Best Launcher for Nook STR?

[user4242]

Hello there,
what is the best launcher for the nook?

I see that Go Launcher is installed automatically with touchnooter, why that one and not another one?

What do you use, why and how did you configured it?

I'm afraid of all the flashes that i saw on some youtube videos...

 

[cymoze]

I like adw launcher since it lets me set a "white" background for my minimalist black adw icon pack.

You can also change the dockbar background to a pure black by installing the honeycomb theme for adw and selecting.that theme from the adw themes in ADWSettings.

Sent from my NookColor using xda premium

 

[user4242]

Could you please give us your icon pack? Is it possible in ADW Launcher to set to black the text under the icons (in the app drawer)?

With ADW Launcher you mean the free one or the EX version?

 

[Kralik]

I used to use ADW Launcher for its layout and the "Colors" wallpaper from the Market to add a white background. But recently my new favorite is Relaunch. It's a launcher+file browser made specifically for the nook. It doesn't do widgets, but it has a lot of other features I find useful, such as battery display, wireless toggle, task killer, search, recent files, etc. I'm not a fan of the nook Library (vs. my old Sony reader), so I decided to organize my books in folders with Calibre and use Relaunch both to start apps and open books.

 

[user4242]

seems like relaunch is great, i should consider that instead of standard launchers

 

[Serk102]

I used to use ADW Launcher for its layout and the "Colors" wallpaper from the Market to add a white background. But recently my new favorite is Relaunch. It's a launcher+file browser made specifically for the nook. It doesn't do widgets, but it has a lot of other features I find useful, such as battery display, wireless toggle, task killer, search, recent files, etc. I'm not a fan of the nook Library (vs. my old Sony reader), so I decided to organize my books in folders with Calibre and use Relaunch both to start apps and open books.

Do you mind posting a link to it? I did a quick search and couldn't find it.

 

[Kralik]

I can't post links yet (I'm a noob -- I hate myself! ), but you can search Google for "Relaunch nook" and follow the link from the nookDevs result.

One handy thing it can do that I haven't seen any other launcher do is map itself to the nook's "Home" button on the Quicknav. Handy for 1.1.0 since NookTouchTools isn't working yet.

 

[Serk102]

Thanks, from what I've played around with so far, this is my favorite launcher yet.

 

[chriscsh]

Here is the link
but i don't like the ui
for now i still waiting XorZone's create the NookTouch launcher
so i keep using the go launcher and create my own theme
widget: minimalist text

 

[Kralik]

Relaunch's UI is rather spartan, yes. I think it's an either love-it-or-hate-it sort of program.

 

[met67]

...
widget: minimalist text

From the market it seems that it needs Android 2.2 or better, did you have any trouble using it on Nook's 2.1?

 

[chriscsh]

From the market it seems that it needs Android 2.2 or better, did you have any trouble using it on Nook's 2.1?

cause the new version only work on the 2.2+
and i still have the old version

 

[met67]

cause the new version only work on the 2.2+
and i still have the old version

Any hint on how to find a 2.1 compatible version?

 

[Kralik]

I found a nice one! ADW Launcher (yes, we know) but... add on the Minimalist Black theme from the Market. Black apps and labels on white. This is perfect for the nook screen and with some settings tweaking, you can make all apps fit in one screen. If you want, download "Colors" to use a pure white background for the desktop.

I also found that File Expert is a decent file manager and its default theme is white. The fonts are a little washed out, though, so I tweaked them a bit and it's a nice black-on-white. Most other file managers I've found use annoying graphical backgrounds.

 

[eded333]

Just did that yesterday installing also a copy of minimalistic text 2.6.2 that I had on a eclair defy, it suits eink perfectly.

 

[ros87]

I found a nice one! ADW Launcher (yes, we know) but... add on the Minimalist Black theme from the Market. Black apps and labels on white. This is perfect for the nook screen and with some settings tweaking, you can make all apps fit in one screen.

Hehe, I was wondering when that combo would show up again.
I was advertising for it back when I first got my NST but nobody seemed to care.

Tho I no longer use it, imho it's the best launcher setup for the NST available atm

Btw, you forgot to mention the great icon pack that comes with it!

 

[met67]

Here is the link
but i don't like the ui
for now i still waiting XorZone's create the NookTouch launcher
so i keep using the go launcher and create my own theme
widget: minimalist text

Where did you find those icons? Would you share your theme?

 

[chriscsh]

Where did you find those icons? Would you share your theme?

i create that GO Laucher theme for nook touch
attached the file for someone who have interest on this
ENJOY!

 

[case-sensitive]

i create that GO Laucher theme for nook touch
attached the file for someone who have interest on this
ENJOY!

Stupid question: How do you apply this theme? (I have installed the go launcher, first the first time...)

THANKS!

 

[chriscsh]

Stupid question: How do you apply this theme? (I have installed the go launcher, first the first time...)

THANKS!

install the apk,
at home screen press menu button, you can see the "Theme" button at the bottom,
then choose the "nook" theme and apply