[Q] [POLL] Do we need NST specific launcher? (Preview version here)

XorZone · Oct 12, 2011

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Preview version attached.
It's still missing features, but fully functional as my (and few other testers) daily driver.

Known bug (not implemented/fixed yet): Not working in force landscape.

Also, this app is straight from my nook signed with debug keys, once beta will be launched you will have to uninstall and reinstall.

I travel at least every other week, so I have little time to dedicate to the project.
I'm considering to move source to github, so that other developers can contribute in order to speedup development.
Plz PST me if you are android dev and interested.

OLD TOPIC:
subj!

I found myself not liking android type home on my NST, but I do not have good design/look and feel ideas (Of course besides Partial Refresh and gamma friendly functions).

Please drop ideas and if we can come up with something interesting I can implement it.

Update:
Features to consider:
* http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/gadgetlab/2010/01/dsc00387.jpg
Recent added files widget
* High contrast icons and text, e.g. http://www.asus.com/websites/global/products/47XM7SydX7IhkXP3/theme.jpg
* Partial refresh
* Ability to open as dialog (as soft keys) with soft keys?
* app Drawer widget?, similar to https://market.android.com/details?id=com.th.android.widget.SiMiFolder

mdall · Oct 13, 2011

Yeah that kind of things sounds great.

Personally, I think that a mix between the (stock) nook launcher and a standard android launcher could be interesting.
For example, a screen with the last opened books (if it is possible) + links to favorite apps or something like that

BTW, there is already a Nook specific launcher (Relaunch). It has interesting features but I don't use it as I don't really like how it looks ...

XorZone · Oct 13, 2011

mdall said:
Yeah that kind of things sounds great.

Personally, I think that a mix between the (stock) nook launcher and a standard android launcher could be interesting.
For example, a screen with the last opened books (if it is possible) + links to favorite apps or something like that

BTW, there is already a Nook specific launcher (Relaunch). It has interesting features but I don't use it as I don't really like how it looks ...

Relaunch looks terrible.

I'm thinking of partial refresh/color theme friendly aosp launcher with widgets for recently added books and will have to check about last access info.

May be high contrast recent/running apps widget as well.

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chriscsh · Oct 14, 2011

i have a idea, cause i think some limitation of the eink display
i don't think we need too many scrollable effect, this only have one page at the main screen
it would be simple & high contrast
attached is some demo

XorZone · Oct 14, 2011

chriscsh said:
i have a idea, cause i think some limitation of the eink display
i don't think we need too many scrollable effect, this only have one page at the main screen
it would be simple & high contrast
attached is some demo

Awesome, I like it. Will start tinkering next week.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using xda premium

salsichad2 · Oct 14, 2011

chriscsh said:
i have a idea, cause i think some limitation of the eink display
i don't think we need too many scrollable effect, this only have one page at the main screen
it would be simple & high contrast

Great demo, I like it too.

I´m using Zeam launcher 2.8.8.

rev0l · Oct 14, 2011

yeah i like the demo of chriscsh too...
(maybe round the corners, the squares are too windows phone like

)

and Id like to have a bar or something where you can place books with covers like on stock home or your demo...

the idea with a "native" nook touch launcher is very exciting

XorZone · Oct 14, 2011

rev0l said:
yeah i like the demo of chriscsh too...
(maybe round the corners, the squares are too windows phone like )

and Id like to have a bar or something where you can place books with covers like on stock home or your demo...

the idea with a "native" nook touch launcher is very exciting

I don't even remember how the stock home looks like lol!

rev0l · Oct 14, 2011

XorZone said:
I don't even remember how the stock home looks like lol!

I know what you mean

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nook/index.asp?PID=35699#productimg

domi.nos · Oct 15, 2011

Guys mayby the best idea would be to edit stock home app, in order to look like that image from first post http://www.asus.com/websites/global/products/47XM7SydX7IhkXP3/theme.jpg
I think it is so cute.

ryanpl · Oct 16, 2011

I think the idea of a NST specific launcher would be great. I prefer Zeam, but am using Go launcher because of widget management. Go Launcher allows you to resize widget once created AND there is a simple click here to delete. I have always had a problem deleting widgets using Zeam because I can't always tell when the widget is in the trash bin, i.e. 2x4, or 4x3 widgets. If the nook launcher could have go launcher like widget management that would be great OR if you go with the trashcan idea once item is in can have an x or something like that appear on the widget.

densets · Oct 16, 2011

Well, i think it would be easier to use a modified version of a popular launcher. The things that would need to be changed are transitions, animations, contrast and colours(nook touch themes i suppose).

To i use to minimize refreshing and ugliness i use Do it theme for go launcher ex, the change the app drawer background to a white one(just a white.png) and a wp wallpaper. The transitions for both the desktop and the app drawer is named shutter(go launcher ex, haven't tried others).It lets me go through the app drawers with out a full refresh. One last thing i did was changed the Icon set to the default.

tebra · Oct 16, 2011

It would be nice to have a small widget with next calendar envent (taken from google calendar acount) on the launcher

domi.nos · Oct 16, 2011

How is called the clock widget in second post before?

densets · Oct 16, 2011

IF you are talking about my post, its Wp clock .Not really a widget as it replaces your wallpaper with the clock.

dhkr234 · Oct 17, 2011

There are a couple of *minor* things wrong with the android standard launcher types;

1) Colors should be inverted. Most are black with colored icons over them. This makes sense on color LCDs, particularly AMOLED displays, because it saves power. Not on eink though.

Instead of colors on black, it should be colors on WHITE.

I am using golauncher, it is ACCEPTIBLE when the proper THEME is applied and background images are changed to plain white backgrounds.

2) Scrolling. Eink displays DO NOT SCROLL. The ideal launcher would get rid of all scrolling/moving/swiping/whatever cuteness effects and just flip from one state to the final without ANY intermediate states.

XorZone · Oct 17, 2011

Features I'm thinking right now:
0. Based on aosp launcher or launcher-plus (at least partially)

1. Ability to set size of the app launch button to 2x1 or 3x1 as in http://www.asus.com/websites/global/products/47XM7SydX7IhkXP3/theme.jpg

2. Option to set higher contrast to the icons as I do in quicknav in my mod now.

3. I plan gestures in addition to arrow buttons, but w/o any animations.

4. Instead of darg'n'drop to uninstall and maybe for homepage cell action selection I plan to show action select popup.

5. Widgets with popups covering part of the screen for all apps, settings, recently added files (selected by the masks, e.g. *epub, *.fb2, *.txt, etc.) if possible with covers

6. Back/Menu/Home/Search buttons will not require root (will not show granted root Toast at top) if launcher running with my mod.

eded333 · Nov 7, 2011

WOW!!! If someone did a launcher that looked like this

with partial refresh for the nook touch, I would pay for it with pleasure, its gorgeous!

Hope this idea dosnt die, and development starts on this.

Mantain us informed XorZone, and thanks!

XorZone · Nov 7, 2011

eded333 said:
Mantain us informed XorZone, and thanks!

In progress. Unfortunately I'm flying a lot this weeks so can not concentrate on this atm.

eded333 · Nov 8, 2011

Looking forward to it, thanks for the update, and keep us informed when you have time to advance on this.
Thanks

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