[CLOSED] Vivid ICS Tweaks V2.0

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Oh my God here we go again. :/

With all due respect, because I very much respect you GS, holding this tweaks app back on xda is only going to fragment this community even more. This is just something we don't need. :(

However, I completely understand your reasoning though. I just hope you can overlook this because there are those of us who very much care and are trying to make this a better place. :) In the end though, it is entirely your decision to make.

Sent from my HTC Vivid
 
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What a joke.

This thread along with GSLeon/WildChild's attitude toward the android community is so absurdly ridiculous and contradictory to their actions, I can't hold my well supported thoughts on this subject in any longer.

A few issues currently facing our beloved community have arisen to my attention, as well as our dev team's attention. The first is all the so called roms floating around with just TONS of useless init.d scripts that don't even function properly, do anything, and even mess up the /cache partition. This is like going to wal-mart to get more fake chrome "tuner kits" to make your 1980's crx go faster. Spoiler: it won't.

The next issue is how so many people who are modifying closed, licensed code (HTC Roms) in smali, are making a large fuss over other folks using their "tweaks," or "code." YOU ARE NOT HTC. You did not license the code you're modifying, another vendor did. Therefore, it's an obscene gesture to attempt to stop others from using modifications to already compiled vendor smali. It's going to happen no matter what, just as you modified someone else's code, and used it as a base. How many ROM developers (copy/paste kangers) actually thank HTC for the base they use?

One question gsleon, and WildChild: how many characters of original code do you actually have? I'd really love you to count. If you have anywhere over 1/3rd of the number of characters HTC uses to build a vendor overlay alone, you might have a case. Otherwise shut and stop "developing" if this is how you treat it.

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At what point are we gonna grow up and stop crying about the fact that "somebody used my code", *Mod Edit*. This is why the vivid has like 3 roms. Good roms but look at some of the other devices. They really need to put the big boy pants on and not act like baby's. I'ts like oh im gonna post a teaser but oh since somebody used my other mod im just gonna get but hurt and take it all back. GSleon you were just jk'ing right? This is why i got a skyrocket. I haven't seen any of this bs over in our forums. Your a moderator? But yet you act like my niece who got copied off of in art class, and shes 6 dude. I realize that i may not develop and i may not understand how hard it is to sit there and just "develop code". But is it really that bad that you have to take all your stuff back and close your threads? Your just letting that person who "copied" off of you win right? There still gonna use your tweaks i mean its not like you wrote a revision of the android operating system.
 
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Finally a person with common sense opens their mouth regardless of the fear of being "banned" from XDA. This section of the XDA forums spends less time developing and more time worrying about their credit and individual self gain. You guys are, to put it shortly, tools. You wont be hired by google and you wont become a paid phone developer, so why really care? I can only think of one developer who left XDA for the correct reasons, most people with an ounce of common sense know who. Android is Open Source, it is something that thrives on people borrowing others work and integrating them into their own work (and sometimes making it better). Then people come in here and make something but say "don't use it in your roms, make your users take more time out of their day and install it themselves instead of stream lining the process like normal people do and just give me a mention in your credits" Get over yourself. In a lot of ways they have saved users a headache since there are, quite obviously, people on this forum who break phones by not following instructions.

GSLEON I really do appreciate your work on the extended power menu, but If i remember correctly you stated you received part of the coding and help from others, giving them credit was enough in your book why couldn't others do the same?
 
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MY choices for leaving and not releasing on the ALMIGHTY XDA site were mine and mine alone,everyone else has their own reasons and to each of them they felt it was a valid reason, users may not agree, but that doesnt really matter in the end....theres no deveelopment being released here for the most part....why...hmmm you people are smart enough to figure that one out...the users (not all)here are rude,obnoxious and just disrespectful.....thats my opinion.....i had nothing to do with gsleon closing this thread or stopping any more releases of these tweaks on xda,it was brand new news to me as well when i saw it....i chose to work on the project with him as far as I know he approached other devs and nobody wanted to work together as a team for anything.....so that in itself is not my fault....so before you go slandering people get all your facts straight....NONE of you know what went on behind the scenes.....so basically your just blowing hot air....i really could care less what anyone on this beloved site thinks of me or how i conduct the hours i spend to make what i do for certain people....my life isnt going to stop because someone on here has a problem with how a situation was or wasnt handled.....so for those who want to slander/cuss etc people out, thats just more reason for any dev to NOT want to even bother with XDA VIVID section....Again....what gsleon did was HIS choice....based on something he found or saw somewhere else which wasnt even related to XDA....

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First of all, you are an ignorant foul mouthed idiot that obviously doesn't understand licensing.

Firstly I left the original beta mods there & open for others to use, I just am not updating them myself since people couldn't listen. I could've waited to post anything, but I gave others the benefit of the doubt & posted the beta so others could contribute & try them.

As for the Tweaks app, it is not HTC's. It was taken from 100% source & even built. It would fall under apache if so chosen, however as user side code, it can be denied, sold or whatever myself & the other developers choose. It is 100% code written by xda users & not subject to your moronic opinion.

As for HTC, I actually have contacts there & routinely make suggestions, give praise (when well deserved) & ask questions about developing interfaces such as the Tweak app.

So if you want to modify the code & make a better mod or write your own Tweaks app, then go ahead. Oh wait, you probably are one of those 7z cooks that can't even get a rom to boot yet, let alone create an app using c++ or even basic Eclipse w/ant, IDE...

No, instead you want to take the mods that others take the time to understand & create or enhance & you are so upset because you obviously don't have the capability to learn or you after just too lazy to do so.

As for Roms, I don't cook roms for the public & initially set out on this project to create something that Cooks & devs could use & add to. Very few have added anything & all I asked was that no one used them for a public build until completed. If you are going to use a mod & attribute me in your rom, then I want it to work 100%. People disregarded that on day one, so I stopped updating it publicly.

As for init.d scripts, I personally don't use any, so I don't know what the heck that has to do with anything. Just incoherent babbling as far as I can tell.

Know I am starting to understand why the devs that left xda are so back & forth about returning. Because of people like you. So go pound sand.

This thread is also my opinion & has nothing to do with WC aside from the fact that he actually participated in the development & progression of the mods & tweaks.

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    GSLEON3
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    ATTN: I have decided to not post the tweak app at this time. I also haven't been updating the APM/EQS apps & will not do either for the time being. The reason I have decided not to release the app or the other mods, which have vastly improved, is because of the kang 7-zip modders that think they can just rip off anyones work & then post at Root Wiki or another site & that makes it okay. While I did not creat the original mods or tweak app, I collaborated with the original developers & actually took from my free time to learn how to make the mods & port other tweaks to the Vivid. I will probably eventually release the complete mod & tweak package, but for now I will only be developing it further for the WCX rom series since WC was the only dev that replied to my collaboration request & actually has worked on the project with me. There is a rom with all of the mods & tweaks fully functioning & that have all the connection icons fixed & other features added, but it is in final beta right now & whether it gets a thread here to be kanged without permission or credit will be the option of the cook. Again, I am not saying I won't post it, just for now I am going to focus on the WCX Vivid Tweaks Version & other mods for that rom.

    Here it comes, This is the first complete release of the Tweaks app for the Vivid/Raider with Generic styling & images. This tweak app includes updated APM, EQS, MMS & Rosie Tweaks/Settings & just about all the tweaks in the Sensation forum LeeDroid Tweaks App by J4n87.

    More info to follow with upload tonight or tomorrow.


    Available Tweaks

    Statusbar:

    • hide and reorder quicksetting
    • hide specific notifications icons: alarm/gps/bluetooth/wifi/data/headset/volume
    • hide wifi config
    • center/hide clock
    • choose clock color
    • Battery Tweaks with MIUI Battery bar!
      [*] custom statusbar caption
      [*] Recent apps button with longpress action
      [*] quick quicksettings toggle: if not notification to clear, show immediatly quicksettings
      [*] Notification Pulldown Transparancy toggle
      [*] Different statusbar transparencys

    ​


    Lockscreen:

    • ICS AOSP Lockscreen
    • custom carrier lockscreen text
    • toggle to use menu key to unlock
    • Volume wake toggle

    Rosie Launcher:

    • toggle between normal/supersmooth and ultra smooth rosie
    • unlock animation toggle(annoying carousell animation, each time you unlock)
    • 5 column app drawer toggle
    • paginated app drawer toggle
    • App drawer transparency toggle
    • Hide navbar lables
    • Transparency toggle for navbar

    Others:

    • Phone Info: menu when you type *#*#4636#*#* in the dialer
    • Dim the backlight of capacitive buttons
    • 10 different overscroll colors!
    • Mms screen on
    • Toggle APM Items
    • Different Autobrighntess levels
    • Define different volume steps

    Advanced Tweaks:

    • Mount system rw/ro
    • Wipe cache/dalvik
    • Wipe Battery stats
    • Fix permissions
    • zipalaign apks
    • set sd cache

    ​




    Additional Infos

    Thanks and credits to:

    • J4n87 for the creation of original app with richmondo & m0narx & J4n87 for taunting & challenging me to work out the port for the Holiday Device line myself.
    • Romanbb for the original Mod for the GB Sensation
    • Wild Child & WCX users for testing & helping with Vivid
    • HomeSlice for helping out with correcting LTE icons & animations.
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    synergye
    synergye
    What a joke.

    This thread along with GSLeon/WildChild's attitude toward the android community is so absurdly ridiculous and contradictory to their actions, I can't hold my well supported thoughts on this subject in any longer.

    A few issues currently facing our beloved community have arisen to my attention, as well as our dev team's attention. The first is all the so called roms floating around with just TONS of useless init.d scripts that don't even function properly, do anything, and even mess up the /cache partition. This is like going to wal-mart to get more fake chrome "tuner kits" to make your 1980's crx go faster. Spoiler: it won't.

    The next issue is how so many people who are modifying closed, licensed code (HTC Roms) in smali, are making a large fuss over other folks using their "tweaks," or "code." YOU ARE NOT HTC. You did not license the code you're modifying, another vendor did. Therefore, it's an obscene gesture to attempt to stop others from using modifications to already compiled vendor smali. It's going to happen no matter what, just as you modified someone else's code, and used it as a base. How many ROM developers (copy/paste kangers) actually thank HTC for the base they use?

    One question gsleon, and WildChild: how many characters of original code do you actually have? I'd really love you to count. If you have anywhere over 1/3rd of the number of characters HTC uses to build a vendor overlay alone, you might have a case. Otherwise shut and stop "developing" if this is how you treat it.

    TL;DR:.
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    TheRomMistress
    TheRomMistress
    That is enough!

    If you want to bicker and be disrespectful, bring it to IRC. Next person to post negative comments in this thread will get my whip.
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    slapdaddy
    slapdaddy
    Oh my God here we go again. :/

    With all due respect, because I very much respect you GS, holding this tweaks app back on xda is only going to fragment this community even more. This is just something we don't need. :(

    However, I completely understand your reasoning though. I just hope you can overlook this because there are those of us who very much care and are trying to make this a better place. :) In the end though, it is entirely your decision to make.

    Sent from my HTC Vivid
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    GSLEON3
    GSLEON3
    First of all, you are an ignorant foul mouthed idiot that obviously doesn't understand licensing.

    Firstly I left the original beta mods there & open for others to use, I just am not updating them myself since people couldn't listen. I could've waited to post anything, but I gave others the benefit of the doubt & posted the beta so others could contribute & try them.

    As for the Tweaks app, it is not HTC's. It was taken from 100% source & even built. It would fall under apache if so chosen, however as user side code, it can be denied, sold or whatever myself & the other developers choose. It is 100% code written by xda users & not subject to your moronic opinion.

    As for HTC, I actually have contacts there & routinely make suggestions, give praise (when well deserved) & ask questions about developing interfaces such as the Tweak app.

    So if you want to modify the code & make a better mod or write your own Tweaks app, then go ahead. Oh wait, you probably are one of those 7z cooks that can't even get a rom to boot yet, let alone create an app using c++ or even basic Eclipse w/ant, IDE...

    No, instead you want to take the mods that others take the time to understand & create or enhance & you are so upset because you obviously don't have the capability to learn or you after just too lazy to do so.

    As for Roms, I don't cook roms for the public & initially set out on this project to create something that Cooks & devs could use & add to. Very few have added anything & all I asked was that no one used them for a public build until completed. If you are going to use a mod & attribute me in your rom, then I want it to work 100%. People disregarded that on day one, so I stopped updating it publicly.

    As for init.d scripts, I personally don't use any, so I don't know what the heck that has to do with anything. Just incoherent babbling as far as I can tell.

    Know I am starting to understand why the devs that left xda are so back & forth about returning. Because of people like you. So go pound sand.

    This thread is also my opinion & has nothing to do with WC aside from the fact that he actually participated in the development & progression of the mods & tweaks.

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