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Default [Q] any good launchers? can't use apex/trebuchet or nova

they either don't let me resize my widgets or ignore and try to force the widget to the centre of the homescreen with a massive border of space all around.

going to try zeam again but i think after that - there's no more h/w accelerated launchers right?
 
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they either don't let me resize my widgets or ignore and try to force the widget to the centre of the homescreen with a massive border of space all around.

going to try zeam again but i think after that - there's no more h/w accelerated launchers right?
I am not sure about h/w acceleration, but try (free) Nemus launcher from the Market.
It has got a nice group/folder feature for the homescreen.
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thanks, i'll see if it does the trick. i need something accelerated though since every other launcher lags. zeam is quick but doesn't do scrollable widgets
 
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Go launcher works well as does Zeam launcher

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I think I heard launcher2 is quite good... Not sure though..

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nemus launcher seems to be the best i've tried so far. zeam doesn't support scrollable widgets anymore so that's not an option.

i used go launcher till a few hours ago and it's laggy as hell once you add widgets etc. it's widgets were nice though. launcher pro is dead now with the author claiming something new is coming out to (i assume) get people to buy the old version

i'm using my old pure messenger for fbook and sms widgets. gmail now includes a decent full screen widget. i just need a decent scrollable calendar one.
 
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Found SS launcher the other day and I'm hooked. Man, it is so different I love it. Can even add things below the screen and scroll vertically on a page. It lags a bit sometimes but with updates it will get better.

Also, 360 launcher. Top stuff. Heaps of themes available from the launcher like go launcher.

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Found SS launcher the other day and I'm hooked. Man, it is so different I love it. Can even add things below the screen and scroll vertically on a page. It lags a bit sometimes but with updates it will get better
+1. Bought the pro version, ridiculously customisable, have hardly scratched the surface yet. Had some bootloops and lag, but they seem to have disappeared today.

My current setup with it is intensely boring, but I'm into lists at the mo, and my battery time is huge.

Only downside is centring widgets - a PITA.
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+1. Bought the pro version, ridiculously customisable, have hardly scratched the surface yet. Had some bootloops and lag, but they seem to have disappeared today.

My current setup with it is intensely boring, but I'm into lists at the mo, and my battery time is huge.

Only downside is centring widgets - a PITA.
Nice! I did notice it on the desktop thread earlier. The beauty of it are the endless possibilities.

As for widgets, yeah they can be tricky to centre. Sometimes they are a bit small as well so I drag half to the next page, enlarge then centre. I have a few hidden out of view like the power and music widgets.

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guys how can we use nova and apex launcher..wen i try to install it is showing there is problem in parsing the package..any ideas??
p.s sory my bad it was a corrupted file..

 
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