation….Read below
News:
- New preferences to restart ADW or reset ADW settings
- Changed screen cache option into a list to select the desired quality. If you use scrollable widgets this can help reducing errors
- New option to disable wallpaper scrolling
- Dockbar items now can be dragged out the dockbar instead just deleted (I mean DOCKBAR no ACTIONBUTTONS)
- New options to force a specified orientation (between sensor/portrait/landscape)
- Themes now can use a custom font for desktop shortcuts, app drawer and normal folders.
- Themes now can use a new IconShader class thanks to kaydensigh!!!(read below)
- New custom “App Catalogs” thanks to seast!!! (read below)
- New “custom shortcut” option inside “add” menu (read below)
- New “Screens editor” like Samsung’s TWLauncher (read below)
Ok, I’m gonna explain a few things:
New “Persistence”
This version uses a completely different persistence implementation, but remember this is really only needed for low memory devices like G1(Dream)/Mytouch3G(Sapphire).
- By using this persistence option, ADW.Launcher will FORCE the screen to portrait mode. ADW Won’t auto rotate, even when opening the keyboard on those phones with hardware keyboards.
- This way ADW would be really “hard to kill”, so you can always return to home really fast.
- With this implementation seems the “widget freezing/not updating” issue is completely solved
Also important: if you use this option, a few chunk of your phone’s RAM will be always used by the launcher, so there’s less RAM for other apps…. you know what it means, use at your own risk.
If you’re running CyanogenMod rom version 6, try using its “Home in memory” option instead of this one.
Custom shirtcuts
Press menu/add (or long press on the home screen) and select Custom shortcut.
This is a little frontend to the standard “add shortcut” menu but allowing you to change the icon and the label. And even calling “hidden activities” of other apps
Icons can be selected from 3 sources:
- Custom picture: Just select a picture on your phone and use it as icon
- Crop picture: Just select a picture on your phone and crop the desired area to use as icon
- ADWTheme IconPacks: Yeah, ADWThemes will be able to provide icon packs for you to use as source of custom icons :-)
Soon I’ll be making a new post with the required instructions and ADW.Theme.Template update so every theme developer can adapt their themes and provide icon packs. In the meanwhile, my free theme “Stock Blue” already has a demo icon pack for you to test
Screens editor
Kanging Samsung’s great launcher, i’ve developed this little tool to allow you organize your desktop. You can add, remove an swap screens on a really easy way!
- Press “menu/Edit”
- Scroll through your screens
- Use the overlay buttons to remove/add/swap screens
- Press your phone’s “back” key to exit
App Catalogs
New way to organize your apps. Make custom application catalogs by hiding the undesired ones and switch between them fast and easy!
- Press your phone’s “menu” key while the app drawer is open
- Select “choose group” to switch between different catalogs
- Select “setup group” to edit the list of desired/hidden applications
- You can remove a group by selecting “remove group”
ADWTheme icon shaders
Theme developers can use a new and “simple” way to apply effects to ALL the icons (but custom shortcuts) by adding a little XML file to the themes. I will be posting more info about that soon.
In the meanwhile, my free theme “Stock Blue” already has a demo shader for you to test
Ok, that’s all for now!!! Please don’t be harsh to me in case of (the ton of) errors!!!
great job man!..jumping on ds the moment it gets pushed to a cm6 nightly..can’t wait..
Verson 1.1.1 is slow working on Motorola Milestone.
..no more ability to set the number of screens?
No more reading before commenting?
Menu/edit
My bad… I came straight here without looking at the main page…. nice job
the back key wont exit out of edit mode
droid x
there is an alternative mirror to download this actualization ? ’cause my market app is dead. Great app ! makes my x10 mini much better ! :)
finally an app-hiding feature! :)
and i also like the custom shortcut feature.
something else… After this latest update, it no longer shows up in Market Downloads. It’s as if I never installed it.
Any chance someone could post an apk? Don’t have full access to the market.
Thanks
Looks amazing. I just hope a system version will come soon.
These new features are absolutely killer! Can’t wait to try them all out, they make my N1 with CM6 so much better.
You should add a confirmation dialog to the reset choice, in case of accidental selection.
You’re right
u r hero very good job spacially after update
Good work love this launcher, i like how you made the sense screen preview more fluid. Keep up the good work
Could it be possible for the google search bar to be alligned when you press it. Just looks a little corny when I press it doesn’t move.
What? I dont fully understand that… Sorry
dude its been along time i missed u lol
i just wanted to say thank you so much !
Lol, thanks ;)
Great work, thank you so much for including the app hiding feature!
I really like the updates but can’t find how to change the number of screens any more.
Menu edit
Wonderful! Can’t wait until we can skin the actual icons in the App Drawer. Unless we can already do that now?
Use themes or make your own :)
Try the “stock blue” free theme for a little demo.
I love the new app catalog. Will the ability to add more then 4th catalogs be coming soon? I have many more I would like to add.
Lol, yeah, I could add more but… Really need more than 4?
Does this mean you can have more than 7 screens?
‘Setup Group’ force closes on Milestone with no hesitation.
No logcat, comment ignored with no hesitation :P
I must say i love the update!
I absolutly love the addition of the Homescreen manager, it was onew of the two things i was missing after installing ADW on my Galaxy S
The other thing that i would have loved to have is the same App Drawer as TouchWiz 3.0, as in the ability to move and make new screens.
Kinda like the group thing only… not :P
I can probably explain it better if you don’t get it
Bon gros défaut sur le nouveau ADW –> Si on installe une nouvelle applications celle si se rajoute automatiquement dans tous les groupes créés précédement (dans la launcher)
Du coup si on fait un groupe “jeux” et que l’on installe “Astro” paf il se retrouve dans les jeux (et tous les autres groupes)
Donc si il faut aller le décocher à chaque fois c’est pas super…
Big Défault in new version with groups–> If we install a news app, this one goes in every groupe.
So if we have a Groupe “games” and we install “astro” from the market, it will be in games’s group and every others…. We have to unchek it in eatch groupe after…
Love the new update, it’s awesome in every way! One bug I found, my Folders I’ve created if I remove an app from them it doesn’t show it’s gone then next time I view it it shows ALL of my apps in them. But if I restart ADW, the folder is back to normal and has actually removed the app. Similar problem when adding apps to Folders.
Love the ability to hide apps, now I can easily hide all of the apps I have on screens already so I don’t have to scroll so much :)
Yeah, I’ve just fixed that bug and other stuff, so expect a new release asap :)
My widgets are constantly NOT updating. What could be causing this?
Love this app, great new features!
Have a question, is it possible or can you make it possible to
change the app drawer icon, and how do I change background image
under drawer and left and right icons?
Install any of the available themes on market
Disappointed with new “System persistent” option… rooted Droid 1 on 2.2 here. In the last version it worked fine for me and I still had auto-orientation. Now I have to give that up. And if I disable SP I get the reloads/redraws. It was the best of both worlds before.
I use “Widgetlocker lockscreen” which asks to be the default home app to work properly. I know this has an effect because it takes that priority away from ADW… but like I said, the previous version seemed to handle everything beautifully. Now it’s like a step down.
Hi, I love this app and I think it’s the better app of the Market I’ve ever seen!
I was looking for a home replacement to Pantheon, and since I disovered ADW, I don’t have left it.
I know that you have enough to do but can I ask you for Something ?
First, can you change the icon for the Preferences because It’s the same as the Settings one and It’s not convenient !
Then, can you make a 3D drawer because it’s very beautiful for example on Laucher Pro.
Finally, I want to say that I’m keen on your transparent drawer and I hope you’ll stay the only one to have that ;-)
Thanks from France.
what are the odds we can get a stockRED theme? i love the black donate and would be willing to buy a red stock type like the current blue one… using droid 2, so it would go well with the red eye ;-)
appreciate your consideration
i’ve seen some red ones out there, but i rather support your efforts, i think adw is the best app out there
Great job as always. Is it possible to have a setting feature implemented where your icons and widgets are locked in place? I’m always finding particular shortcuts and widgets moved from where I placed them on my desktop when my phone is in my pocket and somehow becomes unlocked? Thanks again and great job.
The ability to drop icons anywhere on the Dockbar is a very nice addition to 1.1.1
Love this home replacement, tons. Will keep on using.
But…I encountered a nice little hiccup while I was trying to be a tricky little douche with it. I had one home screen set up previously, clicked menu->edit, added a screen to the left of my main one, backed out of the edit, went to the newly created screen, went into menu->edit again, deleted the new screen (the one I just added and selected), backed out of edit again, and BAM, constant force closes on top of a black screen. Tried a reboot, still force closed on me. Had to hold the call button to get me into the voice dialer so I could launch Titanium Backup and restore my last ADW Launcher configuration to get myself out of it (I had updated my backup about 2 hours before, so it wasn’t a big deal).
So, it wasn’t particularly disastrous for me, but I could see someone getting into that force close loop and freaking out a bit.
Again, love the launcher, just giving you a heads up.
Thanks! Seems I got a bug to fix! :)
Strange, I’ve been trying to replicate the issue and i can’t get it to FC :(
Could you reproduce the “step by step” instructions to make the bug appear?
Thanks!
Hmmm, that’s odd. Doesn’t seem to be happening any more.
Maybe a fresh install of it was all it took, or I’m crazy and something else did the force-closing.
Whoops!
So does 1.1 fix the small icon with the shade xml. When making a theme?
Yeah, you know :)
I love the app. however after updated on my G1 it says that it’s installed but I can’t open it. ADW settings are not an option when I press Menu while in homescreen. Can u fix this problem?
Press your phone’s home button and select ADW as your launcher.
If that doesn’t work you may need to go Settings/Applications/Manage applications, look for your current launcher and “clear defaults”. Then hit your phone’s home button and select ADW.
An easier way (if you’re not running froyo) is by installing “Home switcher” from market.
Looks very nice, but before installing I have two Questions:
Why does this Launcher want to read my Kontacts?
And why does this Launcher want to dial Phonenumbers?
Thanks,
Arno
Cause if you make a contact shortcut or a direct dial shortcut, it needs those permissions to work.
O.K. I will give it a try.
Thanks,
Arno
Cant change number off desktops, just me? I dont have the option in the menu
When looking at a homescreen, press menu and then select edit. Add/remove new screens from there.
Ps. N1 cyanogen nightly 6
READ THE POST BEFORE LEAVING COMMENTS, kthx bai
Is there a way that you can create an invisible app drawer such as Launcher Pro. I did the long hold, then scroll up method, but it will still not let me create, add icons on the very bottom like LP. I want to stik with this app b/c of the horizontal scroll. can you help me or let me know if this is possible thanks.
Kuntri
Device: WinMo TMOUSA HTCHD2
Android Build: Mattc_NexusLeo_v1.1
Launcher: ADW w/ Simptext
Thanx kovel. Forgot the new method
Great work Dev. on ADW. Love it. Would be AWSOME if there was a way to completely get rid of the menu button on the home screen. To have nothing on there at all. I am using ADW to hide my status bar,have no additional windows, and use QuickDesk to get my my menu. Would love to have a completely clean screen you know. That would be killer.
Hi
Great app. I really like the custom shortcut feature, as it makes it easy to give my desktop a custom look.
However’ would it be posible to have bigger icons on custom shortcuts. At the moment they are always smaller than standard icons, wich make them look somewhat bad on a qvga display.
Else I like all the new features. Keep up the great work :-)
Yeah, I’ve been reported about it and i think i’m gonna make another bugfix release :-) sorry
Thanks for the icon fix in 1.1.1 New issue though. Fancy Widget (1.3.0) is graphically messed up during screen changes!
That’s to save memory. If you select “auto” inside system settings/cache type it won’t happen but will use a bit more of memory.
Your ADW is great! It’s more faster than standart sony ericsson one, and more usefull! But I wan’t to ask – would iPhone like menu apps sorting? Catalogs are great, but… not comfortable, I use it only for hiding games from my friends)) And one more question – how can I use standart Contacts/Calls menu UI?
The option to set the number of screens seems to have vanished. I’m on a Nexus One.
To all those asking about the desktop count option please see the NEW desktop ediit feature. On your home screen click your menu button and choose the Edit option. From there you can add, remove and swap around your home screens.
p.s. Ander, it would be sweet to be able to mark the default screen within the edit mode as well. Perhaps this could be my first little code contribution once I get my “stand alone” build working on my Droid X.
Sure, I wanted to add such feature too, but I was tired of coding so I left out to another update.
Feel free to try yourself and contact me! :)
there isn’t an option to make icons in the dockbar larger is there?? or have i been missing it all the while?
if not, would really love the option to be allow to “largen” those dockbar icons :)
awesome launcher nevertheless!
appreciated the openess :)
Amazinbg app…but any reason on the latest version I am getting widgets with color banding?
Hi.
I can’t find “Desktop Screens” in screen preferences.
Please check it.
Thanks.
Great app, great to have the option to hide unused apps in the drawer.
One question however.
I use swipe up to open/close the drawer, but it only opens. The only way to close the drawer is using my homekey or press the back button.
Tried to add this action to swipe down but same result.
The default action on my Xperia X10 mini pro (default launcher) is swipe up open drawer, swipe down close drawer. Do I miss something or can the drawer only be opened using swipe actions.
Once the drawer is open, the swipe actions cannot be used sorry. They would interfere with the vertical scrolling app drawer
Ok, thanks.
Maybe you can change the text from Open\close drawer to Open drawer, because it is not possible to close it.
I have really, really liked ADW Launcher. The last couple of updates unfortunately made it unbearably slow on my G1. *sigh*
Great fix with the custom icons. I notice they also looks better now, as the scaling use Anti alasing. Niiiice
However. I noticed that widgets and icons change to a lower color resolution when i drag the desktop screens. So there is color banning in widgets when they scroll. :-)
Feature request: when creating custom shortcuts, would it be posible the “steal” the icon from and eixting app. So eg. I could set K9 emial. To have the same icon as the default mail app.
Other wise. Great work again. The best launcher out there by fare.
The color banding is cause the new low quality cache type to save memory. You can return to the previous type selecting “auto” (system settings, cache type)
Great app, best launcher i know, love it ;-)
But : Are there any changes in count of
homescreens since 1.1.0 ??
I updated yesterday my Samsung Galaxy GT-I9000
from original Firmware to JM1 and reinstall
ADW-Launcher.
Before, i had 7 homescreens, now only 5 homescreens.
No chance to change it …
Any suggestions ??
First read complete thread and switch on brain …
… then write …
Sorry, I found it :-)
Thanks !
The Screen Editor is GREAT. That was something I really wanted. You must have read my mind.
The other thing that would be cool (for me at least, but I don’t know if it is possible) would be different wallpapers for each home screen.