A very quick a dirty idea of what I had in mind as far as a generic template that would be very easy to theme. This is in reference to my other post 

https://plus.google.com/111836669294532396593/posts/7ZNJ8PzSRJc

Everything is LLX except the weather widget in a couple of the shots as it was just to test what another widget would look like with the item background, border, etc. These obviously aren’t amazing as they could use a better wallpaper, font, and other tweaks.

What is set in all of these is the menu at the bottom which is brought up by the menu button on the phone and would allow quick access to setting in a themeable manner. Next would be the desktop grid being set to a certain constant size. The bottom bar with icons is a scrollable panel acting as a dock. There is also a page indicator on a couple of the themes. I am not sure if Pierre would want scripts in a default theme or part of the whole “skin” idea I had in mind. I think it would bring a lot to the table but there are obvious hurdles to it.

I’m a big fan of this launcher and I really think it should be used by a wider audience. One thing that I really think could help push this launcher forward would be an easy way to theme or “skin.” The reason I say skin is because it is a bit more on par with what I have in mind. The themes out there right now are amazing but looking at launchers like Go Launcher people also love easy themes that have a set focus such as Beach, Winter, Soccer, Fire, etc. 

I’ve been working on a default theme these past couple days that would replace what is currently found in the launcher. It would redo the current look and change default settings for folders, app drawer, etc. The final goal would be to make it more of a template to be easily edited and put up on the Play Store. In theory it would be a bit more strict in what could be edited such as no new items, widgets, folders, scripts, grid changes, etc. Just simply edit the options of what is already out there such as folder background, open animation, wallpaper, font, icon theme, app drawer, etc. 

I know some people don’t want to dumb down this launcher and yes this default theme would not show any huge perks of LLX, but currently the default theme does not either. Other competing launchers out there simply work and look good when started. People then go on to explore the options and tinker with it. I believe LLX scares people away before they get a chance to really dive in to it. Also with an easy to theme template we would see LLX get more attention from the common user looking to have their phone reflect themselves without them looking on forums or spending hours editing options.

If given some real thought and worked on I don’t think much would have to be done as far as coding to the launcher. In the short time I’ve had this thought though I wouldn’t mind seeing a few more things put in to the exported templates. The main one being the folder icon which would be something neat to edit in a theme. I also wouldn’t mind seeing a preview.jpg being able to be put in the template to preview before applying within the options somehow. That last one would take more changes to LLX so not a needed feature.

I am also debating maybe using a standard editable folder as a menu since most people use their phone’s menu button out of habit. It would be something to add a bit more theme to the launcher and bring options/links such as Change Wallpaper, Themes, Add+, etc. This menu would not get rid of the current one accessed by long pressing the desktop. It would be in addition to it.

If done I think this would get LLX more attention which would help fund this launcher and future projects that Pierre may have in mind.