GDE version 0.3.0.1 is in the market:
Whats in it?
Transitions ( cube, stretch, fade, normal )
Customizable toolbar button actions ( call, add, sms, browse, settings )
Customizable Application folders menu
Homescreen settings ( 1-7 homescreens )
Ghost drop ( shows you the drop location when hovering over an item )
Auto scroll ( Hold the left or right side of the screen while scrolling and it will continue to scroll through the screens )
Fast forward / Fast backwards ( swipe hard left or right to go to the first or last screen )
Endless loop for transitions ( In cube, stretch and fade transition. You can go from the last screen to the first and vice versa )
Normal icon view in tray, as well as list view with alphabetical grab handle (much like contacts scroll)
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Features on the to-do list:
Advanced Search ( search the web, media on the phone etc etc )
More toolbar actions ( might even get an advanced setting where you can setup your own intent )
Advanced settings for the left toolbar button while dragging ( drag an item and drop it on the left button will show a context menu with options like uninstall etc )
Landscape mode.
And much more things....
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How to:
How to drop an item in/on the menu
Create a folder in the "Applications"-menu. Now drag an application item over the up-arrow on the toolbar.
The menu will show up and you will see your folder. You can now drop the item in the folder.
You can also drag an entire folder this way and drop the complete folder in the menu.
You can also drag the folder or the application back to desktop.
How to get back when in a menu
You can either press the back button if you are in a submenu or use the upper left back icon
How to switch from grid to listview and vice versa in application menus
You can press the upper right icon ( still only shows a listview icon, but it will change )
I have problems opening... How do I open GDE?
Normally Android should bring up a dialog to choose which Homescreen you want to use.
If this is not the case you can make it ask you manually again. I will write down the steps you will need to make:
Go to Android settings
Go to Applications
Click on Manage Applications
You will now get a list with all your installed applications.
Because Android is set to use a default homescreen ( most likely the google one ) you will have to clear the default settings. ( Like I said earlier normally Android brings up a dialog, but if you ever want to remove the defaults for an application like a homescreen, dialer etc you can do it here )
Scroll to the set homescreen. In case you are using the stock homescreen this will be "Home"
You will now see all the application settings.
Scroll to "Launch by default" en click the button "Clear defaults" ( this will not erase any settings, but just forces Android to show the dialog to choose between homescreens )
Now press the home button and you will see the dialog. You can either just click GDE to use it but every time you press the home button it will ask you again to choose between homescreens. You can also set the checkbox to make it always use a specific homescreen. In case you want to change you can use the same steps mentioned above.
It could be that the actual screens slightly differ from this on android 2.0.
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Questions / bugs / feature requests:
Dont be afraid to contact me... or leave a post in this thread
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Change log
0.1.1:
Added "Contacts" to the toolbar actions
Added drag colors. Red for trash, green for drop on folders/menu(items) and orange for hold ( toolbar up arrow ) for action
Fixed an issue where the "All applications"-menu wasn't loaded when there was an application without a name.
0.1.2
Fixed some minor issues
Both the fade and stretch transition now support endless scrolling
Button settings now include a setting to select the open action for the hard menu-button
Switching between Gridview / Listview is now saved, so the next time GDE will start it will use the same view type.
0.1.3
Fixed some bugs
widgets were invisible when they werent able to load.
drop on toolbar/menu handle was allowed and it would result in hidden apps.
Made some changes to the current desktop screen calculations which were of because of the endless scrolling
Added settings ( in desktop menu ) to enable/disable fast fling action on desktop.
0.1.4
Added Google Search widget and enabled Google Search from the menu
Fixed some issues ( call action now takes you to the dialer instead of the call log )
0.1.5
Fixed widget adding issue.
0.1.6
Added custom GDE widgets framework implementation
Added Application Dock widget
0.1.7
Added Theming option
Ability to use Shortcut installers like bettercut
Added Landscape ( for now not sensor based )
Fixed issues
0.1.7.3
Fixed saving of Transition setting
0.1.7.4
Added wallpapers to the themes
Added extra drawables to the themes ( including menu colors )
Changed the cube transition drawing
Lowered memory footprint
Changed rotation handling
Added support for Android 2.0
0.1.7.5
Fixed slow closing of folders on homescreen
0.1.7.6
Fixed wrong rendering of desktop background when using the normal transition and opening up the menu
Speeded up the rendering of the normal transition.
Some minor bug fixes.
0.1.8.2
Fixed some issues
Changed drawing routines for less memory usage
Overall changes for less memory and more performance
Optimized cube rendering speed / shaded cube sides
0.1.9.0
Conversations widget added
0.1.9.4
Added GDE start application for people that are having problems ( or don't know how to start a home application or set it as default ).
0.1.9.6
Removed GDE icon from the "installed applications" list.
Application dock now orders alphabetically until i find a better solution.
0.1.9.9
Fixed the updating of the conversation widget.
Fixed some small issues.
0.2.0.1
Scrolling list speed
Default transition speed
0.2.0.3
Fixed landscape view for application dock
Changes to uses less memory on higher resolution devices.
0.2.0.4
Fixed application dock stuttering
0.2.0.5
Added automatic logcollector which allows to e-mail the crash report so we can more easily track any problems.
0.2.0.6
Started adding basic animations ( more will come )
Minor bug fixing from log reports received.
0.3.0.1
A lot of optimalisations.
New transition (Normal cubed).
Selectable menu animations. Full rotation for all transitions.
All transitions available on live wallpapers.
0.4.0.1
New Theme framework ( Themers please send me a pm so I can send you all the new files and give some short instructions on the changes ).
New toolbar for version-2 themes with the ability to dock items
Iconpack support
Ability to edit / sort / uninstall items by longpressing and holding 2 seconds
Screen previews by pressing home on the default screen or by long pressing the add-button on a new toolbar ( version-2 themed )
Ability to change the transition speed ( both the normal and fast fling speed )
Ability to disable screen looping
Appearance directly accessible from the desktop instead of only wallpapers
Fixes and changes
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Theming:
First install all the needed tools. A how-to can be found attached.
Download and extract GDETheme.zip ( this file contains a basic theme template )
Read the how-to change the theme template.
Distribute your theme on the market or whatever you like!
NOTE!!!! The files attached below are for version-1 themes for version-2 themes please contact me, so that i can send the needed files and give some personal information about the changes.
To-do list:
http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tbwnNguHUEKX_2qDIs0eFaQ&output=html
Some old videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JR-NwzKMS0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3k6JRvTyGM
Special thanks to:
Overground for his extensive testing/troubleshooting
Whats in it?
Transitions ( cube, stretch, fade, normal )
Customizable toolbar button actions ( call, add, sms, browse, settings )
Customizable Application folders menu
Homescreen settings ( 1-7 homescreens )
Ghost drop ( shows you the drop location when hovering over an item )
Auto scroll ( Hold the left or right side of the screen while scrolling and it will continue to scroll through the screens )
Fast forward / Fast backwards ( swipe hard left or right to go to the first or last screen )
Endless loop for transitions ( In cube, stretch and fade transition. You can go from the last screen to the first and vice versa )
Normal icon view in tray, as well as list view with alphabetical grab handle (much like contacts scroll)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Features on the to-do list:
Advanced Search ( search the web, media on the phone etc etc )
More toolbar actions ( might even get an advanced setting where you can setup your own intent )
Advanced settings for the left toolbar button while dragging ( drag an item and drop it on the left button will show a context menu with options like uninstall etc )
Landscape mode.
And much more things....
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
How to:
How to drop an item in/on the menu
Create a folder in the "Applications"-menu. Now drag an application item over the up-arrow on the toolbar.
The menu will show up and you will see your folder. You can now drop the item in the folder.
You can also drag an entire folder this way and drop the complete folder in the menu.
You can also drag the folder or the application back to desktop.
How to get back when in a menu
You can either press the back button if you are in a submenu or use the upper left back icon
How to switch from grid to listview and vice versa in application menus
You can press the upper right icon ( still only shows a listview icon, but it will change )
I have problems opening... How do I open GDE?
Normally Android should bring up a dialog to choose which Homescreen you want to use.
If this is not the case you can make it ask you manually again. I will write down the steps you will need to make:
Go to Android settings
Go to Applications
Click on Manage Applications
You will now get a list with all your installed applications.
Because Android is set to use a default homescreen ( most likely the google one ) you will have to clear the default settings. ( Like I said earlier normally Android brings up a dialog, but if you ever want to remove the defaults for an application like a homescreen, dialer etc you can do it here )
Scroll to the set homescreen. In case you are using the stock homescreen this will be "Home"
You will now see all the application settings.
Scroll to "Launch by default" en click the button "Clear defaults" ( this will not erase any settings, but just forces Android to show the dialog to choose between homescreens )
Now press the home button and you will see the dialog. You can either just click GDE to use it but every time you press the home button it will ask you again to choose between homescreens. You can also set the checkbox to make it always use a specific homescreen. In case you want to change you can use the same steps mentioned above.
It could be that the actual screens slightly differ from this on android 2.0.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Questions / bugs / feature requests:
Dont be afraid to contact me... or leave a post in this thread
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Change log
0.1.1:
Added "Contacts" to the toolbar actions
Added drag colors. Red for trash, green for drop on folders/menu(items) and orange for hold ( toolbar up arrow ) for action
Fixed an issue where the "All applications"-menu wasn't loaded when there was an application without a name.
0.1.2
Fixed some minor issues
Both the fade and stretch transition now support endless scrolling
Button settings now include a setting to select the open action for the hard menu-button
Switching between Gridview / Listview is now saved, so the next time GDE will start it will use the same view type.
0.1.3
Fixed some bugs
widgets were invisible when they werent able to load.
drop on toolbar/menu handle was allowed and it would result in hidden apps.
Made some changes to the current desktop screen calculations which were of because of the endless scrolling
Added settings ( in desktop menu ) to enable/disable fast fling action on desktop.
0.1.4
Added Google Search widget and enabled Google Search from the menu
Fixed some issues ( call action now takes you to the dialer instead of the call log )
0.1.5
Fixed widget adding issue.
0.1.6
Added custom GDE widgets framework implementation
Added Application Dock widget
0.1.7
Added Theming option
Ability to use Shortcut installers like bettercut
Added Landscape ( for now not sensor based )
Fixed issues
0.1.7.3
Fixed saving of Transition setting
0.1.7.4
Added wallpapers to the themes
Added extra drawables to the themes ( including menu colors )
Changed the cube transition drawing
Lowered memory footprint
Changed rotation handling
Added support for Android 2.0
0.1.7.5
Fixed slow closing of folders on homescreen
0.1.7.6
Fixed wrong rendering of desktop background when using the normal transition and opening up the menu
Speeded up the rendering of the normal transition.
Some minor bug fixes.
0.1.8.2
Fixed some issues
Changed drawing routines for less memory usage
Overall changes for less memory and more performance
Optimized cube rendering speed / shaded cube sides
0.1.9.0
Conversations widget added
0.1.9.4
Added GDE start application for people that are having problems ( or don't know how to start a home application or set it as default ).
0.1.9.6
Removed GDE icon from the "installed applications" list.
Application dock now orders alphabetically until i find a better solution.
0.1.9.9
Fixed the updating of the conversation widget.
Fixed some small issues.
0.2.0.1
Scrolling list speed
Default transition speed
0.2.0.3
Fixed landscape view for application dock
Changes to uses less memory on higher resolution devices.
0.2.0.4
Fixed application dock stuttering
0.2.0.5
Added automatic logcollector which allows to e-mail the crash report so we can more easily track any problems.
0.2.0.6
Started adding basic animations ( more will come )
Minor bug fixing from log reports received.
0.3.0.1
A lot of optimalisations.
New transition (Normal cubed).
Selectable menu animations. Full rotation for all transitions.
All transitions available on live wallpapers.
0.4.0.1
New Theme framework ( Themers please send me a pm so I can send you all the new files and give some short instructions on the changes ).
New toolbar for version-2 themes with the ability to dock items
Iconpack support
Ability to edit / sort / uninstall items by longpressing and holding 2 seconds
Screen previews by pressing home on the default screen or by long pressing the add-button on a new toolbar ( version-2 themed )
Ability to change the transition speed ( both the normal and fast fling speed )
Ability to disable screen looping
Appearance directly accessible from the desktop instead of only wallpapers
Fixes and changes
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Theming:
First install all the needed tools. A how-to can be found attached.
Download and extract GDETheme.zip ( this file contains a basic theme template )
Read the how-to change the theme template.
Distribute your theme on the market or whatever you like!
NOTE!!!! The files attached below are for version-1 themes for version-2 themes please contact me, so that i can send the needed files and give some personal information about the changes.
To-do list:
http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tbwnNguHUEKX_2qDIs0eFaQ&output=html
Some old videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JR-NwzKMS0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3k6JRvTyGM
Special thanks to:
Overground for his extensive testing/troubleshooting
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