[PATCH] True Tablet UI (Apps+GUI) w/o DPI Change for Stock & CM10 - Update Oct11 2012

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MWBehr

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as soon as a cm10 is out paranoidandroid will come to nexus7. it has all these things sorted out to perfection. it doesnt touch dpi for a long time now, it can of course set the phone in all its three modes, but does it proper by being capable of setting individual apps. "tablet mode" then is nothing more than defining systemUI to mode 3. in the same way you scale and project every possible app, widget and systemcomponent. things run in whatever size you defined and whatever layoutmode you prefer. system always stays on its native dpi. its been ported to jb, just waiting for a proper rom base.

Is it possible to allow for defining mode also based on whether the tablet is in landscape or portrait?
 
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Everything seems to be working great, I haven't logged for you because everything is working perfectly. Thanks so much for starting this project, I had been running my N7 with a build.prop edit of 170 since I got it and in the process I have been just dealing with all the problems that come along with the dpi edit. I'm so thankful to have the market back to normal,Text looks crisp again and everything even seems to be faster (Not sure if it's because of having a stock build.prop,The system being deodexed or if it's just a placebo of my perception) but I'm loving everything about this tablet now,Thanks again and if you still need a logcat or someone to test anything just let me know:)

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Everything seems to be working great, I haven't logged for you because everything is working perfectly. Thanks so much for starting this project, I had been running my N7 with a build.prop edit of 170 since I got it and in the process I have been just dealing with all the problems that come along with the dpi edit. I'm so thankful to have the market back to normal,Text looks crisp again and everything even seems to be faster (Not sure if it's because of having a stock build.prop,The system being deodexed or if it's just a placebo of my perception) but I'm loving everything about this tablet now,Thanks again and if you still need a logcat or someone to test anything just let me know:)

Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium

logcats only needed for issues at this point, but thanks for the offer
 

Tapek-AU

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woo! my Nexus 7 arrived today, glad to catch up and see a working version of this patch is out...will give it a try as soon as I decide on a ROM to flash and root the device
 

Holyoblation

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Tablet ui patch runs great on modaco jr5 with linaro kernel and apex launcher, though I wish the width on the stock launcher could be fixed.

Now if only if only I had recovery, screen capture, and hide status bar in extended power menu and performance options in settings my nexus 7 would be perfect.

Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium
 

daveleebond

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Tablet ui patch runs great on modaco jr5 with linaro kernel and apex launcher, though I wish the width on the stock launcher could be fixed.

Now if only if only I had recovery, screen capture, and hide status bar in extended power menu and performance options in settings my nexus 7 would be perfect.

Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium

managed to get it installed and works really well, but, messes up Wallet in JR5, tried to reinstall since the deodex removes it but will not have it
 

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Tablet ui patch runs great on modaco jr5 with linaro kernel and apex launcher, though I wish the width on the stock launcher could be fixed.

working on that still :)

Now if only if only I had recovery, screen capture, and hide status bar in extended power menu and performance options in settings my nexus 7 would be perfect.

this is breaking because of android.policy...unfortunately i don't think the j5 source is public so i can't bake in the changes for a clean merge

i can just add them to my patch though, probably more easily than fixing the width has been...it's a bit of scope creep but i want it too so i'll work on it
 
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    [PATCH] True Tablet UI (Apps+GUI) w/o DPI Change for Stock & CM10 - Update Oct11 2012

    Note: I am no longer maintaining releases due to time constraints. If someone would like to pick up the op, please pm me.

    Recent Changes
    10/11 - Updating CM10 nightly links - see next post
    9/6 - Added nighly CM10 builds - see next post
    8/1 - Cleaning to OP out a bit

    Downloads
    If you don't care about all the technical stuff, skip down to post 2 for downloads

    Intro
    Goal of thread is to share details around how the trigger for Phone UI/Phablet UI/Tablet UI works, and provide a dpi independent patch for tablet ui. Hopefully this also eliminates the misinformation that changing lcd density is the only way to get Tablet UI.

    What's "true" tablet UI vs what is called tablet UI in many roms? The Tablet UI actually defines how some apps work (e.g. dual-paned settings like in the screenshots below) vs the other solutions that simply draw the standard Nexus UI with tablet navigation/system bars.

    The 'Triggers'
    In 4.1.x, there are two files that need to be modified:
    PhoneWindowManager.java, located in frameworks/base/policy/src/com/android/internal/policy/impl contains the code that determines which UI to present. During compile this is a part of android.policy.jar
    WindowManagerService.java, located in frameworks/base/services/java/com/android/server/wm contains code that specifies the lowest DP settings and has the system select from either sw600 or sw720 presentations. It is a part of services.jar

    PhoneWindowManager
    Click below for details regarding the source code to edit, and modifications for these releases

    The source code calculates a value for shortSizeDP, and compares it to
    • shortSizeDP < 600 = PhoneUI
    • 601 720

    shortSizeDP is calculated as follows:
    take the short size of the screen resolution (our screen is 1280x800, so use 800) * DENSITY_DEFAULT (a constant of 160) * LCD Density (ro.sf.lcd_density value in build.prop)

    example: on stock: 800 (N7 short resolution) * 160 / 213 (stock lcd_density) = 600.9
    since 600.9 > 600 but less than 719, we get Phablet UI

    using 170 as ro.sf.lcd_density: 800 * 160 / 170 = 752.9
    since 752 > 720 we get Tablet UI

    this explains why the threshold on our device is between 177 and 178

    original source code:
    Code:
            // SystemUI (status bar) layout policy
            int shortSizeDp = shortSize
                    * DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_DEFAULT
                    / DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_DEVICE;
    
            if (shortSizeDp < 600) {
                // 0-599dp: "phone" UI with a separate status & navigation bar
                mHasSystemNavBar = false;
                mNavigationBarCanMove = true;
            } else if (shortSizeDp < 720) {
                // 600-719dp: "phone" UI with modifications for larger screens
                mHasSystemNavBar = false;
                mNavigationBarCanMove = false;
            } else {
                // 720dp: "tablet" UI with a single combined status & navigation bar
                mHasSystemNavBar = true;
                mNavigationBarCanMove = false;
            }
            }

    Modification
    Given the code above, there should be many programmatic ways to force TabletUI:
    Editing the values of 600 or 719, removing the Phablet UI mid section, or just commentting everything out and set mHasSystemNavBar = true; mNavigationBarCanMove = false;...and plenty of other options

    Current Alphas are hardcoded to
    Code:
    mHasSystemNavBar = true;
    mNavigationBarCanMove = false;

    WindowsManagerService
    Click below for details regarding the source code to edit, and modifications for these releases

    Changing the values above we enough to try and force the UI to use tablet features, but since the Nexus 7 uses tvdpi (same as google TV when displaying 720p) with a fallback to xhdpi, SystemUI did not contain the requisite framework files (xml and pngs) and was force closing. Further, the sizing was mapped to the sw600 folders, which do not contain any of the tablet pngs/xmls.

    Thus, we needed to edit the code that defined what the minimum screen size was to force apps to show in tablet form.

    original source code:
    Code:
    private void computeSizeRangesAndScreenLayout(boolean rotated, int dw, int dh,
                float density, Configuration outConfig) {
            // We need to determine the smallest width that will occur under normal
            // operation.  To this, start with the base screen size and compute the
            // width under the different possible rotations.  We need to un-rotate
            // the current screen dimensions before doing this.
            int unrotDw, unrotDh;
            if (rotated) {
                unrotDw = dh;
                unrotDh = dw;
            } else {
                unrotDw = dw;
                unrotDh = dh;
            }
            mSmallestDisplayWidth = 1
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    Downloads

    An now on to the part folks care about, please read the below in full

    Credits:
    I want to thank +aaronpoweruser, +lithium76, +cdesai for all their help and coding guidance; +Racer Of All for the zips; +the3dman for the Launcher2 fix, +z1gackly and +Nark.GA60 for their help with the CM10 patch, +Rsotbiemrptson for the odexed version

    Disclaimer: I am not responsible for damaging your brand new nexus 7. Do not do this if you're not willing to brick it. Usage of the following files can cause a rift in the time-space continuum, the appearance of 20 foot android monsters in your town, turn your first-born into slime, change the gender of your significant other, tsunamis on mars, etc etc etc

    Pre-requisites:
    1. This is designed for Stock or AOSP JRO03D or Based CM10 (tested on Sep 6 nightly). Many folks are trying other roms that will either not boot or work. Please use the search above for your rom name before posting. Note: My development will focus on a patch to AOSP. I'm more than willing to work with devs on their roms, but the information above should suffice for them to bake the tweaks in however they want to.
    2. You SHOULD BE DEODEXED. If you don't know what that means, then you likely aren't - so run a deodexer like mine or do it yourself . Update: Sept 7 - Rsotbiemrptson released a odexed version post 514
    3. You MUST WIPE CACHE AND DALVIK. Formatting system and data/factory reset is not needed

    READ BEFORE FLASHING List of Issues / Add Bug Reports:
    Please report your issue here with all the information above.
    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Aq1C5kjO0c_tdDFrbWVsOF9ROXJOblNFVzFYR29CQkE

    Latest Downloads:
    10/11 - CM10 Nightly - credits z1gackly and Nark.GA60 post 534
    Download: goo.im

    8/1 - Alpha 3 for STOCK ROM JRO03D: fixed launcher (patch Launcher2.apk), adds lockscreen rotation (patch framework-res.apk)
    Download: Mirror 1 Mirror 2
    Alpha3 creates a backup during install, restore using the following script: Mirror 1
    Issues Resolved: Patched Launcher has huge borders on bottom/top fixed
    Note: these new changes will likely cause compatibility issues with CM/AOKP roms and customized roms. Alpha 1 may be better for you

    Reporting Issues:
    Many people are not fully reporting problems. If I don't have enough details, then it's very hard or impossible to help.
    Please provide:
    Rom: (e.g. Stock version JRO03D, JRO03H, j5, etc) - this is found in system/about tablet
    Kernel: stock or modified - this is found in system/about tablet (you will know if you modified it)
    Issue Description: Exact issue, exact error message, steps to replicate, screenshot (power + vol down at same time) for visual issues. Words like 'many', 'a lot', 'often' are not helpful. If there were a lot of issues then it wouldn't have been released. If you are on another rom/kernel, please verify that any play store issues are not sourced by that rom/kernel combo first without the mod.
    Bootloops, Crashes: I *need* a logcat - see my signature

    Next Steps:
    - Settings toggle (WIP)
    - Hybrid UI (stock UI in portratit, tablet in landscape)

    Prior Versions:
    7/26 - Alpha 2 - thank you +Racer Of All
    Download: Mirror 1 Mirror 2
    MD5: 1c85cc5fe772f687ce9beaa8dab57130
    Issues Resolved: credit the3dman - Stock launcher width is too long due to mods and cause overscan of ~half icon on either side. Use Apex, Nova, Go Launcher.

    7/21 - Alpha 1 released - thank you again +Racer Of All
    Download: Mirror 1 Mirror 2
    MD5: dbf20c71544dc19ac87c5d59a03c6f12

    Alpha 1 does make a backup of your original files, if something goes wrong, flash the zip below to restore the files:
    Mirror 1 Mirror 2

    Screenshots
    2CpJE.png
    j47r7.png
    Ggbbs.png

    jLRI7.png

    pfChC.png
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    Patch for 4.2 Stock Odex

    Here is a patch for 4.2 stock odex and deodexed, plus ones to revert. This doesn't include a modded launcher.

    Rsotbiemrptson
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    Zips for stock 4.1.1

    Hello,
    I would like to say thanks for your work, it has brought my N7 much needed changes. I had to modify the files as I am still running stock 4.1.1(JRO03D odexed). I have it working for non deodexed roms incase anyone that hasn't flashed a custom rom wants to try it. I have also uploaded a zip to revert back to stock just incase. Both can be flashed through recovery, wipe cach and dalvik after flashing.

    TabletUI
    https://www.dropbox.com/s/e63uj4l2tynfrfc/TabletUI.zip?m
    StockUI
    https://www.dropbox.com/s/27btzfayophnd9h/StockUI.zip?m

    Rsotbiemrptson
    15
    4.2.1 Patches

    Hello,
    Here are the patches for 4.2.1.

    Rsotbiemrptson